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      October 11, 2021 4 min read

      Van Gogh’s life as an artist was not easy as he had to deal with many adversities. At the age of 27, he decided that he wanted to be an artist. He went on to pursue art taking classes at different schools and museums. Van Gogh is known for painting Sunflowers, and one of my favorite paintings is called The Starry Night. It is an oil on canvas painting with thick brushstrokes that portrays stars with swirls around.

      During he went on to pursue art taking classes at different schools and museums. this time he began painting in oils and used heavy impasto technique-painting thickly applied paint onto the canvas. His work included landscapes, still lifes, portraits and numerous self-portraits. He pursued art with a passion that few people possess. In just over 10 years, he created about 900 works of art making him one of the world’s most celebrated artists today.

      EARLY YEARS

      Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter who moved to Paris in 1886 to follow his dream of being an artist. His early works were dark, heavy and somber, but his later artworks developed into more vibrant, colorful pieces. Van Gogh had a distinct style of drawing and painting, using swirls, dots and lines. He was influenced by the Impressionist movement, which particularly reflected on his use of color.
      The use of color in these paintings was also analyzed by Ronald Pickvance and said that Van Gogh used colors as "dramatic counterpoints, accentuating and complementing the moods and emotions of the human subject." Pickvance claimed that Van Gogh's palette at the time consisted mainly of somber earth tones and lacked strong pigments such as red and green.

      IN LATER YEARS

      Van Gogh made a distinct use of complementary color scheme, which was a definite shift from the classical treatment of colors. He used complementary colors for his paintings to reflect his emotions and feelings. The use of primary colors and the use of their complementary colors, also known as secondary colors, is a basic technique used for impressionistic painting. When a primary color is put against a complementary color, it creates a contrasting color scheme, creating a powerful effect.
      To demonstrate this concept, Van Gogh painted Starry Night, an iconic masterpiece that demonstrates the distinct style of Van Gogh followed to use color for his painting. In this case, Van Gogh used blue and orange as the complementary color scheme. The combination of orange and blue creates green which is not actually seen in this painting but is felt due to the contrast created by these two colors. This particular painting also consists of impasto and brushstrokes that Van Gogh used for emphasizing the texture of his paintings as well as giving it more depth. Brushstrokes are evident in the sky with streaks of blue paint sprayed on top with white dots that give out a different kind of feel to it as well as adds texture to it. In addition, there are many layers applied onto this painting with various shades as well.

      This ariticle will compare two paintings, The Sower and The Night Café, and demonstrates the techniques and nuances of both paintings.

      NO. 1 : THE SOWER, 1888

      Sower by Vincent Van Gogh is an oil painting that depicts a man with outstretched arms, striding across a wheat field. The painting is one of many renditions of the same scene by the artist. The scene was also used to portray other works, such as Wheat field with a mower and Sunset at Montmajour.

      The composition features the sun falling over the horizon, reflecting off the clouds and shining on the fields below. The horizon line at which the sky meets the farmland is curved, creating a bowed effect that makes the picture look almost three-dimensional. The color scheme utilized in this painting is complementary color scheme. They are great for creating contrast since they are so different from one another. In this particular piece, there are three separate sets of complementary colors being used.

      The first set is how almost all of the image is comprised of yellow and blue-which are direct opposites on the color wheel. The second set involves the sky, which is made up of violet and orange which are opposites on the color wheel as well. The third set involves the clothing that the sower wears, which is made up of purple and yellow-orange which are also opposites on the color wheel.

      NO.2 : THE NIGHT CAFÉ, 1888

      The Night Café is a painting created by Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh in June 1888. The painting is famous for its close association with the cafés where Van Gogh used to go, particularly with the Café de la Gare, now known as the Café Van Gogh, on Place du Forum in Arles. In 1888, when Van Gogh painted The Night Café, he was already familiar with the café.

      This night time scene features a large cafe with an elaborate interior containing round stools and tables with checkerboard tablecloths. Above the tables are lamps with yellow shades. Van Gogh used complementary, contrasting colors to bring an intensity to his work. The orange tone of the wall serves as a foil to the lively blue tones of the table jackets. Green is also used in the painting most notably in the background and on both sides of each lantern.

      Until now you learn about one of the most important principles in art color harmony. We'll discuss how artists use various schemes to create beautiful paintings with harmonious colors, as well as how you can use color harmony to make your own work more effective.

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