The Musee d'Orsay

This had to be one of my favorite field trips we have been on so far. I have always loved Impressionist art! Vincent Van Gogh has been one of favorite painters for years. I went into the museum so excited to see the Van Gogh's. As you walked into the Van Gogh room there are so many bodies in that one room that you can barley turn around without hiting someone. You have the tourist groups holding up their ipads moving from one piece of work to the next. I could barely get a selfie with a piece of artwork without getting pushed or given the evil eye. 

This is the best I could do which makes me sad. 

The d'Orsay building itself is breathtaking it is a redone train station. You walk in and you can feel the past years of the train station. 

 The old clock shined like brand new. The roof filled the building with light and warmth.

However, the thing that surprised me the most was how much I loved the pointillism room! I loved the colors the textures and the paintings.

This painting caught my eye across the room. The bright colors is what drew me into the painting. Then the contrasting colors takes your eyes through out the painting.

As you get closer to the painting you can see the texture of the paint. The texture makes you want to reach out and touch the painting. The use of the colors is what is making the painting come together. This painting was done by Henri-Emound Cross. The painting is titled Les Cypres a Cagnes. 

Another one of Henri-Emound Cross painting also jumped out at me. This painting was La Fuite des nymphes. It was done in 1906.

 You can see that he uses the same technique in this painting as he did the last one I showed. The colors are making the painting. He is not using line to create the image he is using the contrasting colors.