Blossoming Almond Tree, Van Gogh, 1890

Friday, May 21, 2010

Van Gogh and Peacocks


Why didn't Van Gogh paint peacocks?

The vivid colors used by both nature and Van Gogh only seem like they were a match made on Mount Olympus! (I say Mount Olympus instead of Heaven to emphasize the powerful yet not always exclusively faithful match)

As a lover of post- impressionist art and peacocks, I feel as if I was slighted. (I know I am taking a little too much offense at a hypothetical slight.)

PS- If you know me, you know I do not like birds, Peacocks are one of the very few exceptions.



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