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The highlighting colors include faint pink, yellow, orange, and golden. The remaining colors have very dark values of red, blue, and green; though, not quite black. The background wall utilizes a small range of values in the dark greys, blues, and red. Although the bright white tablecloth takes up nearly half the painting, overall the painting seems to have majority of dark tones. This allows the previously mentioned contrast of lines and shapes to be heightened by a strong contrast of colors.
Even texture has a faint relationship to contrast. The tablecloth and objects upon the table all appear to have smooth textures. Meanwhile, the wall and frame have rougher, woody textures to contrast. The azalea bush has a textural relationship within itself. The flowers and leaves resemble smooth and natural textures. However, the stems of the azalea bush are jagged, thin, and broken giving it an unhealthy appearance in the small and dark area of the dining