It was here that he painted the starry night. This was a creative leap as much as it was the result of careful study and observation. Vincent Van Gogh created this composition by combining views out his window from different times of night and early morning hours. The small village was not visible from his window, but Van Gogh places it nestled in the base of the rolling hills. While the cypress tree was quite distant and would have appeared rather small from his window. Vincent pulled it forward in the picture plane, making it larger so it not only has more visual weight, but it helps to create a visual pathway, pointing the viewer's eye up into the sky where it can follow the pulsating brush strokes like a great wave rolling across that sky. The eye ambles down and to the right towards that slope to horizon and those hills that lead us into the village and back to that cypress. The balance, the unity, the rhythm and movement all create a work that holds the viewer's attention. And as I've said so many times, the more we look, the more we find to appreciate. So there you have it for our final round. We have two incredibly innovative and brilliant artists who rose to prominence despite immense hurdles and social stigmas. Which do you think deserves to come out on top? Go to WhoArtedpodcast.com slash Vote to tell me which one is your favorite and I'd love to know why. In next week's episode, when I announce the winner, I'd love to also be able to share a few of your insights as to why that artist deserved to come out on top. This concludes this week's episode of WhoArted, part of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you found this tolerable, please leave a rating review on your favorite podcast app. You can find images of the work being discussed this week and every week on social media at WhoArted Podcast on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. And of course on the website, WhoArtedpodcast.com. Podcast done.