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The World of Gem
Book by Byrd, Joe, Balma, Phillip, Guzaitis, Joe
69 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
About the author
Joe Byrd
5Ìýbooks5ÌýfollowersI first found Claude Monet while sitting among 300 students in a college Humanities 101 class. He spoke to me. He told me about color, brush strokes, and impressions rather than photographic reproduction of live scenes. He became a lifelong friend who helped a boy from West Virginia's coal region learn about art.
Twenty-five years later, I began researching Claude Monet. After reading and re-reading the art books I had collected, I purchased more in-depth biographies. Most notably, Daniel Wildenstein's "Monet: The Triumph of Impressionism," a four-volume set that contains every one of Monet's paintings plus an extensive history of Monet's life. Ross King's "Mad Enchantment" was another revealing account of Monet's final years. I also attended Japanese woodblock print exhibitions in San Francisco and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and every art museum in Paris and many across the US. At last, I was getting a clearer picture of Monet, the times in which he worked, and his fellow painters.
This thirty-year research project led me to commit to writing a book about Monet, his personal life, and his family. After ten years of writing and rewriting the opening scene in my head and the pandemic lockdown hit, I finally sat down to write. I chose to write a novel instead of a biography because fiction makes history easier to understand. This historically accurate novel is the result of my years of discovery. I hope you will feel my effort has been worthwhile and that your time has been well spent reading "Monet & Oscar: Essence of Light."
Please leave your comments here or on Amazon. Your comments make the writing process worthwhile. Thanks.
Twenty-five years later, I began researching Claude Monet. After reading and re-reading the art books I had collected, I purchased more in-depth biographies. Most notably, Daniel Wildenstein's "Monet: The Triumph of Impressionism," a four-volume set that contains every one of Monet's paintings plus an extensive history of Monet's life. Ross King's "Mad Enchantment" was another revealing account of Monet's final years. I also attended Japanese woodblock print exhibitions in San Francisco and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and every art museum in Paris and many across the US. At last, I was getting a clearer picture of Monet, the times in which he worked, and his fellow painters.
This thirty-year research project led me to commit to writing a book about Monet, his personal life, and his family. After ten years of writing and rewriting the opening scene in my head and the pandemic lockdown hit, I finally sat down to write. I chose to write a novel instead of a biography because fiction makes history easier to understand. This historically accurate novel is the result of my years of discovery. I hope you will feel my effort has been worthwhile and that your time has been well spent reading "Monet & Oscar: Essence of Light."
Please leave your comments here or on Amazon. Your comments make the writing process worthwhile. Thanks.
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