Impasto is a painting term that refers to the use of thickly textured, undiluted, paint that appears almost three-dimensional on the canvas. When an artist uses the impasto technique they usually leave visible brush strokes on the finished painting. They apply the undiluted color to the canvas, frequently with a palette knife, and mix colors…
Nuenen is a small town in the North Brabant district of the Netherlands where Vincent van Gogh lived from 1883-1885. In 1882, Van Gogh’s father became a pastor in Nuenen, and the family lived in the vicarage, the residence provided by the church, also known as a parsonage or rectory. In early December of 1883,…
Van Gogh painted and drew numerous portraits throughout his career and was especially interested in them during his early years of painting. He obviously never lost his passion for portraits, in a letter written to his sister, Wilhelmina, on June 5, 1890, Van Gogh wrote, “What impassions me most – much, much more than all…
