Vincent's Yellow

a[n] [auto]biography and a love story.

My last day

I am back at home today, back at my desk and in my familiar room, bedecked with pictures from old Van Gogh calenders, and then some works of my own. My trip is over and it will take me a long time to process the 26 days I spent with you, Vincent. I also have […]

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Mon, August 31 2009 » Personal, Travel » 2 Comments

The Night Cafe

I am currently staying around the corner from here. You keep walking down this street, past the cafe about twenty feet, turn left, then another block, and that’s where  I am right now. It’s of course called La Cafe Nuit and Cafe Van Gogh now – not its original name – and they’ve since restored […]

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Tue, August 25 2009 » Travel » No Comments

To Arles

I am about to leave for Arles from Northern Spain. I am very happy that this is my last stop because this is where you really found yourself, Vincent. It is also where I believe you lost yourself. It is there you painted Starry Night over the Rhone, there you painted the night cafe, there […]

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Mon, August 24 2009 » Personal » No Comments