I never get tired of Van Gogh. He was my first real obsession with painting. From studying his self portraits, I developed a love of painting, specifically colour theory, visual blends, texture, emotion, modernism, and a love of paint...

I don't feel like writing an essay on Van Gogh, his painting theory and technique right this instant, though I could and I have. But for now, I'm just going to post this one self portrait that shows it all, and I'm going to paint in the afternoon light while it's here.

Here's to art and life!

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Painting is a release for me. It's when I'm moving in my element. It's not a chore, or something I strive at anymore. Sure, there are times when I struggle with a painting, but the excitement of creating possibly the best I've done keeps pushing things forward and keeping it fresh. Sometimes I just paint over it and make more texture so the next layer has the memory of what happened before.