Secret life of Vincent

Vincent Van Gogh, the famous painter.

But according to a TV doco I saw about a week ago now there a lot more I bet you didn't know about this interesting character.

- Had a very extreme personality and obsessed with walking everywhere- even if it took a couple of weeks, in an old pair of boots because he thought it brought him closer to Jesus and the determination and pain was good for character.

- wanted to be a minister but dudes in charge weren't sure- so gave him a chance to prove himself and sent him to a mining town with really poor living conditions and moral standards (rape was common etc....).

-Instead of setting a perfect example like the church at the time expected Vincent decided to live like the miners and family's- didn't wash, wore the same clothes, eat the same little food hung out with them at the pub etc. And did some drawings with the coal.

-church didn't like this at all and that was no way for a minister to act. One of the nicer priests suggested Vincent should be an artist and that's what he did.

-lost faith though and rejected Christianity at least for a while

-was totally rejected in love a couple of times, apparently he wasn't very good looking.

- ended up marrying an old and very ugly prostitute and had already a few kids and swore and bad tempered which was all stuff he hated but she stayed with him and that's why he loved her.

interesting guy!