Vincent van Gogh is considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of his time. He 13_____________drawing from the time he was a young boy. However, Vincent had a 14____________ of other jobs before he started to work as an artist full time. He worked as a teacher in London and then as a minister, and as a missionary. He used to sell books as 15____________ as works of art. At around the age of 27, van Gogh made a 16____________ to devote himself completely to art.

When Vincent first started drawing he was 17____________ in drawing poor hardworking people. In this early part of his career, van Gogh used a lot of dark colours such as browns and dark greens. His pictures were often sad. His most famous early painting was 18____________ The Potato Eaters. It was a dark picture of farmers' family eating potatoes for dinner.