Monet painted landscapes, cityscapes (only a few of those, though) and people. He seemed to particularly enjoy painting women and landscapes. He was an impressionist and painted mainly with oil paints and canvas, using very characteristic small strokes and dabs of paint. Many of his paintings transmit a tranquil, soft feeling to the beholder because of this. He generally didn't use strongly contrasting colors or very strong colors, either. (but he did use the latter occasionally).
