• Monet sought to capture the essence of the natural light by using strong colours and bold short brushstrokes, he rejected the mixed colours and consistency of classical art. Monet is famous for his “series” of painting where he would paint many paintings at different times of the day in an effort to capture the changing settings of the scene. Monet did not wait for paint to dry before applying more layers because he believed that it was like “nature itself was alive on a canvas”. He used this "wet on wet" technique which created softer edges. Monet focused on the changes that light made on the forms and he tried to capture nature as it seemed to him in that fleeting moment. Throughout Monet’s career he experimented with light and shadows,