Starry Night - Stars Alive!

Vincent Van Gogh changed our perception of the heavens. He brought the sky and stars to life. Before this time we had no thought that the sky lights were alive.

People have looked to the sky for thousands of years. Some have wondered if there is life up there. But Van Gogh brought the sky alive.

After this painting was witnessed by the thousands in the 1920's and later people recognized the genius of Van Gogh.

At some point we felt the wind and and the blaze of the moon and stars. He made you look again at the way the heavens were laid out. The ancient Greeks told the story of the warriors, heroes, and the lovers in the sky. But for the first time a painter showed the aurora of the light in the sky.

Songs and other poems were written about this painting. Van Gogh was a person to draw as you can see in the village below. His cypress trees scratch the sky and bring our eyes to the heavens again and then down to the church steeple.


Okay lets look up tonight, and keep our brushes wet for the night sky!