Monet spends a glorious summer painting in a revolutionary style aboard his odd-looking studio=boat and with his friend Renoir at La Grenouilliere, a popular riverside park. The bliss ends when his father cuts his allowance, creditors try to confiscate his belongings, and a pompous critic attacks his work. Without money for rent and his paintings seemingly worthless, Monet runs off to spare his family more pain. Luckily, Money has an ally in young Daniel, an aspiring artist. Daniel has his own demons including a hard-working mother who opposes his artistic ambitions. Abandoned by his father, Daniel refuses to let Monet do the same to his son. While Money shows Daniel a new way of seeing the world through his new Impressionist art, Daniel helps Money see the importance of family.