Night & Day Monet

I am a huge fan of Monet and the Impressionists. Their mix of colors and short brush strokes still mystify me. I painted this after studying Monet and took one of his paintings (although he did several versions of this), and experimented with the day side by combining colors I would usually mix for shading. In the night side, I used a dull orange and yellow to combine with the blue to create a darker tone, but without using a black or grey color.