The Van Gogh One

Vincent Van Gogh, painted a lot in wet-in-wet or Alla Prima so that’s how I approached this homage. With Alla Prima, there is less control and a lot more happenstance- sooooo… I dragged my feet on this one; I’m puckered a lot and controlling the paint is like ointment for it. This is inspired, not by the typical Starry Night, but by the similar Starry Night over the Rhone, I saw this one at the Detroit Institute of Arts when the Van Gogh Exhibit was in town and it was the first piece of art that brought tears to my eyes at the sight of it. The blues achieved were overwhelming to me- he somehow matched the color of my soul exactly and that knowledge leaked from my eyes