Painting Analysis Essay

This painted paints women relaxing on what seems to be a beautiful day. The artist is able to paint with such talent: from the sun kissed skin of the women to the greenery background, it still is able to impress and wow people. The style of the artist, Gauguin, brings out the calm and stability through the colors and shapes within the painting.
In the painting of the four women enjoying leisure time, many bright, but are warm colors are also used: many shades of green and yellow in the background and as well as the clothes of the women. The background consists of soft shades of green and yellow, although they aren’t the same color they harmonize well together bringing that sense of calm with no disarray. With a painting that displays disarray, it consists of colors that clash and are dark and harsh; however, this painting doesn’t have any clashing or dark colors that displays conflict. With a bright background it is able to contribute the attention of viewers to the center of the painting. In the …show more content…
The shadow is seen with rounded edges which shows that there is security for the women, but doesn’t impose or indicate any kind of danger to the women because it lacks sharp edges. Additionally, the way the woman in orange lies down indicates that there is stability since she is lying down in a straight and horizontal way. When a painting is drawn horizontal and straight it means that there is stability with no tension. Besides the woman lying down there is a woman slouching in pink. This shows that she is enjoying her leisure time and is not on alert if she was aware of any danger. When a person slouches it means they put down their guard. And the painter painted the woman in a certain position to show that she is in a calm