Image: Duplicate of Terrace Café at Night (Van Gogh)
Date: January 2009-June 2009
Description: Van Gogh painted his original in 1988. He says about his painting, “…here is a night painting, without any black…” The location of the Café is in Arles, Fance.
Inspirations: Throughout the year, I really enjoyed painting with oils. So when my grade 12 assignment came along, I decided I was going to paint an oil painting. I looked through art books, and I decided Van Gogh’s style of painting interested me the most. I went through a bunch of his art work, and I found the Terrace Café at Night. I instantly loved it! The colors, the feeling, the emotion is seemed to be showing. In scale, I drew out the picture a number of times. When I was satisfied with my sketches, I drew a very light sketch on my canvas. From then on, beginning with the dark blue sky, I just painted, layer upon layer.
Approximate Size: 3’ x 5’
Media Used: Oil on canvas