Painting response

The mood of the models look harsh. The first lady with the blue clothing looks very serious and stern. Her posture is very stiff and structured. The other lady who looks like she has no clothing on has an expression of I don't want to be doing this. Her facial expression makes me think she is saying are you being serious right now or you have got to be kidding me. Her posture is slumped and not straight. The images look like they were created with multiple painting techniques. Their bodies look as if they are painted with oil pastels. Now the hair looks like it was brushed with much accuracy. I think for the first image with the lady in blue clothing the red background helps evoke a strong emotion. It evokes her stern look more. The other lady with no clothing, has the background take away from her emotion. Her facial expression and body language do not incorporate well with the background. I think it makes her evoke a conflicting emotion. I think the artist was trying to evoke a emotional response from the images. I believe that the artist was mostly success in evoking a emotional response. I know while I was looking at the images my emotion and body language changed. If the second image with the reddish, orangish background would of matched better with the subject in the painting I think the response to the image would of been better.