OctPoWriMo - Day 13 - Artist/Painting (Loving the Night)

Artists, Painters, Vincent Van Gogh, very few artist  will bring me to tears, make me gasp, and truly make me glad to be able to appreciate art. Vincent is the artist that made me realize that art, specifically paintings arr just as much of an escape as books or music. His work also reminded me that there are other painters that can inspire such emotion as his.

Starry Night. I was introduced to it in 6th grade art class, and a project that I really can't remember, except  that we made art. But, there it was, swirls of paint in a sea of blue. I was struck by it's power. That day we also listened to a song by Don Mclean  (Vincent) that also made me see the power that Vincent had over people, even though he never felt he had control over his own life. His paintings are wonderful. They show an invisible world that only Vincent knew, a sad and mysterious world, but yet so full of beauty and possibly even love (okay, and probably some alcohol induced paintings, but you know, what artist wasn't inspired by an outside substance?). And then there was the episode of Doctor Who,  "Vincent and the Doctor", yeah, all the feelings.

Note: Susan Werner did an amazing cover of Vincent that out does Don Mclean's version.

Vincent meets Lucy

There is even a movie, "Loving Vincent", that I am determined to see, because it is made of animated oil paintings, CGI, and live action.

Yeah, I love Vincent! I even named my stuffed turkey vulture, Vincent. I have not shame. :-)


Word Prompts: painting

from wikipedia

Loving the Night

Remember seeing the sworls of paint,

reminding me of a child's finger painting

with blobs of yellow 

swimming in a sea of blue.

Peaceful,

and satisfying,

the teacher explained,

practicing art 

within the prescribed time.

Listening to songs,

describing 

the dark,

sadness

of the night sky

and the lonely man

who saw a beauty

that no one could understand,

who painted 

his sadness to canvas.

There were sunflowers,

fields,

and cafes,

churches too,

maybe there really was

a monster that followed him.

After a distant story of 

a mad man visiting

the painter,

realization that those monsters,

are only captured

when...

...years later

and a million glances,

smiling at the sworls,

at the sadness

of the man

who translated the invisible

into something real.

Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum

Church at Auvers (1890)

Dear Readers, what is your favourite painting or sculpture? Favourite artsit? What art inspires you to paint, write, or makes you feel all the feels? Drop me a comment below. Enjoy!!