Painting directly from nature is difficult as things do not remain the same; the camera helps to retain the picture in your mind.

He was one of the first American artists to take up impressionism in the late 1880s visiting Giverny and developing a close friendship with Claude Monet. Several of his works are considered masterpieces of American Impressionism. Theodore Robinson (July 3 1852 – April 2 1896) was an American painter best known for his impressionist landscapes.