The French post-impressionist artist Henri Lebasque (1865-1937) painted quite of few pictures of women reading -- take a look at this Pinterest page devoted to him -- but I was seduced by the glorious colours in this one of a woman not doing anything except sitting on a hammock. It looks like a really hot day, and she'll be glad the hammock is in the shade. Here in my part of France it has been unseasonably cold, so let's hope the sun bursts through soon and we get proper summer weather.