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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Vincent van Gogh on Pastel


Self Portrait with Cap
Black Chalk
van Gogh

"Pastel is a process which I should like to know. I shall certainly try it someday. If one can paint a head, one ought to be able to learn it in a few hours," van Gogh.




Agree?

3 comments:

  1. Degas once said that "painting is easy when you don't know how, and very difficult when you do."

    Very few individuals master any medium in a period of only a few hours. Kudos to those who do!

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  3. I will give Vincent that he qualified his statement. But, I think the old boy was talking out of his hat that day.
    Great Degas quote, Lisa.

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