Paul G

(G having different spellings, so let’s just call him Paul) The most peculiar thing about the starry night painting is the… the way the sky was painted. It is a sky with halos of yellow, dotted yellow spots blended with the perfect shades of blue. One can try yet not fail in noticing that Van Gogh has used too much yellow.   Fun Fact: Van Gogh had a Funny obsession with yellow paint. He used to eat...literally eat yellow paint. Some claim it was because he associated yellow with happiness and thus ate it to make himself happy as he was really really really sad... in other words depressed. However, eating paint causes lead poisoning or even Absinth is harmful for the body. That’s how theory 2 comes in that Van Gogh was trying to eat paint not for happiness but to kill himself slowly. Whatever he was doing it for…the result was lead poisoning. Lead poisoning showed symptoms. Symptoms such as: Stomach pain, Mood disorders… And the most important in context to our research-- swirls in vision which is exactly what the stars would look like through Van Gogh eyes…and which is exactly what his painting starry night looks like.