
Tag Archives: VanGogh
What Am I?
What am I in the eyes of most people — a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person — somebody who has no position in society and never will have, in short, the lowest of the low. All right, then … Continue reading
Incoming amazingly spot-on postcard!
How about this for a great coincidence? Maybe the sender keeps up with my blog but the postcard image is one of four VanGogh’s currently at the Met in a special exhibit and the words on the back fit into … Continue reading
That Ah Ha Moment
I think my “Summer with Vincent” has paid off in one of life’s big Ah HA! moments and I am grateful, very grateful for that. Going off now to start making that ah HA moment a reality.
What else is going on?
First two days of a work “lunch challenge” encouraging people to bring lunch from home. Today is the anniversary of Vincent van Gogh‘s death, by suicide at age 37. Despite a widespread tendency to romanticize his ill health, modern critics … Continue reading
Tone & Colour
gentle readers you have quite a stretch of on-going Van Gogh letters ahead of you. Theo, what a great thing tone and colour are! And anyone who doesn’t acquire a feeling for it, how far removed from life he will … Continue reading