Van Gogh Inspires me again (Art Blog)

Few days ago, I watched one of youtube videos putting a spotlight on the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh. At one point, I felt the sadness that he felt in his lifetime as I too could relate on what he went through. I may not be with him at that time that he was suffering, but I also had my ups and downs as an artist and as someone who was always wondering. Perhaps, it was just really making artworks and seeing the works of other people could also put me to peace and serenity.

For now, allow me to show you how I painted one of Vincent's works. I know it does not look the same and it is not even perfect, but just allow me to share to you the progress and process of my work. For one, it would not be the same as his as I am not a genius in art. Second, as much as I want pursue my passion for art and be inspired by it throughout my life, because of austerity measures and pressure from my parents and relatives, I think I might remain on this level only.

Anyway, here comes nothing.

I first made a sketch. Since I am somehow who usually likes to make a flat artwork, an artwork that does not usually have a 3Dimension feel, I tried replicating it as much as possible by following the dimension .

And as you can see, I painted some portions with different hues of blue paint or gouache. Obviously, with the medium that I used, I could not replicate the feel that the canvas Vincent used for his artwork. I also was using gouache and that medium usually give a flat feel unless otherwise dimensions are used and that such techniques are applied.

And as you can see, I used yellow ochre on some areas. The thing about it is I used more water on some portion so that it would look lighter. I tried to avoid using white gouach paint because when I try to mix even a small amount of white paint, it would give me this bland and milky feeling. It is like trying to make a strong coffee and then ended up adding milk.

I painted the buildings at the back with different shades of dark blue. If you are going to look carefully on the process, you can observe that I had been attempting to make it darker and lighter on some points. I was that indecisive. I was not leaning to making a perfect replica of Vincent's work because that would be very impossible to make. I was just being inspired by his work and putting a little touch of myself.

I wanted to pain the leaves and branches of the tree on the corner, but unfortunately I could not find my fan brush. I ended up using my line brush instead which was a bit illogical for me to do cause it is taking more time. Anyway, I might buy new brushes next month because I need to save up. Haha!

Below, you can see how hard I was trying to put details on the windows, chairs, and other elements present on one of the busy night streets of Paris.

Finally, after painting the glass of the door on one of the cafes, I am done. It took me three hours before I was able to finish it. I did not make my blog entry very detailed because as a viewer, I want you to focus on what you can observe during the art process.

That's it! Bye bye for now! I still have a workload to do!

Lots of love,
Gail