What about Vincent Van Gogh?

Vincent Van Gogh has a very unique style of painting. Before he was noticed by the society, he only started painting just by experimenting. In other words, He is self-taught. He only started in black and white. He practiced and practiced until he had the courage the put some colors in his art. Van Gogh had painted 1,000 painting just because he is depressed. Painting is one of his outlets from his depression. He's works are very admirable and special because due to the fact that his depiction of figures, light, and landscape can be admired without the need of colors. Drawing allowed Van Gogh to capture light and images quickly than with painting. Van Gogh also produce almost 150 watercolor paintings during his lifetime.

Van Gogh liked painting dark and melancholy colors that suit his artworks. He was also influenced by Japanese art. That's why he paint dark outlines and fill it with thick color. His style changed when he moved to Paris in 1886. That was the time when he was influence by the Impressionists and Neo-Impressionists. Van Gogh suddenly uses light color palette of red, orange, yellows, greens, blues, and experimented with the broken brush strokes of the impressionists. Such experimentation became the Self-portrait with a Straw Hat of 1885.

Van Gogh had painted over 30 self-portraits between 1886 and 1889. His collection of self-portraits places him among the most productive self-portraits of all time. Also in 1888 Van Gogh moved from Paris to Arles and lived for some time with Gauguin. Gauguin bought a bale of jute and both artist used this for their canvases, causing them to apply paint thickly and to use heavier brush strokes. Van Gogh started copying Gauguin's technique. Van Gogh's emerging style saw him emotionally reacting to subjects through his use of color and brush works. Being inspired by the light and vibrant colors of the provencal spring, Van Gogh created 14 paintings of orchards in less than four weeks.