On Feb 2, 2011, at 6:47 AM, merudanda wrote: > > Cool. Great you agreeThe Van Gogh Museum is very interesting. Rather > > that group the paintings chronologically like most > > museums do,.Very observant about the un-creatively chronologically line > > ..lol > agree fullhearted always bother me,too they group Van Gogh's paintings by > location, > > where he was when he painted them. This is very revealing. > > He was not the most stable of individuals, so his work > > was very influenced by the light (or lack thereof) in > > his environment. Thus his paintings from Paris are all > > blue and gray and kinda depressed, and his work from > > the south of France is all full of colors and light > > and vibrancy. > > He is looking closely at nature. Although some of van Gogh's paintings were > spontaneous outpourings of creative energy, in many cases he plotted out his > pictures. He made countless drawings, impassioned sketches in which he worked > out compositional elements. His paintings are mindful and premeditated. > check :In a Brilliant Light: Van Gogh in Arles
Just as great from that period are his paintings at night as well as indoors~~they practically glow. Sal