To be an art blogger or not to be, that is the question?

Well since I am publishing my first post I guess I have answered my own question!

Wanting a place to jot down my creative thoughts, an art blog looks to be the ideal outlet so I have pitched up here with The ‘Art Loaded’ Blog. However, it’s not long before you find out that you are not alone as there’s a whole host of art bloggers, many well ahead in the art blogging game. As you surf the blogosphere you come across differing styles, varying opinions, some short and sweet, some heavy with artwork or some just stopping off points for information. What can my blog add I asked myself?

I decided to turn to an old friend in the “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh”. Vincent’s letters are glimpses of an artist passionate about painting and they simply make you feel part of the process in which he creates his great works. In the discussions he had with his brother Theo you could say Van Gogh was an art blogger of his time, his letters forming a creative frame of reference. For me it’s inspiration for communicating the many aspects of painting and art.  I can’t say that this blog is going to live up to the debates the Van Gogh brothers had but it is a starting place to where I can unleash my voice as an artist.

My Recommended Art Read...........

The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh   

De Leeuw & Pomerans                               

Penguin Classics  1997                   

( e-version available for iPad via iBooks)