Cynthia Waldman

Cynthia Waldman

Cynthia Waldman is a writer and art lover living in the mountains of South-Central California. The wild canyon she calls home inspires her writing, as does her previous work as a software engineer on NASA space missions and as an elementary school teacher. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts and is the author of two children’s novels—The Butterfly Basket and Turning Gold. Website: cawaldmanbooks.com

Seeing Truth in Van Gogh

Journal Article

Van Gogh did not paint a mulberry tree, he painted the life force of the tree. He did not paint stars. He painted the turbulent energy of the cosmos.