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"And in a painting I’d like to say something consoling, like a piece of music.” ~Vincent van Gogh, September 1888
"Art is to console those who are broken by life." ~Vincent Willem van Gogh
"As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward." ~Vincent van Gogh on art
"As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“But otherwise — painting and, to my mind, particularly painting peasant life, gives peace of mind, even though one has a lot of scraping along and wretchedness on the outside of life.” ~Vincent Van Gogh, written on June 22, 1885
"Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life " ~Vincent Willem van Gogh
"Conscience is a man's compass." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." ~Vincent van Gogh
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." ~Vincent van Gogh
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Happy is he who has loved much, and although he may have wavered and doubted, he has kept that divine spark alive and returned to what was in the beginning and ever shall be." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell." ~Vincent Willem van Gogh
"I dream of painting and then I paint my dream." ~Vincent van Gogh
"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
"I feel that there is nothing more artistic than to love people." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“I go without many things — not that I consider that a misfortune, but I consider that my money that I’ll need in future depends to some extent on the vigour of my efforts at present.” ~Vincent Willem van Gogh, 8 July 1888.
"I have nature, and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?" ~Vincent van Gogh
"I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." ~Vincent van Gogh
"I never get tired of the blue sky." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." ~Vincent van Gogh
"I never get tired of the blue sky." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.” ~Vincent van Gogh
"I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"I would rather die of passion than of boredom." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"If only one keeps loving faithfully what is truly worth loving and does not squander one's love on trivial and insignificant and meaningless things then one will gradually obtain more light and grow stronger." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"If you hear a voice within you say, 'You are not a painter,' then by all means paint...and that voice will be silenced." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." ~Vincent van Gogh
"If you hear a voice within you say, 'You are not a painter,' then by all means paint...and that voice will be silenced." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." ~Vincent van Gogh
"If you wake up in the morning and you’re not alone and you see in the twilight a fellow human being, it makes the world so much more agreeable." ~Vincent van Gogh, The Bedroom (1888)
"In an artist life, death is perhaps not the most difficult thing " ~Vincent Willem van Gogh
"In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent. Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model."— Vincent van Gogh
"It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent. Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model." ~Vincent van Gogh
“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much,
and can accomplish much, and what is done in love
is well done.” ~Vincent Van Gogh
"It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more." ~Vincent van Gogh on art
"Let's not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“Let's paint a very great deal. That’s the message if we want to succeed, work a lot precisely because it’s slack — then one day, rather than finding all ports closed to us — we may be able to lash a broom to the mast.” ~Vincent van Gogh, 11 October 1885
"Love is the best and noblest thing in the human heart, especially when it is tested by life as gold is tested by fire." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Life is too short to do the whole." ~Vincent Willem van Gogh
"Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence." ~Vincent van Gogh
"Love many things, for therein lies the true strength and what is done in love is done well." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, 'What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.' Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk but no flowers grow." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Nothing awakens us to the reality of life so much as a true love." ~Vincent van Gogh
"Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“The appeal that these vast landscapes have for me is very intense. And so I’ve felt no annoyances in spite of some essentially annoying circumstances, the mistral and the mosquitoes. If a view makes one forget those little vexations, there must be something in it.” ~Vincent van Gogh, 1888
"The best way to know God is to love many things." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” ~Vincent Van Gogh
"The great artist is the simplifier." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"The heart of man is very much like the sea; it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“The reason I asked for some watercolour paints is because I’d like to do some pen drawings, but coloured in flat tints like Japanese prints.” ~Vincent Van Gogh, 27 May 1888
"The thing has already taken form in my mind before I start it. The first attempts are absolutely unbearable. I say this because I want you to know that if you see something worthwhile in what I am doing, it is not by accident but because of real direction and purpose." ~Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Dutch post impressionist painter
"The way to know life is to love many things." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"There is no blue without yellow and without orange." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"There is peace even in the storm." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“Those who love much, do much and accomplish much, and whatever is done with love is done well." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"To know how to suffer without complaining, that’s the only practical thing, that’s the great skill, the lesson to learn, the solution to life’s problem." ~Vincent van Gogh (letter to his brother Theo in 1882).
"What a simple thing death is, just as simple as the falling of an autumn leaf." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"What is done in love is done well" ~Vincent Van Gogh
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Whoever loves much, performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence." ~Vincent van Gogh
"Love many things, for therein lies the true strength and what is done in love is done well." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, 'What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.' Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk but no flowers grow." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Nothing awakens us to the reality of life so much as a true love." ~Vincent van Gogh
"Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“The appeal that these vast landscapes have for me is very intense. And so I’ve felt no annoyances in spite of some essentially annoying circumstances, the mistral and the mosquitoes. If a view makes one forget those little vexations, there must be something in it.” ~Vincent van Gogh, 1888
"The best way to know God is to love many things." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” ~Vincent Van Gogh
"The great artist is the simplifier." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"The heart of man is very much like the sea; it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“The reason I asked for some watercolour paints is because I’d like to do some pen drawings, but coloured in flat tints like Japanese prints.” ~Vincent Van Gogh, 27 May 1888
"The thing has already taken form in my mind before I start it. The first attempts are absolutely unbearable. I say this because I want you to know that if you see something worthwhile in what I am doing, it is not by accident but because of real direction and purpose." ~Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Dutch post impressionist painter
"The way to know life is to love many things." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"There is no blue without yellow and without orange." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"There is peace even in the storm." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke." ~Vincent Van Gogh
“Those who love much, do much and accomplish much, and whatever is done with love is done well." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"To know how to suffer without complaining, that’s the only practical thing, that’s the great skill, the lesson to learn, the solution to life’s problem." ~Vincent van Gogh (letter to his brother Theo in 1882).
"What a simple thing death is, just as simple as the falling of an autumn leaf." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"What is done in love is done well" ~Vincent Van Gogh
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" ~Vincent Van Gogh
"Whoever loves much, performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well." ~Vincent Van Gogh
Picturesque Quote
Source: FB
"Sometimes it’s precisely those spots where one no longer feels anything of what’s known as the civilized world […], sometimes it’s precisely those spots that one needs to achieve calm." ~Vincent van Gogh, Trees and Undergrowth (1887)
BIO:
Vincent van Gogh saw beauty in unexpected things, such as overgrown ground or wilted flowers. He always found the most peace and comfort in nature.🍃 It was also a major source of inspiration for him. 📝
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