oil on canvas
Arles I, 2005
is an Hommage to Vincent van Gogh. In Arles van Gogh dreamt of an artist colony. In Arles he discovered the light of the Provence.
I had discovered van Goghs Provence in London at the National Gallery. I was 16 years old. The painting made a major impression on me. I remained in front of the painting for a very long time.
A few years later with 19 I discovered the light of the Provence in Lauris, Luberon. I felt the whole landscape vibrating with the vision of van Gogh. I saw van Gogh everywhere.
This painting was painted in Nice, equally South East of France.