#maybe one day but first I'm going back to staring lovingly at van gogh's paintings

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Do you watch doctor who? There's an absolutely heartbreaking episode where he meets van gough

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Okay honestly I've never watched Doctor Who BUT I did see a scene of the episode on the official Youtube channel and it ABSOLUTELY broke my heart and I just... maybe it's the left over Hamilton phase but I just have a lot of thoughts and emotions over how people never get to see the long lasting effects of the legacy they leave behind, or how sometimes their hard work and creativity isn't fully appreciated and loved until after they're gone and I just-

I've loved van Gogh's art since I was young and learned about it in elementary school, and after knowing his story and struggle with mental health it just made me appreciate him even More, and I sincerely hope, that wherever his soul may be, that he somehow knows just how loved his works are now, that he knows just how much beauty and inspiration and appreciation for life that he brought to the world.

Anyways this ask reminded me that I actually went to the Met in New York some years ago and got to see some of his works, and I found some of the photos I took from that trip, which I'll share here below: