I walked here out from my house through the olive trees to my beloved hillside of Malouesse. Tonight I am painting "contre-jour" (against the sun) with the olive trees in the foreground. Van Gogh painted this way - looking towards the sun as he painted.
Painting "contre-jour" has a way of transforming nature; simplifying it to get to the essence of it. Looking out at the motif, we see the masses of light and dark in a new way, where even a green tree can become red when looking into the light.
It is exciting, unpredictable and freeing - to let go and choose the colors that rise up from within you as you observe and that emerge from your relationship to what you're painting.
The main thing I want to emphasize before you start a painting is to pause and reflect - just have a moment of silence before you begin. Wait for the gift, and it will only come if you let go.
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