Answer:
Vincent Van Gogh is trying to develop an eerie mood that focuses mainly on the middle of the painting. He does this by using dark colours that are circulated around the outside bearings of yellow and green. The 5 people in the painting look like there are sitting around a table with food and drinks on them. Their faces are illuminated by a dim lamp hanging from the ceiling.
By looking at their surrounding you can tell that they are not wealthy but more or less in need of money. The walls around them seem grimy and have not been cleaned in a long time. Their faces are smudged with dirt which shows that they haven't taken a shower in a long time. I think Vincent Van Gogh is trying to show us what the harsh reality of living in a poor family or in a country home in the outback is really like in his time.
