Monet’s Garden

In Monet’s Garden, executed in watercolor on paper, Levine pays homage to the iconic French landscape that defined Impressionism. The composition centers on the reflective surface of a garden pond, framed by lush, cascading foliage.

True to her “semi-abstract” style, Levine eschews rigid botanical detail in favor of atmosphere and light; the water lilies and surrounding vegetation are rendered in soft, bleeding washes of green, rust, and blue that merge seamlessly with the water. The technique utilizes the transparency of watercolor to create a hazy, dreamlike quality, capturing the “intriguing sense of place” rather than a literal topography.