Van Gogh? To use as Nursery Wall Art?

             One would hardly think of Vincent Van Gogh as a brilliant painter of art for children, however as all great paintings should be able to span all ages he has a number of beautiful landscapes that could liven any child’s room. One could for example see how an energetic painting such as “Starry Night” with its bright swirls and its strong compositional elements could make up the darker portion of a Childs wall décor. However Van Gogh has many other often forgotten paintings that would make beautiful décor for a kid’s room. The painting “Almond Branches in Bloom is a sky blue painting with strong flower colored branches cutting through the backdrop and composing a wonderful picture that is easy to get lost in. Such a painting though normally wall art could also work very will as ceiling art as it takes the view of looking up through the branches into the deep sky.

            For a more distant and brighter tree Van Gogh also did “Peach Tree in Bloom at Arles.” The tree which grows out of a silvery ground and is backed by yellow and blue in many ways captures perfectly the emotions of seeing the early trees bloom in spring. It was perhaps his closeness to nature that allowed Van Gogh to not only see but to paint such beauty in such bold and strong ways.

            One can see this boldness all the clearer in Van Gogh’s many paintings of sunflowers. These paintings have become more and more popular over time both for their boldness and their unique color scheme for very few paintings utilize yellow so well. These are good option if you want to add yellow to the nursery which won’t be over powering but which will help to brighten the room as yellow can do. One must keep in mind though that many of these Sunflowers are not so yellow, but a rich and darker brown which can have a completely different effect on a room’s emotional composition.

            It would seem however that Van Gogh truly loved the color yellow and so he does have many paintings with choices utilizing this color. “Harvest at Arles” for example is a bright yellow landscape of distant fields and homes at harvest time. Like the harvest time depicted Van Gogh’s pictures have great warmth to them, like the happiness of a home and so they are able to help warm any room in the house something that is especially important to take advantage of as part of the kid’s bedroom décor.

            Van Gogh’s unique contribution to art is also the reason why his art remains so popular and is worthier to adorn the most important room in your house, the nursery. His art seems to swim across the page as demonstrated so will in Starry night. Should one want a brighter painting that moves across the painting as it seems to spill out into the walls “Wheatfield with Cypresses” is a good choice with the airy and light clouds taking the place of stars as the spirals that ties the painting together. In general one Van Gogh demonstrates one of the key elements to creating great art, and that is being bold in every stroke placed on canvas.