viewer is at the bottom of a small hill. From the bottom of the hill you can see all of the grainstack, the land behind it, farmhouses, and all the scenery behind that. The view however, stops on the right side of the grainstack. From the low viewpoint it appears that the grainstack blocks your view except for on the left side. In the painting there is an expansive view of the sky. The top of the grainstack only takes up a portion of the painting even though it appears to be the largest part of the painting. The viewer gets a view of the bright colors in the sky that light up Monets work. There is a division between the two halves of the painting. The right side of the painting is also darker because the sun has already set on that part. The colors almost keep you to that one side so there is focus on just the grainstack. The shadow cast beneath the stack, dulls the colors in a diagonal pattern to the corner of the painting. The left side of the painting is much brighter and inviting. The sun has not completely yet, so there is an array and mixture of color. From the field, to the mountains, to the sky, attention is focused on this half of the painting. This side is more inviting and warm to the viewer.There were a few factors that influenced Monet during this time when he was painting the Grainstack Series. He was the new owner of his house at Giverny, and he was spending a lot of time outdoors at his home. He was able to spend more time than usual outside because of the mild winters they were experiencing. The temperature was rarely dropping below twenty degrees, and snow was only falling enough to lightly cover the ground for a short while. This was enabling Monet to be outside at really paint what he was seeing first hand, and with out memory. However, one of the major problems was that he was painting in the outdoors. The appearance of the sky, whether or not the sun is rising or setting, gave Monet a limited amount of time befo...
