Lavoir in France
This is a place where women of the village came not only to wash their clothes, but more importantly to exchange stories, news and best of all, gossip. You can see the lavoir (laundry) in the foreground on the right. This painting creates a feeling of calm serenity from its use of lemon-lime greens in the sunny foliage to the aqua and teal hues in the shady water reflections. The dappled sun and shade create the feeling of long summer afternoons, when work is done and you can just sit back and relax.