Luncheon of the Boating Party with figures, the other all but empty, save for the two figures of the proprietor's daughter Louise-Alphonsine Fournaise and her brother, Alphonse Fournaise, Jr, which are made prominent by this contrast. In this painting Renoir has captured a great deal of light. The main focus of light is coming from the large opening in the balcony, beside the large singleted man in the hat. The singlets of both men in the foreground and the table-cloth all work together to reflect this light and send it through the whole composition. As he often did in his paintings, Renoir included several of
Lakeland Boating worthwhile hobby, once writing, "All too often the boat is misappropriated and, used as a status symbol or an experience with the IRS in mind, it could have anything but a wholesome influence on young people." For fun with the family, he said, boating "Is still one of the best ways to do interesting things together." Kitz moved the offices to Adrian, Michigan, in 1977 and subscriptions were now $8.00 a year or $1.00 an issue. Kitz sold Lakeland Boating to Peterson Publications in 1980. Peterson Publications specializes in niche-market magazines and planned on turning "Lakeland Boating", which at this