In this black and white artwork featuring a nude woman, the main character lays on her back. Her head and shoulders are closest to our vantage point, and her face is in profile. Her knees point away, towards the nearby swimming pool. Visually, her legs interrupt the line separating the pool decking from the water. The shadow of a palm frond visually connects her upper body to the pool by bridging the short distance between them. Additional palm shadows dominate the lower third of the image, reaching up to the edge of her body.
In this artwork featuring a nude woman, the main character appears relaxed. She is almost expressionless, clearly at ease in her environment.
Around her neck is a necklace with a yin-yang symbol attached to it, emphasizing the balance between light and dark. The woman’s body is mostly middle grays with a few very dark tones in her shadow and hair. The brightest points in the image are in the upper third: sunlight reflecting in the water.
With a back and white composition, the emphasis is on viewing the forms and patterns. Instead of a bright blue swimming pool setting the mood, we are left to focus on the foreground. The monochrome patterns of ripples recede into the background. The shadows at the bottom of the image connect to her body. Rather than being divided into regions by color, the image is much more unified as a black and white design.
In the upper right corner of the image are three steps under the water. The edge of each step has a dark diagonal line. Along with the tiles in this area, this collection of lines forms a point of interest which gives the image a bit more context. These lines are askew. They don’t line up to the picture frame or with each other. These line converge slightly as they extend into the background.
