An artist needn't be a clergyman or a church warden, but he must have a warm heart for his fellow men
Vincent van GoghGreat things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
Vincent van GoghTags: inspirational
The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting.
Vincent van GoghTags: painting
What am I in the eyes of most people — a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person — somebody who has no position in society and will never have; in short, the lowest of the low. All right, then — even if that were absolutely true, then I should one day like to show by my work what such an eccentric, such a nobody, has in his heart. That is my ambition, based less on resentment than on love in spite of everything, based more on a feeling of serenity than on passion. Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me. I see paintings or drawings in the poorest cottages, in the dirtiest corners. And my mind is driven towards these things with an irresistible momentum.
Vincent van GoghExaggerate the essential, leave the obvious vague.
Vincent van GoghI put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.
Vincent van GoghLet us keep courage and try to be patient and gentle. And let us not mind being eccentric, and make distinction between good and evil.
Vincent van GoghJust slap anything on when you see a blank canvas staring you in the face like some imbecile. You don't know how paralyzing that is, that stare of a blank canvas is, which says to the painter, ‘You can't do a thing’. The canvas has an idiotic stare and mesmerizes some painters so much that they turn into idiots themselves. Many painters are afraid in front of the blank canvas, but the blank canvas is afraid of the real, passionate painter who dares and who has broken the spell of `you can't' once and for all.
Vincent van GoghOnly when I fall do I get up again.
Vincent van GoghTags: inspirational
I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.
Vincent van GoghTags: inspirational
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