Van Gogh-Sunflowers

     Vincent Van Gogh was a post-impressionist Dutch painter who was deeply influenced by his contemporaries, such as Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, and Monet. To truly experience the essence of Paris nightlife, he moved to Montmartre, where Toulouse-Lautrec captured the spirit of the city's nightlife.  He moved 37 times in his brief lifetime to feel the very pulse of working-class people, who had to struggle to earn a living. His most famous paintings were The Starry Night and The Sunflowers.  Although he considered himself an abject failure, his work wasn't appreciated until a century later. 

     Today, countless artists have realized he captured a timeless way of life. ~  " I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream." Van Gogh

Hal S. Kataoka, M.A., Educational Psychology

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