The Potato Eaters by Van Gogh

A rather austere painting by Van Gogh a complete opposite to the colourful ones we are so used to.
He was shocked by the meager food the peasants were forced to eat and this painting was in part a social commentary, not to be taken to lightly by anyone.
“Amongst this confusion I was dismayed by a [...]

Van Gogh, two Sketches

I think Van Goghs sketches are remarkable and with a few lines he can catch the toil, and sheer hard wok of the peasant, This sketch may appear as if the peasant is frozen in time but then that is what a photograph does , so that shows how good Van Gogh really [...]

Crows over Cornfield Van Gogh and New Painting

To days painting is by Van Gogh . I like the way the painting has movement and the crows flying, there is a sense of space in this painting. A modern day interpretation of a cornfield,
painted this over the past week , the weather here has been [...]