The painting is done in just a few basic, yet bold primary colors that create a much more soothing feel than something done in many different contrasting shades. The limited color range also emphasizes the simple elegance that the artist is trying to convey. It shows that strong emotions can be conjured up even with a few simple colors. Balance is achieved in the way that the colors are arranged. For example, the yellow flowers are concentrated in a small area that stretches all the way across the painting; therefore, instead of concentrating the brightest color in one area, Nolde has arranged the flowers in a way that the yellow flowers first catch one's attention and then draws the eyes to the left, then attention moves to the blue flowers, then down to the red ones, and finally back up. The colors take the eyes on a circular "ride-. .
The artist's use of line has an incredible impact on the painting. There are many implied lines that act to bring cohesion to the piece; for example, there is a strong line that runs through the flowers at the top of the painting, and this also helps to keep them less distracting from the rest of the work. Another example of implied line is the one that runs over the top of the stems to the top of the blue hyacinth. The most important implied line goes diagonally from the bottom right hand corner, over the top of the red flowers, then the blue and finally through the center of the yellow flower to the top left corner. This not only creates a sense of control, but it also helps to draw the viewer's .
attention to the left side of the painting "again conveying a sense of balance. .
Nolde used proportion and scale as a means of getting his motives across 2.
as well. The flowers seem to be painted to human scale from the perspective of the viewer, and the different types of flowers are proportional relative to one another.
