Van Gogh Speedracer

One of the students here said that after seeing the actual trees, squares, fields, and whatnots here that Mr. Van Gogh painted he had less respect for him. I guess that he thought Vince had a great hand in twisting those fantastic colors and shapes out of the meager environment. In actuality Provence is very much like a Van Gogh painting - bright, windy, twisty, and beautiful. This is just one of the many almond trees that are blossoming in the valley below Lacoste.

Here is Vince's painting of a similar tree cropped in the Japanese style.


This is just one example of the comparisons one could make with almost all of his paintings from his Arles period. It's just so cool so see what inspired such an great, influential artist.


The hospital where he went after he cut off his ear.