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  https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/claude-monet-the-water-lily-pond The painting uses a multitude of colors in the impressionism style of painting. It relies on shadows and light to create form. The many shades of green translate it to be very overgrown and is what gives the painting the majority of its form and three dimensional space. Color:      The colors of the painting are primarily green, but there is a multitude of colors used throughout the painting. The greens of the bushes and plant life seemingly are determined by the lighting of the piece itself. That is to say, the rich shades of the earthy colors get darker in the shadows and lighter to the left to create the illusion of light hitting the brush. The lighter greens are also used on the bridge as well, probably to emphasize it in the midground. The bridge's colors also give a sense of the time of day as only half of it on the right side reflects the blue sky which adds to its world building and atmosphere.

Joseph Mallord William Turner,  Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On) , 1840 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)      The painting in itself is beautiful with the use of dynamic colors in the sunset but as you look closer you see a ship then in the water feet, arms, and chains. The painting is based on a poem. The poem says there is a typhoon incoming and the captain threw the slaves overboard to collect the insurance money, which will only be allowed if the slaves died. So the captain threw the enslaved people overboard to collect the insurance money.  Color:      There is a sense of chaos with the ocean and atmosphere around the slave ship which can indicate the violence and chaos of the act that occurred. The bright white and linear waves of clouds illuminate the waters, showcasing the suffering of the people in the water. From the top of the painting, there is a clear line influencing the viewers to follow it down into the waters to see the people.