16 × 20 Oil and Cold Wax on Birch Panel (1.5'“ deep)
From the Artist: Van Gogh’s last self portrait has these incredible blue-y yellow colors with green undertones and I’d been thinking a lot about it when I came up with the idea for this painting. Specifically, what if it was a landscape?
Van Gogh’s use of color didn’t necessarily mirror nature, he often amplified what he saw. His art was a peak into the way his mind worked, a mind that seemed to live in both turmoil and deep passion. He fired the shot that ended his life in a field and walked back to the Inn he was staying at, ultimately passing a couple of days later.
With this story in mind, I set out to create a landscape that honored Van Gogh’s use of color in his self portrait and how he approached his work. A landscape that a busy mind could find stillness in, with a resting place in the distance.
16 × 20 Oil and Cold Wax on Birch Panel (1.5'“ deep)
From the Artist: Van Gogh’s last self portrait has these incredible blue-y yellow colors with green undertones and I’d been thinking a lot about it when I came up with the idea for this painting. Specifically, what if it was a landscape?
Van Gogh’s use of color didn’t necessarily mirror nature, he often amplified what he saw. His art was a peak into the way his mind worked, a mind that seemed to live in both turmoil and deep passion. He fired the shot that ended his life in a field and walked back to the Inn he was staying at, ultimately passing a couple of days later.
With this story in mind, I set out to create a landscape that honored Van Gogh’s use of color in his self portrait and how he approached his work. A landscape that a busy mind could find stillness in, with a resting place in the distance.
