# Van Gogh painted on water by Turkish artist **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 26, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401 "2020-07-26T16:51:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401/1 "2020-07-26T16:51:09Z")
Very cool! The videos here are worth a look: [Turkish Artist Garip Ay Uses Ancient Technique To Paint On Water Kids News Article](https://www.dogonews.com/2019/8/30/turkish-artist-garip-ay-uses-ancient-technique-to-paint-on-water) ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401/2 "2020-07-26T17:19:35Z")
That is very creative! Another Turkish creative took [his comfy couch out to hang glide](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4usUy2QLjRc) watched loony tunes on the tv and chilled out. Love these people! 🇹🇷 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401/3 "2020-07-26T17:31:06Z")
Ha - good stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401/4 "2020-07-26T20:09:43Z")
I have Marbled paper and often wondered how to control it and use that to make specific pictures in the vat. Alas, ox bile is not available around here. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401/5 "2020-07-26T20:41:19Z")
How did Van Gogh keep his paint from washing away? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401/6 "2020-07-26T20:46:03Z")
Everything is available online. > **[Ox Gall](https://www.talasonline.com/Ox-Gall)** > > DescriptionThe bile obtained from the gall bladder of a bovine animal. Ox-gall is used as the expanding and binding medium for the colors used in marbling of paper and other materials. In its original state it is yellowish or greenish brown, but... ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401/7 "2020-07-26T20:47:16Z")
He painted on Canvas. This artist is copying his work on water. The final image is transferred to paper, and is fairly robust. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401/8 "2020-07-26T21:13:44Z")
@beowulff, I don’t think I’ll be ordering that. I’ll stick with the shaving cream method. Smells better. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401/9 "2021-02-26T13:58:02Z")
Bumped. This may also be of interest: > **[Unseen Vincent van Gogh painting of Paris sells for $15.4M](https://www.cnn.com/style/article/van-gogh-paris-painting-public-display-scli-intl/index.html)** > > A painting of Paris by Vincent van Gogh, barely seen for a century after being stashed in a French family's private collection, smashed auction house estimates when it went under the hammer on Thursday.