Vincent Van Gogh 89 - Painting Is So Delightful Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon

The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh,
In the earlier part of his life in Holland, till 1885,
Expressed the life and struggle of the daily workers.
Vincent's feelings for the poor and the underprivileged
Were translated into his canvas most vividly and passionately.
Vincent had an empathetic heart and he spent hours and days
Trying to capture the emotion and the work of the labourers,
His brush strokes proclaimed ‘realism'- the truth of life!

Vincent continued to paint the countryside of Brabant,
Living away from his parents and managing on his own.
In March, Vincent's father Theodorus, walked a long distance in the heath to visit a sick parishioner. He fell down on the steps of the parsonage. By the time, the family was informed and Anna rushed to her father, he had passed away. They buried him in the garden behind the church.Theo reached in time for the funeral and later, spent time with Vincent.They discussed their family and their respective work.

Theo invited Vincent, once again, to live with him in Paris.
Vincent was eager to join his brother at the earliest.
But he needed to complete his paintings of Brabant rural life.
Vincent wrote to Theo: " I feel the power of colour in me
while painting that I did not possess before, a sensation
of length and breadth. It gives me such scope,
It enables me to see effects that were unattainable before -
Just those which after all appeal to me most.

"Painting gives me light on different questions of tone,
Form and materials, before which I have upto now
Stood helpless. There is in painting something infinite.
I cannot explain to you so well. But for expressing
One's impression, it is so delightful.
There are in colours hidden effects of harmony or contrast
That involuntarily combine to work together, and which would
Not be possible if used in another way."

A Biographical Poem