The Yellow Bicycle is a piece of digital artwork by Sydne Archambault which was uploaded on April 10th, 2015.
The Yellow Bicycle
This is another Van Gogh Inspired piece of mine. It is very difficult to hone in on Van Gogh's technique. His brush strokes are detailed and... more
Title
The Yellow Bicycle
Artist
Sydne Archambault
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting
Description
This is another Van Gogh Inspired piece of mine. It is very difficult to hone in on Van Gogh's technique. His brush strokes are detailed and specific, which calls for tedious brush work. I enjoyed doing this piece, it pushed me past my comfort zone but I am up for challenges.
In my descriptions of my Van Gogh Inspired work I like to write about some of the details of Vincent Van Gogh which some folks may not know.
Van Gogh was a very religious man. He wanted to become a pastor, his family sent him to Amsterdam to study theology. Van Gogh prepared for his entrance exam with his uncle, Johannes Stricker, a respected theologian who published the first "Life of Jesus" in the Netherlands. He failed the exam but later he undertook a three month course at the Vlaamsche Opleidingsschool, a Protestant missionary school. However he failed the entrance exam once again.
He took on a temporary post as a missionary in the village of Petit Wasmes, a coal-mining district of Borinage in Belgium at Charbonnage de Marcasse. Vincent lived like those who he preached to, sleeping on straw in a small hut at the back of the baker's house. The baker's wife reported hearing Van Gogh sobbing at night.
Unfortunately or fortunately for us, his squalid living quarters did not settle well with the church authorities, who dismissed him for "undermining the dignity of the priesthood".
His path to become one of the greatest artists known, was paved with many dissapointments for Van Gogh. Had any one of the events been successful we may not ever have experienced his genius in his breath taking paintings.
Uploaded
April 10th, 2015
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Comments (47)
ARTography by Pamela Smale Williams
I see it in the water and the bridge post the most, Synde! Labor of a lover ! V/Twt/ Pamela o÷>~~》}}}}
Nikolyn McDonald
The subject is charming and the colors, with that bright yellow against the cool blues and greens, really pops. VanGogh would surely have approved, not only of your palette but also of the style. Are we looking out a window at a scene here? I feel as if it is just being revealed to us and I like that.
Nikolyn McDonald
Charming scene. I love bicycles in pictures and this bright yellow and red one is a classic. I especially like the layers in this composition and the way you have managed to show off the bike by setting it against the quiet reflections of the water and at the same time give us the details of the setting by including the village on the other side of the river. Excellent perspective.
ARTography by Pamela Smale Williams
Bicycles and bridges with a water backdrop...very nice elements and a happy result! Summer-y! V/Pamela
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