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I went to see the exhibition of Van Gogh paintings at the Dean Gallery in Edinburgh last weekend, and while I’m no art critic, it was definitely a stimulating experience. Although Gogh’s most famous paintings were notably absent, there was a wide range of about 30 other artworks—from early ink drawings through to some (possibly) unfinished works painted just before his tragic death in 1890. Also present were more famous impressionist works, A Weatfield, with Cypresses and Portrait of Alexander Reid (photos link to Vincent van Gogh gallery)

The online samples barely do these works justice—but that is the price to pay for convenience. Seeing the paintings close up was really cool, getting to see how the individual blobs of paint merge together to form the greater whole of the painting.

One of my favourite works on display there, was Long Grass with Butterflies, which at first glance was just a green canvas, until you looked closer and saw the butterfly shapes and the quite incredible texture of the foliage (which really doesn’t come out in that link, sorry).

The exhibition is on until the 24 September, and was only £6 which is pretty decent. National Gallery of Scotland website

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