Starry Starry Night...

Good lord this is beautiful... (I added the song underneath because... well... it seemed fitting)

"I've often wondered about how the night sky looked to Van Gogh when he painted 'Starry Night.'  

This is an homage to him, and to his painting, one of my all time favorites. We see him standing here, looking up at the night sky...probably in awe, as he wondered how he would capture the beauty he saw. As well, this was the view from the sanitarium he was staying at, as it's well known that the poor guy was quite mentally troubled.  

I wanted this piece to be somewhat magical and fantastic, not just a normal night painting. Hence the large moon, large stars, transparent clouds etc., yet keeping a mostly realistic feel to it.  

If you see the original painting, you see so much motion...it's as if he saw the vibration on all the objects, as if he wanted to capture the wind! Thanks for looking, and I hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I enjoyed creating it:) Done in Photoshop in about 7 hrs using matte painting techniques. 

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/starry-night-alex-ruiz.html

It reminded me of one of my favourite episodes from Dr Who - where the titular hero gets to meet Van Gogh to fight an invisible chicken monster thingy...

The new series can't come soon enough...