former US intelligence officer swears under oath there is love & hope in this world

for someone never meant for this world,
i must confess, i’m having a hard time
leaving it

more t-shirts i’m obsessed with
Tennessee 1899, unidentified man seated on a bluff of Lookout Mountain with a house on top
(Tennessee State Library & Archives)

Dr. Gachey with foxglove, 1890
Some of Van Gogh’s best work was done during a period of his life that he spent in a hospital being treated for his mental health problems. I could be wrong but I think Starry Night was among those.
This is consistently the case. Creators tend to do their best work when they are in a healthy place and receiving proper treatment and not being self destructive in their efforts to cope. Go figure.
All our experiences, good and bad, inform what we create, but suffering is not the price of great art. Suffering is what prevents artists from completing great art.





