A Tale of Two Van Gogh Immersions

Immersion There have been a lot of immersion experiences based on the work of my favourite painter, Vincent Van Gogh. Apparently these were inspired by an episode of Emily in Paris where the characters visit an immersive Van Gogh exhibit. There have been so many immersive exhibits and experiences with very similar sounding names that [...]

Paint by Numbers – The Starry Night

So it's taken about 5 to 6 months but we've finally finished our Paint by Numbers of Van Gogh's The Starry Night. I think I realised that Vincent Van Gogh was my favourite painter after visiting the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam a couple of years ago and was just blown away by his art and tragic [...]

April 2019

The third month of this gratitude journal, and again, surprisingly, I actually managed to do it most evenings. I must admit, it has made me more reflective, even when doing things or experiencing things during the day I wonder if this is the thing that will make it into the journal in the evening. Sometimes [...]

Amsterdam – part 2

Continuing from part 1, here is the second part of some great places we visited on our trip to Amsterdam. This part focuses on the Museum Quarter, Southern Canals, and Lisse which is just outside of Amsterdam. Museum Quarter South west of the main city centre is the Museum Quarter, which boasts so many great [...]