Vincent Van Gogh spent a year in an asylum in St Remy, Provence which is 10 ks from my place.
Living in this area is awe inspiring just as it is ..but to understand and to see what some of the world's greatest artists saw is a double whammy. Poor Vincent, he was stuck in a room and within the walls of the asylum and he just painted what he saw .. amazing. I visited early in the morning this week as the irises in Provence are in bloom to see if I could work out the angle of where he sat etc ..think I did. Crazy!!
above - Irises by VVG
above - 3 pics from the garden at the asylum of St. Paul de Mausole; St Remy de Provence.
Living in this area is awe inspiring just as it is ..but to understand and to see what some of the world's greatest artists saw is a double whammy. Poor Vincent, he was stuck in a room and within the walls of the asylum and he just painted what he saw .. amazing. I visited early in the morning this week as the irises in Provence are in bloom to see if I could work out the angle of where he sat etc ..think I did. Crazy!!
above - Irises by VVG
above - 3 pics from the garden at the asylum of St. Paul de Mausole; St Remy de Provence.
