Monet lily pads

This classic subject matter of Monet drew my attention because of the vibrant, cool blues and greens, accented by the warm pink lilies. The eye follows the pattern of lily pads from the foreground back across the surface of the water.

lily pads

In this PleinAir Podcast, Eric Rhoads interviews artist Qiang Huang on how he discovered plein air painting, his techniques, and much more!

Biologists have sequenced the water lily genome, but just like Monet's water lily paintings, knowing a genome gives you a more complete picture if you step back and consider the context.