Matisse painted it when his son was away from home.

The woman who sits on a seat behind the boy is his mother.

Matisse uses yellow and red to show that his son was happy.

The candle on the piano shows that the piano lesson has just begun

Use a lot of fun colors in his art works.

Put his family in his paintings.

Put his earlier art work in a new painting.

Paint to remember the good old days.

The poor kid.

The artist.

The painter.

A worried father.