“If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. Wikipedia
Born: March 30, 1853, Zundert
Died: July 29, 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise, France
On view: Van Gogh Museum, Musée d’Orsay, MORE
Periods: Realism, Post-Impressionism, Modern art, Impressionism, MORE
Siblings: Theo van Gogh, Elisabeth Duqesne Van Gogh, Wil van Gogh, Cor van Gogh, Anna Cornelia van Gogh, Vincent Van Gogh
Education: Royal Academy of Fine Arts (1886–1886), Willem II College (1866–1868)

Quotes
Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.
For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.
If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.