Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I think Don MacLean wrote a song about this one "Starry Night"
Van Gogh
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I think Don MacLean wrote a song about this one "Starry Night"
Autumn Landscape with Four Trees, November 1885
The Willow, November 1885
I have a print of this one in the bathroom.
I got to see this one at the Art Institute in Chicago.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/VanGogh_1887_Selbstbildnis.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/VanGogh_1887_Selbstbildnis.jpg
That is one I spent a while looking for to post this morning. It's always seemed spooky to me, and so most appropriate at a Stephen King site.
I have this one on the wall in my kitchen
And I love this one, though it's sort of unsettling.
Speaking of Van Gogh, has anyone read Christopher Moore's book, Sacre Bleu? Novel, but has some great art and 'what ifs' about Van Gogh and other artists of the era. I really loved it.
I think Don MacLean wrote a song about this one "Starry Night"
This is the one I was waiting to see . . .my favorite.
Blunt, I'm sure you know the story behind this one . . .
No, but I'll guess she maybe was the woman he fell for and who he sent his ear to?Blunt, I'm sure you know the story behind this one . . .
I believe the bottom one is his last painting. He told his brother Theo he'd meant to express intense sorrow and loneliness in it. A few days later he shot himself.View attachment 1408
I have this one on the wall in my kitchen
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And I love this one, though it's sort of unsettling.
Very much so. We like it in the bathroom to contemplate during necessecary business.That is one I spent a while looking for to post this morning. It's always seemed spooky to me, and so most appropriate at a Stephen King site.
Hmm. Try Milk of Magnesia?
Why not Van Gogh? It still works.
If I remember correctly, his use of super bright colors and heavy layering of paint was a first. Seeing the movement of the wind or the grass adds dimension that other impressionists somehow miss.
I've always loved this song...so sad...made me tear up to think how tormented Van Gogh was. His paintings always spoke to me like no one else's.
Now I must download the song to my iPod...
It's been years since I've seen the movie "Lust For Life" (1956), but caught part of a documentary on the making of the movie today. I forgot how powerful the imagery, sets and scenery was in representative colors to his paintings. Powerful movie and the set design did Van Gogh justice.
Don McLean had some really nice (if sometimes overcooked) work. Of course, his most recognizable is "American Pie."
But this song, to me, is as good as he gets. As good as any number of writers could get.
I have to say that a few years ago, during a trip to Lost Wages, the wife and I did an art tour in the Bellagio. Featured were original works of a number of artists - Matisse, Del Greco, Van Gogh, and others.
You could actually lean over the rope and see, up close, the original brushstrokes. And I was struck by the Van Gogh painting. Some of it was very cool, painstaking, the color selection remarkable, and some of it was almost crude, with the raised paint in the strokes.
It was wonderful to see. It costs us $10 each for the self-guided tour with digital narration wands. One of the best ten bucks we've ever spent
I have loved the song "Vincent" since I first heard it. It was in 8th grade. One of my choirmates was singing it as a solo piece. I had not heard McLean's version at that point. My first experience with it was through my friend Robin's sweet soprano. God/dess bless her, she's wherever Van Gogh is now.