Van Gogh Colors

Here's a little fun for some young ones in your life. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has a children's link on its website. It includes a coloring page of VVG's bedroom. There's also a diorama craft project using the Roulin family members who befriended Vincent in Arles. (Bedroom in Arles, 1888)

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Blue & Yellow & Orange

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.--Van Gogh

GG's editor used this gorgeous photograph, here, this summer. Oh for a working camera, sigh. Enjoy!

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From the photographer Robin Scott: We came across this colourful grandly named little gem while getting lost in Kinsale (sometimes it's better not to have a GPS). Looks like the window box might have been fitted after a night out. In a street of similar buildings, the one next door is named The Giant's Cottage. The giant would need to bend to get in the door.-- Robin Scott (via here)

Van Gogh Sunflower Graffiti

Van Gogh graffiti in Amsterdam--how civilized...

(c) Free pictures of cities

La principessa, Lily Rose, 29th August 2005

GG: Forgive our mess...

OOF!

Even en vacances, there is work to be done. While GG & her editor move things around the site, please do forgive the mess. GG's editor cannot readily locate her box(es) of Rembrandt pastels, inks, & Prismacolor pencils to illustrate this dire situation. GG's editorial judgment is to post some lovely images by van Gogh & Fantin-Latour, & spare ourselves embarrassment. It's bad enough leaving a mess floating in the ether. Aieeee!

Ciao, nos amis!

xoxo, GG

Aujourd'hui, nous préparer la soupe

A pretty postcard from a friend on a French holiday. It's just the thing to focus our attention on summer soup prep, seeing as how chives are so lovely atop a vichyssoise. Alas, we've no chives today but we will make do with something else on hand...

GG & her editor are en vacances as of later today. Postings about Team Darfur & matters related, when possible. We're also readying ourselves for the Democratic National Convention. Stay posted & have a wonderful week!

Ciao-meow.