Vincent van Gogh
~ 1853 - 1890
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter known for his vivid use of color and expressive brushwork. Despite struggling with mental health issues throughout his life, he created over 2,000 artworks, including iconic pieces like "Starry Night" and "Sunflowers," which have had a lasting impact on the world of art.
If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.
For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.
The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.
For the great doesn’t happen through impulse alone, and is a succession of little things that are brought together.
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
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.