Dutch master Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) often depicted irises; the yellows he uses in the vase and the background recall the colors of his sunflower paintings.
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Arts Everyday Living: Through an Artist’s Eyes–Soul Flowers, Music of the Heart
SOUL FLOWERS MUSIC OF TH HEART I knew that I must paint, not what I saw, but only what was in my soul. Figuratively speaking, it was like this: in my heart I felt as if there were an organ, which I had to sound. And nature, which I saw before […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Artist & Art of Self-Healing—Van Gogh’s Renewed Vision
BE CERTAIN to click on work of art to enlarge or enhance it. VAN GOGH’S IRISES THE ARTIST & THE ART OF SELF-HEALING, PART I __________ It’s possible that I’ll stay here for quite a long time, never have I been so tranquil as here and at the hospital. Very near here there are some little grey or […]
