Lily: A Study in Peach and Yellow - Fine ArtPhoto Credit: Carrie King Location: The Artist's Garden

Location: Doorway to Enter The Saint Sulpice Church | Paris

This is the primary location where Monet spent the last 30 years of his life - painting his beloved water lilies

brooding skies - I found myself contemplating some of life's deeper questions

Location: Claude Monet's Home | Giverny

And then all at once

Location: Claude Monet's Garden | Giverny

Location: Giverny

and in this particular section of his garden

I had the revelation – how wonderful my pond was – and reached for my palette

grasses rise

red and purple flowers reach a thrilling crescendo

“It took me some time to understand my water lilies