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Romeo Mananquil’s “Morning Bath” to be the subject of my paper as I am also a nature lover myself and
the scene depicted in the painting evokes memories of my childhood. Moreover, “Morning Bath”
catches my attention because of the way the artist plays with the colors and the medium. The painting is
According to Cezanne, “when paintings are done right, harmony appears by itself. The more
numerous and varied they are, the more the effect is obtained and agreeable to the eye”. As in music,
harmony in art is the pleasing arrangement of the elements or parts of the whole. All elements working
together to create a pleasing order in the canvas. Mananquil’s “Morning Bath” is such a good example.
Mananquil is a master at creating a harmonious blend of all the elements within a painting. The artist
uses color in much the same manner as music uses harmony. He creates harmony with color to help
build a particular relationship between the colors on the palette. When colors are harmonized the
relationship that is established allows the colors to work together. By sharing something in common,
they blend together creating harmony. This painting by Mananquil showing a mother bathing her
Colors are classified by three properties: hue, purity and value — terms that are often
misunderstood. Experimenting with a graphics program will get the distinctions into your head, though
colors mix differently on screen. Harmony is also achieved by using colors of similar purity or tonal
value.
When you look at the painting, you will notice that the rustic scene evokes nostalgic feeling
because Mananquil splashed colors of red, brown, and blue with proper values/ tone in triads across the
canvas. Harmony has also been achieved by very skillful use of tone. Thus, the painting has become