Vincent Van Gogh - Consistent Passion
I was just listening to the audio of the Met's exhibit from a couple of years ago of Vincent's drawings. Check out the full 16 min audio at this link.
Vincent Page
It doesn't hurt that it's read by
Kevin Bacon
. At any rate, it never ceases to amaze me that Vincent had such passion and consistency of vision. He had a goal and he worked tirelessly to reach it. I think that's admirable. Setting oneself a goal and then taking the baby steps every day to reach it is a surefire way to succeed at just about anything. Consistency isn't glamorous or sexy but it does work. Vincent proves this again and again. He says in a letter to Theo "I cannot stop drawing because I have a draughtman's fist"..."I pushed on and I gradually grew stronger in the battle." Because he kept at it, day in and day out, year in and year out, his drawings are full of vigor and a surety of hand that does not come from a day or two of sketching.
And they are beautiful.