Irises and Water-Lilies — Fine Art

Irises and Water-Lilies by Claude Monet places two kinds of garden plants in one view. Broad painted strokes build the iris leaves and the flat lily pads. Cool blues and greens sit beside warmer greens, with open space around the blooms. The eye moves from the upright leaves down to the resting water surface.

This fine art print sits in a frame with a back panel, so the painted surface stays flat against the wall. The matte paper keeps the blue and green tones from shining under a lamp. You see the brush strokes more clearly when you stand near the frame.

It fits a bedroom wall near the bed, where the morning light falls across the leaves. From the doorway the cool blues read first, and the smaller iris marks come into view as you step closer.