From the Artist: "Recently I have found out a lot of interesting stuff from the book about Van Gogh and his fellow friends Paul Gauguin and Lautrec. After examining Van Gogh's work I discovered he applied no technique, he just splashed paint on the canvas. In his memory I decided to to the same, just put the paint without thinking about any particular rule or technique."
From the Painting Guide: You're sure to get Van Gogh fans in a tizz by saying he didn't have technique, merely splashed paint on canvas... he did have training as a painter and if you look at his early works (such as the peasant paintings), you'll see a lot of evidence of 'traditional' skill. But it was his unconventional use of color and strong impasto works which we now tend to recall when we think of his legacy.
From the Painting Guide: You're sure to get Van Gogh fans in a tizz by saying he didn't have technique, merely splashed paint on canvas... he did have training as a painter and if you look at his early works (such as the peasant paintings), you'll see a lot of evidence of 'traditional' skill. But it was his unconventional use of color and strong impasto works which we now tend to recall when we think of his legacy.