Eventually as he began to show progress in skills of drawing, “There has been change in my drawing, both in my way of doing it and in its result….I have learnt to measure and observe and to look for making lines so that once seemed desperately impossible to me is slowly beginning to be possible”, Vincent writes to Theo. Next a similar one, but oblong, of the road to Leur…And now goodbye, I have walked a long way today but I did not want to let the letter go without enclosing something.” With the second sketch we can also observe that Vincent had now slowly begun to gain control over the complex aspect of addition of perspective. Vincent writes, “First of all two large drawings of pollard willows- more or less like the sketch below. Trees began to make an appearance in his sketches as subjectively inconsequential but appropriate to add something to the letter he was sending to Theo to subconsciously mark himself as an artist. In his letters to Theo, Vincent writes, “Am often sketching till late at night, to record some souvenirs and strengthened my thoughts, which are spontaneously aroused when I see things”, this seems to bestow on him solace in difficult times of loneliness and the act of observing stated to engulf him. Anna Suh writes, “Foremost among there is his ability to find solace and inspiration in landscapes and nature…although Vincent was eventually to renounce his religious beliefs, his love for nature was to prove more long lived.” During these years he was more fascinated with rural life and manual laborers but we do see in certain loose sketches his inclination is beginning to grow towards nature, as it gave way to his new aspiration to become an artist. In that way, we can get extremely close to him: near enough to register the surging highs and lows of his emotional thermometer, to follow his swirling thoughts, almost to hear his voice.” From 1872 to 1881 Vincent wrote around two hundred letters to Theo, from Northern Europe, which contained the description of various foliage. Face to face, almost everyone – found his company too much,” Martin Gayford writes, “To comprehend the complex thoughts and associations in Van Gogh’s mind, it is necessary to put his letters and paintings together. His charm, and intellectual power – which comes through so strongly in letters – functioned better at a distance. “Post was his main communication with the world outside. Amongst the thousands of drawings Vincent did, trees fascinated him since early 1875, as his art pursuit began from his mid twenties, leaving lasting impression on his life leading to most profound understandings and erudition. Vincent Van Gogh’s reverence as well as gratitude towards nature is apparent throughout his letters illustrated by drawings. “Drawing is at the root of everything,” Vincent, (June 3, 1883) An article to understand Vincent Van Gogh through his letters and observational drawings of particularly trees.
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