was highly emotional, lacked self-confidence and struggled with his identity and with direction. He believed that his true calling was to preach the gospel; however, it took years for him to discover his calling as an artist. Between 1860 and 1880, when he finally decided to become an artist, van Gogh had already experienced two unsuitable and unhappy romances and had worked unsuccessfully as a clerk in a bookstore, an art salesman, and a preacher in the Borinage (a dreary mining district in Belgium) where he was dismissed for overzealousness.
Felix Von AltersheimFaces Face and FacesFelix von Altersheim - presents the unconditional beauty of facial features coupled with the intense action of mimic expressiveness. So the portraits -strength and willpower also radiate weakness- traits which gains additional effectiveness by a clever colour choice. The choice of colour shades is in.. Read more…