Observations-
- The two children in the painting are dressed only in white nightgowns
- The only thing surrounding them (besides the lanterns) is nature, there is no evidence of where they are or of a house, there is only the flowers and grass.
- The flowers surrounding them are mostly white and yellow (lilys and buttercups)
- We can not see the girls eyes, as they are lowered
- It appears to be summer, everything is in full bloom.
- It also seems to be evening, as the light is slightly dimmed and the lanterns light up the area that they are in.
- The girls are in the center of the painting, and the rest is the forest and the lanterns.
- Lanterns look mystical and fairy-like, they glow. You forget they are man-made, they become part of the scenery.
- The trees and flowers look as if they are closing in on the two girls in a little circle, they surround them.
Inferences-
- I think the children's white dresses and the lilys show a re-accuring pattern of white in the painting. Perhaps it represents innocence/ purity.
- I think the way the artist constructed the foreground and background to look as if the flowers and nature was all that was around them gave a feeling of a different world. It gives the painting a magical feel, almost dream like. Maybe representing the imagination of the youth?
- The way the children are looking at the lanterns so amazed gives the lanterns a mystical glow. Representing the love children have for other things and how they are always amazed?
Interpretations-
- I think the painter was trying to create the world of magic, imagination, and innocence that children live in. The painting also has a slightly wistful feeling.
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