Video montage of the paintings of Claude Monet

Impressionist Claude Monet is one of my favorite painters. His impressionist style at the end of the 19th century was scandalous by the standards of the day. Little did everyone know just how ahead of his time he really was. Enjoy this short video of several of his many works.

Friday's website of interest to art enthusiasts: RESTORING VAN GOGH'S PAINTING

Today's art related website to share is the blog actively detailing the restoration of Vincent van Gogh's masterpiece, "The Bedroom." The restoration is being done by the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam. While most of the website is written in Dutch, the blog detailing the steps in restoring the painting is written in English.

The painting was created by Van Gogh in 1888 to 1889 while in France during which time he shared a house with fellow painter Paul Gauguin. The painting has been restored once, in 1930, but museum curators wanted to do a second restoration to prevent further degradation.

Picture credit: "The Bedroom", Vincent van Gogh