Watercolour versions of a Weeping Willow on the River Bank in Summer

Some time ago I saw a breathtaking image somewhere on my laptop. It said "Saule Pleureur Sur La Rive Du Fleuve En Ete" (or Weeping Willow on the River Bank in Summer) by Claude Monet. It was a bit different from what I know but really attractive and since we were up for another 'paint your version of a famous painting' I thought this was a great candidate. I searched all of google, did an image search and I hardly found anything. Except for the 'painting' on Pinterest and professional hand-painted copies for sale. And I thought it is probably created with Artificial Intelligence. A good one - and we can paint our hearts out without worrying about copyrights or anything.

This is the painting, if you know more about it, please let us know!!

And here are our personal interpretations:

This is such a wonderful version, created by Charlie. She has given it her own swing, staying true to the subject and keeping it very simple. Loving the weeping willow in the right upper corner and the light on the water.


Denise's interpretation is also awesome. No weeping willow, but a fabulous river bank and beautiful water and atmosphere


Anna's water is gorgeous, and she has incorporated the summer. It works - and warms my heart.

Glenn's interpretation takes us further into the landscape. If you look at it a bit longer the river continues in the background. Very nice!

Martine has finished her geometrical  'Hidden Village' (see below) and used those shapes also as a guideline in this interpretation. It is very simple -and it works! compliment for the water!

Roxane has the whole title covered in her version, summer, willow, river bank - and I love all those colourful  flowers

Anne transformed the river into a lake, creating a very light-hearted impressionistic Spring version.

Michele also has a lake in the foreground. With wonderful waterlilies in it. And then a splatter of poppies.

Sonya painted this wet-in-wet version, and didn't agree with the bright red. She decided to create another one, work in progress, may have some flowers in it. I love it, especially the weeping willow and the mysterious dark shape in the foreground! What do you think it is?

Sue worked with a large flat brush and a toothbrush with a mix of white and yellow and it all ended up like this. Fantastic!! What a beautiful vibe!

Judith has first looked at the inspiration picture and then looked inside - and this came out. It is so original and very much her style, No weeping willow - she is in a pretty happy place by the look of it all. And the colours are wonderfully misty. Also check out the borders of the very wet brushstrokes. They are strong and cool and it is the paint that does that for her.

Martine's phenomenal hidden village, so much work and so well structured. There is also a fun element as all those houses have expressions. And there is sun and nature and there is so much to see here. Very well done!

Anna will create a series of carrot paintings, this is the second one. She used salt for the first time and look how wonderful that worked out! Plenty of pigment there to give the -fabulous- effect.