Happy Birthday Vincent!
Vincent van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, The Netherlands on 30 March 1853.
A couple things interest me in particular about van Gogh. First, his painting style was highly criticized because he painted in short strokes that didn’t always connect with one another. This actually proved valuable over the long term because his canvases could shrink and expand without cracking the paint. Secondly, I wasn’t always a big van Gogh fan. But over the recent years I have come to love his use of light. He does remarkable things with shimmering, bright light sources. That alone makes him outstanding, if you ask me.
Check out some of the sites put up in his honor:
Google Search: vincent van gogh
