He used rich naturalistic colors to create softly sinuous shapes and silhouettes, creating a picturesque scene on the left, and the local color creates a blanket of hazy, unifying light in the scene on the right and provides a beautiful and peaceful ambiance. His harmoniously balanced compositions evoke the quiet and peaceful celebration of sublime nature. Van Gogh used color to express his feelings and spirituality, and this coloristic composition creates a mood that is both joyful and peaceful. The ever-present pops of yellow from the sun provide a feeling of continued energy and warmth. Van Gogh's vibrant colors in painting range from cool blues and greens to scorched reds and bright yellows, a hue he used to great effect. There is an inherent variety of colors in the dense green foliage. In shade, the bark and leaves appear bluish gray