Vincent’s Bedroom Revisited

Vincent’s Bedroom Revisited

Still one of my favorite Vincent Van Gogh works……….his bedroom. So I decided to revisit it.

Title  :  Vincent’s Bedroom Revisited

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The Sunflowers Revisited

The Sunflowers Revisited

Here is an update of my post of 2 days ago now …………. Titled  :  The Sunflowers Revisited

I was a little concerned about the health of the flower but all is good as you can see.

Even Sunflowers Sleep-In Sometimes

The Garden – shown on last post

As you can see someone else is still sleeping in but not our bold majestic main character.

Of course no mention of these beautiful sunflowers can occur without paying tribute to dear Vincent Van Gogh.

Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh

Link to previous post https://burgessart.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/even-sunflowers-sleep-in-sometimes/

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Discovery……Vincent’s Unknown Wife?

Vincent’s Unknown Wife

A new artwork where I discovered……….. Title  :  Vincent’s Unknown Wife

Mixed medium on A2 paper.

As an artist I have always been very close to Vincent, his art and his life. So imagine how shocked I was when this artwork emerged.

So I decided to follow it up. Everybody knowns so much about Vincent’s life but nobody knows about his secret wife.

I certainly do not, his very close brother Theo did not……….no mention anywhere. He did have a close relationship with a prostitute but I think I may have the answer.

Vincent fell deeply in love with his first cousin Kee Vos at one time in his short life. But for someone to even think about marriage to their own cousin in 19th century Holland was unthinkable so they pretended she rejected him and they married secretly without anybody knowing.

Also I found this article by Bonnie Butterfield about Vincent’s life which is most helpful

http://bonniebutterfield.com/VincentVanGogh.htm

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New Photograph……”Footbridge and the Playing Fields”

Footbridge and the Playing Fields

This is a new edited photograph of ……….Footbridge and the Playing Fields

The little footbridge somehow reminded me of one of Vincent Van Gogh’s famous works

titled The Langlois Bridge at Arles. He did various versions of it.

The Langlois Bridge at Arles by Vincent Van Gogh

There is no comparison between the two except that mine was subconsciously inspired by Vincent’s work.

Many of the details in my original photo were so small they were lost.

So I began editing it and this is the result.

For some reason I aim to put you…the viewer …..in the photo.

To let you move around in there….explore and feel part of the image.

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A Painter’s Room

A Painter’s Room

I was experimenting with some of my paintings recently and look what emerged…..

Could this be the “perfect” Expressionists Painter’s Room?

Paint, paint, paint!….

Painters love paint.

I think Vincent Van Gogh would have approved.

Hard to live in…….yes.

But a Painter’s Dream………….paint everywhere!

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A New Painting – Vincent’s Church

Vincent’s Church

This is a new painting of mine inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s painting of The Church at Auvers.

It is an acrylic painting on canvas.

Below is the original painting by Vincent.

Vincent’s painting

I have always loved this painting.

It was featured in an excellent episode of Dr Who. Here is the Wikipedia detail of the episode

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_and_the_Doctor

Also here is a YouTube video made from this episode.

 

My painting is a humble tribute to Vincent.

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On Becoming an Artist

The Fighting Temeraire  by J M W Turner

 

 

Norham Castle, Sunrise circa 1845 Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851

100TH Post Coming SOON (this is 98th)

How I became an artist.

Upon leaving school I qualified as a Mechanical Engineer but it did not FEEL right. So a search began for what did. Then one wet, cold night in New Zealand I was so profoundly affected after seeing a TV documentary on the life of English landscape/seascape painter and visionary artist  ….J. M. W. Turner….called The Sun Is God. A light turned ON inside me and I committed to becoming an artist even though I had no idea of what was involved. It has been an amazing journey ever since with not one moment of regret.

Of the many thousands of artworks I love, the above by Turner is a real favorite.

I have often wondered why I like it so much. Maybe because it captures so beautifully the delicate transition between the real and the ethereal or maybe the high key colors. Also could it be because he has reduced the image to it’s essence? Light? Any comments?

This was his crowning vision after a lifetime of study, reflection and creating some of the most awesome and dramatic landscapes/seascapes ever. His legacy has been enormous touching the hearts, minds and spirits of people from all over the world.

Like another of my inspirations …. Vincent Van Gogh, what a great contribution to Mankind.

Amazing what 123 years can do!

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

Can’t help but wonder if this image had been shown on a blog by an unknown Dutch artist named Vincent van Gogh living in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence France just after he finished it in June 1889, if anyone would have noticed or cared.

Amazing what 123 years can do!