Everyone has their yellow paint- Alexandra Timmer. Metaphorically, yellow paint signifies something that makes you happy, even though it is toxic. The story goes that Vincent Van Goghย ate yellow paint thinking that consuming it would paint his insides bright and yellow and make him happy. All too often this story is painted in an inspiring light. People romanticize this as something beautiful. Yellow paint didnโt pave the way to his happiness, it threw him down a spiraling path of self-destruction. The symbolic yellow paint nearly drove him mad. Suicide isnโt romantic and self-destruction isnโt pretty. Rather than painting over the ugliness, look at it and learn from it. . . . . . . . . Tags~ #artjournal #arttherapy #yellow #yellowpaint #mentalhealth #artbasel #journaling #bulletjournal2019 #artjournals #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalillness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthovereverything #goldenhour #vangogh #persephonay #surelysimplejournal #surelysimplebujo #artistsoninstagram #worldofartists #artistsofinstagram #dailyarts #thepalepaper https://www.instagram.com/p/BsS5PDzlcYG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qs3ybj2xwe7e