“It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning.” — Vincent Van Gogh Vincent saw swirling stars and moonlight rolling like waves before resting upon the inky mountains, and tonight I see a line of trees just outside my draped pane, and the passing light awakens myContinue reading “Shards”
Tag Archives: Van Gogh
Clarity
“I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream.” ― Vincent Van Gogh Van Gogh knew the value of blue, the gift of sunny blooms, the elegant, refracted texture of light — and IContinue reading “Clarity”
Look
“Normal is a paved road; it’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow.” — Vincent Van Gogh We put too much stock into uniformity, conforming ourselves to what society calls normal; we limit our ideas of what is beautiful — in lips, hips, eyes, skin; pattern, color, art, music; we cast our gaze toward aContinue reading “Look”
Poetic Meanderings 