Artist Profiles 6 Brid Connolly 1. What is your favourite work of art? I absolutely adore the Impressionists so would have to give this honour to the wonderful Claude Monet. His ability to capture the effect of light with quick, fluid brush strokes brings a trance like element to his work. To me the Impressionists painted their dream of reality. He breathed rapturous life into ordinary, sometimes mundane subject matter such as haystacks, train stations and of course the infamous waterlily. In 1873 he endowed us with ‘Les Coquelicots’. This beautiful portrayal of a stroll through the fields on a summer's day is my favourite work of art. This painting to me has everything, great composition , elegance and a vivid exploitation of complementary colours with the poppies gently blowing in the lush fields. It's splendour speaks for itself! Monet - Sunrise 2. What artist has been a constant inspiration in your life? ...
