Recognition Arriving, as Always, Reliably Late

Recognition Arriving, as Always, Reliably Late

by | Sep 12, 2026 | Journal

Paris, late July 1890Vincent van Gogh died three days ago in Auvers-sur-Oise. He shot himself in a wheat field and managed, somehow, to walk back to the inn, and died two days later with his brother Theo at the side of the bed. He was thirty-seven years old. I was not...
Two Hours in a Cafe in Arles

Two Hours in a Cafe in Arles

by | Jul 18, 2026 | Journal

Arles, November 1888I was introduced to Vincent van Gogh this evening by a mutual acquaintance from Paris. We sat in a cafe near the Place du Forum for two hours. He talked about color and light with a precision that was almost scientific and a passion that was...