A closer look at Van Gogh's colourful brushstrokes 🎨 This self-portrait is one of Van Gogh’s boldest Impressionist experiments during his time in Paris. He painted it entirely in short brushstrokes. What’s even more significant is his use of complementary colours. These pairs of colours enhance each other's effect, which is why Van Gogh loved to use them. Think of red next to green, blue next to orange or yellow next to purple. In this self-portrait, Van Gogh used red and green in his face, whi