The painting "Heat" uses colors to show the feeling. Though heat cannot be felt the colors used are colors that are thought of as "hot." Orange and red make me thing of fire- which is hot. The pale colors of the womens' dresses are colors that make me think of being tired and that's how many people feel at the heat of the day.
The positions of the women also show heat. They look relaxed and like they don't want to move anytime soon. The woman in the red armchair looks like she was knitting, but stopped because it got too hot.
Where the orange turns lighter is most-likely where it is most sunny. No one is in those spots. The women are on the edges.
All of the details in this painting show that this painting depicts an uncomfortable heat.
Heat- http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1165/Heat
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