The reflection of an artists soul in paintings

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures

This quote by Henry Bosch Beecher describes just how art can be read from the artists perception and how his thoughts and feelings are documented in that one stroke.Every color,every image,even every movement in the picture tells us the artists story.

If the stroke is fast and urgent than it most likely means the artist was frustrated or tensed.is the stokes are soft and tender it means that the artist was calm and happy when painting.Even the color the artist uses can deduct what he felt through color psychology.if the artist has used alot of blues and black the artist is probably depressed or sad.like Picasso who went through the blue period which was influenced by the suicide of his friend Carlo Casagemas. Similarly.warm colors like red ,orange pinks and earthy browns show happiness and delight.However if red is used with white and black it can mean the artist is confused or sad.

Take the example of Vincent Van Gogh's painting starry night.

You can see Van Gogh was probably disturbed or depressed around this time.It also shows signs of his mental instability and bipolar disease.The brush stokes are fast and urgent like he had a sudden desire to express repressed emotions.Even the color use-blue and black show his state of mental disorder and development.

Lets study another painting by Van Gogh.

Here he has a much calmer state the bush work is soft and the colors warm.Even the subject is happier or more calmer.

His surge of emotions shows his bipolar state.

This shows how an artists soul is transparent through paintings and his feelings can be determined by carefully studying his work.