There's not a whole lot of difference. They're both incredible Impressionist artists but do you have a favorite? Do you have a different favorite impressionist or post-impressionist artist?
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I love impressionism! The European one, though, American was... Eh, if you're in the circles, you know what I mean. :D I really can't choose between Monet and Manet, they're both great! Maybe I would put Monet on my wall because he used more colors. I also don't like putting pictures of people on my wall, and most of Manet's work were about people.

As much as I love Impressionism, I think Van Gogh's "the Crab" is my most favorite painting. I honestly don't know why but I'm guessing it has to do with the colors or the fact that the crab is on its back. Other than that, of course I love the many Japanese bridges of Monet because they show how he progressively became more aggressive with age. I also like the women of the movement, especially Mary Cassatt and her "Girl in a Blue Armchair" (I think that's the name). It always reminds me of my sister when we were little and I just love the subject. haha

My my, do we even have to mention van Gogh to know how great he was? :D The only thing I hate in him is the way his name is pronounced. Sorry Dutch people! :D
I love his "Sunflowers", maybe because I've seen it in real life! It felt amazing to see it myself, I couldn't understand that what I had in front of me! :drool:

How familiar are you with Pissarro's and Degas' works? I've just started researching Pissaro's art and I'm sold. :D

Of Pissaro, I love pointillism. It's so interesting. People talk about how you can only see the subject of impressionist paintings from far away but the same can be said about pointillism many times over. I was recently at an art gallery in San Antonio with many works by Monet, Manet, Cassatt to O'keefe and Calder. One of my favorite pieces was one of Pissaro's pointillism works. I think it was Haymakers Resting. I didn't have a lot of time to look at it.

:drool: I want to see that painting too! But hey, thanks to this thread, I've started to search for a poster that has Degas' ballerinas in it. Mhh, I wonder why he made so many painting of them? Haven't studied his life that much. TO GOOGLE! :D
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... He painted them because many people bought them.

Hahaha nice! I must admit I'm not a huge fan of Degas. His work is beautiful but it doesn't draw me in like the others do. On another note, you should check out my friend's website and see what she did with Starry Night. :)
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She drew it in art class under a teacher that forced students to copy famous pieces instead of create their own. In order to keep her sanity, she folded the paper in half. In class she would work on the top, seemingly drawing Starry Night then on her own time, she would work on the bottom, adding a new perspective. :)

She's skillful! I've never understood why some of the teachers want their students to only copy the famous works. Luckily your friend has found a way to escape from the boredom. :D
By the way, I have Starry Night on my laptop's cover. It's a sticker, actually, but looks great! I would never have the patient to paint with such small strokes. I can only admire how the masters have done it.... :D

I actually did a flamingo pink and orange one in a wine and paint place. It's a lot of fun, I went with my mother and neither of us drink but we take sparkling grape juice and fancy snacks and the teacher takes us step-by-step through a famous artwork. You can ask to do your own colors which is why mine is flamingo-y and my mother's is "southwestern" with a lot of beige and dust colors. :)

Mhh, so the idea is to learn while copying. (Duh!?) And your teacher has a great idea how to keep your creativity alive while copying! Sweet! :D

But this thread seems empty. Aren't there any more impressionism fans here? *Sob sob!*

Oh no, it's all about fun. :) Hence the wine. It's very popular for a ladies' night out type of thing. :)
And I know what you mean! But I'm glad at least you're replying! :D

Mhh, and maybe impression fascinates more because it's not mainstream! :D But it nice to find others who know about it. Eheh, even the word monsters "impressionism" and "pointilism" and so on make people a bit, mhh, repulsive! They think it's very fancy, even though the idea is quite simple. Just blurry the image and mumble about the light! :D Ok, it does take more than that.

Haha More impressionist jokes: a kindergartener could do it, you don't even have to color inside the lines! :D

Never heard that before. :rofl: But some of the impressionists actually kept their eyes half closed while painting to get things right! I could just take my glasses off and that's it! :D I've also tried making a picture while sitting sideways to my object and always taking a very fast, brief look at it. Things didn't get much blurrier, and the most colorful objects caught my attention more than the others, so it wasn't a very good technique. Eheh, I should stick with the critique's role...

Personally, I adore Claude Monet's works, expecially his "Flowering Garden at Sainte-Adresse" painting. I can literally stare at the painting for hours on end, seeing it in a different perspective each time. I also like how he inspired Claude Debussy(the composer) in some of his works too. In my perspective, Claude Monet is very different from other painters and his paintings display a different way of seeing it in different people which is important, in my opinion, because it creates discussions of feelings directed at his works.

Claude Monet all the way. <3

Hooray, this thread has a new chatter! :D
You've got good reasoning there, the very first Manet I saw was in our history book back in the school. It was Berthe Morisot's portrait and even if it was only a tiny picture next to Van Gogh, it etched to my brains and *checks* yup, it's still there! :D It's so dramatic, despite the fact that the woman in it is smiling a bit and Manet has softened the dark parts with brown.

Originally Posted by Algas Soleado

As much as I love Impressionism, I think Van Gogh's "the Crab" is my most favorite painting. I honestly don't know why but I'm guessing it has to do with the colors or the fact that the crab is on its back. Other than that, of course I love the many Japanese bridges of Monet because they show how he progressively became more aggressive with age. I also like the women of the movement, especially Mary Cassatt and her "Girl in a Blue Armchair" (I think that's the name). It always reminds me of my sister when we were little and I just love the subject. haha

Wow. Those two paintings you mention are just gorgeous. I had never seen them before. I have two new favorites thanks to you! Oh, man. The colors in those paintings are so vivid.

That's why I love the Crab! :) It's just so interesting because it's on its back but the thing that really draws you in is the blue-green and red! I just love it! [also, yes there are two crabs but my favorite is the upper left. On it's own, it's "Crab On Its Back." Maybe not so original but Impressionist paintings' names are usually to the point anyway.] I wish the online pictures would do the painting justice but they don't.
Also, hooray for more art geeks! :D Be proud!

I would have to say that I prefer Manet.

But I think my favorite Impressionist would be Mary Cassat. I love her style. Some of her works really show the big influence that Japanese art had on the impressionist movement. "The Letter" is probably my favorite of hers. Look it up if you haven't seen it. It's very nice.