I am so anxious to set to work
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, 15-16 July 1882
It disappoints me to feel so weak still, but it is always that way after an illness such as mine.
The two drawings I did recently are both watercolors because I wanted to try it. However, it seems to me that even now I must work harder on actual drawing, which is the foundation of all the rest. But as you saw from the last one, I am beginning to wash in by degrees.
. . . I cannot work for a long enough stretch, which worries me a great deal; I am so anxious to set to work, especially in the open air. In the meantime, as things are, I am glad to be able to do at least a little.
Letter 215
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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It disappoints me to feel so weak still, but it is always that way after an illness such as mine.
The two drawings I did recently are both watercolors because I wanted to try it. However, it seems to me that even now I must work harder on actual drawing, which is the foundation of all the rest. But as you saw from the last one, I am beginning to wash in by degrees.
. . . I cannot work for a long enough stretch, which worries me a great deal; I am so anxious to set to work, especially in the open air. In the meantime, as things are, I am glad to be able to do at least a little.
Letter 215
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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