"In de Bakkerij," (na van Gogh) Dutch for "In the Bakery" (after van Gogh) 16x12, oil on canvas panel. I used a translation tool for that. "In de Bakkerij" takes into consideration multiple Vincent van Gogh drawings of figures and composes the ideas into a single painting. In 1882 Vincent van Gogh made a series of drawings of figures and a bakery while living in The Hague. The referenced drawings in this painting include: "Bakery" (The Hague, 1882, Drawing) "Torn Up Street with Diggers" (The Hague, 1882, Drawing) "Boy with Spade" (1882, The Hague, Drawing) "Man and Woman Seen from the Back" (1882, The Hague, Drawing) "Prayer Before the Meal" (1882, The Hague, Drawing) This is a painted composition of those figures, from within the bakery. Although the figures and Bakery concept were originally Vincent's the overall painting, color, and other elements are interpretations. When putting these figures together, I had to ask myself "where might these figures be, all together?" I didn't know the answer myself until I got deeper into the painting. Originally I was just going to compose them in an indoor non-descript place, but as I got painting, new ideas sprang up. I thought what about a restaurant? But apparently the first modern dine in restaurant didn't start popping up until after 1890, so I thought... Why not the bakeries that Vincent drew himself? I painted those too and wondered what was inside the Bakkerij. What does it look like inside that bakery? So this is a scene that takes place in that bakery. I also added a mini figure standing across the street painting with a canvas. Must have been interesting for the actual baker during the time thinking "there's that guy again, standing across the street drawing us." van Gogh was known for plein air painting/drawing so it was likely he did scenes of the bakery in person. Many people also made fun of or criticized him as unusual for doing so. See if you can find him!

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Livestreaming artist sharing thoughts on painting and art through a near stream-of-consciousness resulting in flubs, interesting ideas, and more. Experience the art in multiple ways - multi-experiential. Essayist. Author. Chinese-born, American artist living in Los Angeles, CA.