Beyond Monet: No Mud, No Lotus
Listen now
Description
Hear about the innate connection between humans and nature with Catherine McCord, who works with the horticultural therapy department at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Catharine shares insights about what therapeutic benefits Monet might have gotten from gardening, and from surrounding himself with colorful and aromatic flowers.
More Episodes
Jim Fleming, a historian at Colby College who focuses on weather and climate, closely examines Monet’s paintings of snowy landscapes, and talks about how the artist captured the humid haze of Venice and the “pea soup” smog of London.
Published 12/12/19
Published 12/12/19
Mike Kerwin, a geologist and environmental scientist at the University of Denver, talks with Stefania about the dramatic characteristics of the French coastline where Monet captured the ferocious sea and majestic rock formations. He also imagines how Monet would have painted the rocky, varied...
Published 11/27/19