caricature pictures in the side of his book. He started to do
this very well and then started to draw caricatures of the
people in his town, LeHarve.
In 1958 he met up with Eugene Boudin who had
encouraged Monet to go further than caricature portraits and
explore a little. He took his advice after seeing the wisdom of
the man and began exploring natures colors and forms.
Later in 1861 he entered the calvary regiment of the
military and traveled to Algeria. In 1862 he returned to Paris
and began his artistic work in Gleyre’s studio. His family did
not wish for him to go to this place but he went against there
requests. He later decided to go to work with Jongkind and
Boudin in Honfluer and it was there where he began to
emphasize the atmospheric appearance of landscapes.
In 1863 Monet discovered Manet’s painting and had
painted “en plein air” in the Fontainebleau forest. In 1867
Monet’s first child was born and he was named Jean Monet
while Monet was in Sainte-Adresse. For some reason Monet
tried to commit suicide. He received a pension from Mr.
Gaudibert and he painted in Fecamp and Etretat. Also in 1870
he marries to Camille and then in 1871 his father died. In 1878
Monet’s second son was born and this time they named him
Michel Monet. Monet and his family settle at Vehteuil in the
company of the family Hoschede. Just nine years after his wife
and him got married Camille died. Then in 1881 his family and
him move to Poissy.
In 1892 Monet painted another one of his masterpieces
and married Alice. In 1900 Monet painted several pictures of
the Japanese bridge. He also took many trips to London and
painted views of the Thames. In 1907 Monet had his first
problems with his eyesight. Sadly his other wife Alice dies
in 1911 and his oldest son Jean dies in 1914. In 1916 Monet
builds his own studio in Giverny. In 1923 Monet nearly became
blind so he had surgery and his sight improved. In February of
1926 Monet is still painting but the on December 5 1926 Monet
dies from Lung Cancer.
Monet is one of the most remembered artists and he will
forever be my favorite!
