A Chance Encounter with Vincent Van Gogh

First, let me tell you about my love for Vincent Van Gogh. He is one of the few painters I truly admire.  Not only was he ahead of his time, he was also a gifted and prolific (letter)  writer.  That he was a pained and broken man,  yet rendered the most vibrant of colors,  makes me love him even more. I own four Van Goghs– all reproductions, of course.  I  brought them home from Vietnam ten years ago.  While one is a copy of the bright and hopeful  ‘Sunflowers’, three are self-portraits painted at different points in his life. Each time I look at these images, I see the slow…