Vincent Van Gogh, who died so young, is one of the painters that most inspire me. And amazingly, I continue to find paintings of his that are new to me. This wonderful painting really caught my attention. I couldn’t get it out of my head. So without looking at his painting, I tried to emulate the colors and contrast of it. That resulted in this little study:
And well, I want to try again!
How did he get all that energy by using that ONE color?
Unfortunately this is showing up on Facebook with only Vincent Van Gogh’s painting showing. I did not mean to deceive people into thinking I did that painting!
3 responses to “Study of the color elements of Van Gogh’s Blossoming Almond”
This is an interesting contrast of styles!
I like Vincent Van Gogh’s work (and Claude Monet) but to be honest, I like your version better.
The dark and bright stripes that gives Van Gogh’s work a “knobbiness” is not “life-like” and seem to express his “tortured soul” more that what he is looking at.
Dear Mimi, like you and “Leslie,” I find Van Gogh inspiring. Also Winslow Homer. I also like Norman Rockwell and El Greco and Matisse. Lots of painters who have influenced the way I look at paintings–both watercolors and oil.
Your use of color seems evocative to me. I would think that you or any artist could learn so much by studying the masters–their mastery of color and their paint brush strokes. Writers surely are always encouraged to read a lot and thus learn from other writers. Peace.
Beautiful color! I like Van Gogh, too. Another favorite? Winslow Homer.