Paint a great deal
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, 22-23 August 1883
The main thing now is to paint a great deal. That, and again saturating myself in nature's serenity on the heath, will bring us victory in the end - do not doubt it - and progress from month to month. . . .
It will be the same with the painted studies as it is with the drawings. Later, when I shall have made more progress, people will see that a certain figure, a certain bit of scenery, already bears a personal character.
Letter 317
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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The main thing now is to paint a great deal. That, and again saturating myself in nature's serenity on the heath, will bring us victory in the end - do not doubt it - and progress from month to month. . . .
It will be the same with the painted studies as it is with the drawings. Later, when I shall have made more progress, people will see that a certain figure, a certain bit of scenery, already bears a personal character.
Letter 317
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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