Sunflowers, 1889.
Yasuda Kasai Museum of Art, Tokyo

Ok its a cliche. But I wanted something to represent the Sun.

I feel the life of the Sun in this painting ,more than any other.

We are the Suns energy flowing to chaos.

We express that energy in creativity,

That energy blocked is depression-death.

That energy released is life.

Namaste
posted by Jatinder at 7:54 AM

Still Life with Bible, 1885
Oil on Canvas,
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Feel a bit hyper this morning. Need to calm down or I will blow a fuse. Too much going on, guitar practice, French, Job interviews, marathon running. Need to ensure there is space for me.

As for the picture, lets just say I love books.

Peace.
posted by Jatinder at 7:29 AM

Cottages, 1883
Oil on Canvas, 35 X 55.5 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
(Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

Definitely one of Van Gogh's dark periods. Again very atmospheric. The distance to the cottages seems insurmountable, I want to go to them but can't, my place is here, outside, observing. The scene is empty of people. The sky is dark and Wintry. I can feel Van Gogh's loneliness just emanating from the canvas.

It is the opposite of how I feel at the moment. This morning I was writing my diary, just as I put my meditation music on the room burst into light from the rising Sun.
I could feel its life filling me.

Namaste.
posted by Jatinder at 7:21 AM

View of the Sea at Scheveningen, 1882
Oil on Canvas, 34.5 X 51 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
(Vincent van Gogh Foundation

What an incredible painting. I could look at it all day. How has he captured not just the scene but the feel and energy of the moment. The colours are so dead but the result is so alive, I can feel the sea and sense the rain clouds coming in. I can sense Van Gogh's sheer creative energy.

I slept well last night. I neglect my sleep at my peril. I'm usually mentally exhausted and depressed the next day if I don't get enough. Lack of sleep affects my memory and ability to think clearly. I have decided to make sure I get enough.

The secret of combatting depression is to be creative. Don't let the bastards block your creativity. My creativity is me, block that and I block myself and start to die.
posted by Jatinder at 7:35 AM