It’s like listening to the wind and letting the first color that sings to you settle in your frame. When that light slips through the leaves, notice what the shade feels like in that moment—warm, cool, hopeful, mysterious—and let that emotion guide you. On canvas you can do the same, but instead of catching a single instant, try to paint the feeling of that shift, maybe layering a gentle amber over a soft teal, letting the brush capture the quiet tension. Don’t fight the choice; let the light speak and follow its whisper.