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Thoughts: Paying homage to Vincent….

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Part of the way you know Vincent Van Gogh did a super job with “Starry Night” is all those starry nights you & I have seen and whispered, “Bet that’s what Vincent saw!”

Alex Ruiz created the work above (you can see more of his work here) and here’s what he says:

I’ve often wondered about how the night sky looked to Van Gogh when he painted ‘Starry Night.’

This is an homage to him, and to his painting, one of my all time favorites. We see him standing here, looking up at the night sky…probably in awe, as he wondered how he would capture the beauty he saw. As well, this was the view from the sanitarium he was staying at, as it’s well known that the poor guy was quite mentally troubled. (For the record, it’s believed he painted this from inside the sanitarium, but I didn’t want bars on my image!)

I wanted this piece to be somewhat magical and fantastic, not just a normal night painting. Hence the large moon, large stars, transparent clouds etc., yet keeping a mostly realistic feel to it.

If you see the original painting, you see so much motion…it’s as if he saw the vibration on all the objects, and that he captured the wind! Thanks for looking, and I hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I enjoyed creating it.