Starry Starry nights-a painting Challenge
Van Gogh's The Starry night |
Every very
month there is a painting challenge on the blog “Paint and Draw
together” and I find it a good way to get motivated to paint. Maybe
you have seen some of my past attempts.
Well
in February a new challenge wasn't posted so I decided to give myself
a challenge but who and what should I try to paint. It's a difficult
choice to make as you want it to be a challenge. I looked at many old
masters and just couldn't decide.
Then
I was looking and listening to YouTube and heard one of my favorite
tunes , Starry Starry night sung by Don McLean with just a lovely
video of Van Gogh's paintings .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkvLq0TYiwI
Shirley's attempt at Starry night |
When
I saw it I knew which painting I would choose for my challenge.
It
is a difficult painting to even look at let alone paint as the brush
strokes go every which way and the beautiful colors swirl and blend
so well and it is difficult to concentrate on just one part of the
painting.
Now I know why Van Gogh was such a marvelous artist.
I
am sad he had to have such a sad life.
But
what a legacy he left us to enjoy.
Post script>: From Wikipedia
The
Starry Night is
a painting by the post-impressionist artist Vincent
van Gogh.
The painting depicts the view outside his sanitarium room window
at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (located
in southern France) at night, although it was painted from memory
during the day. It has been in the permanent collection of the Museum
of Modern Art in
New York City, part of the Lillie
P. Bliss Bequest,
since 1941. The painting is among Van Gogh's most well known works.
You really did a good job on this painting, a lot of work no doubt,
ReplyDeleteit's interesting to copy a work of someone famous especially
Van Gogh. Stuart did the Cafe outside and said he could almost
feel him watching! as he painted it. congrats