Critique on Eva Gonzales' Le Petit Lever

In this painting, titled "Le Petit Lever" by Eva Gonzales, it is obvious that this is from the Impressionism era of art. The main subjects of the painting are very obvious, and made so by using color. Not only are the two girls the brightest colors of the scene, there is also the reflection of them in a mirror. The angelic white dress of the first girl immediately draws your attention, and next the royal blue of the second girl. Another key part of this painting that though you can see the faces of these girls, there is no detail in their facial expression whatsoever. The reflection of the girls is only there to attract you to those subjects in the painting, not to show how they are feeling, the colors and the light show how they are feeling. If the room had dark colors, you might guess the girls are upset, or unhappy. However there is a window nearby them and Eva Gonzales paints a natural looking light at the girls. This is a trick also used in Medieval paintings to focus your attention to the main subject of the painting. The light shows your where to focus, as well as showing how care free the atmosphere is.There is little detail throughout the painting, except in the colors, and the lighting, therefore making it quite obvious this is a fantastic painting from the Impressionism movement.