July 23, 2004

Unabridged Letters of Van Gogh Genius sorted by topic (Art, Food-and-Drink, Health, Psychology, etc) and searchable. "As far as I understand it, we of course agree perfectly about black in nature. Absolute black does not really exist. But like white, it is present in almost every colour, and forms the endless variety of greys, - different in tone and strength. So that in nature one really sees nothing else but those tones or shades."

There are but three fundamental colours - red, yellow and blue; “composites” are orange, green and purple. By adding black and some white one gets the endless varieties of greys - red grey, yellow-grey, blue-grey, green-grey, orange-grey, violet-grey. To say, for instance, how many green-greys there are is impossible; there are endless varieties. But the whole chemistry of colours is not more complicated than those few simple rules.

posted by pete_best 20 years ago
  • thanks pete_best. this is really good.
  • The food is all right as far as it goes. It tastes a bit musty, of course, as in a cockroach-infested restaurant in Paris, or in a boarding-house. The poor wretches here, having absolutely nothing to do (not a book, nothing more to distract them than a game of boules or a game of draughts), have no other daily distraction than to stuff themselves with chickpeas, haricot beans, lentils and other groceries and colonial produce, in set amounts and at stated hours. As the digestion of these foodstuffs offers certain difficulties, they fill their days in a way as offensive as it is costly. heheh
  • s the digestion of these foodstuffs offers certain difficulties, they fill their days in a way as offensive as it is costly. Costly? What, they tax that in France? *gives thanks he's an American* Great site!
  • It may be true that I don't have the knack of getting on with people who are sticklers for ettiquette. A wonderful find, pete_best! Thanks!