Imagine painting every day for ten years. You create over eight hundred paintings. And almost nobody wants to buy them. That was the life of Vincent van Gogh. Born on March 30, 1853, in the Netherlands, Vincent did not start painting until he was twenty-seven. Before that, he tried to be a teacher and a preacher. None of those jobs worked out. When he picked up a paintbrush, everything changed. Vincent painted with thick, swirling brushstrokes that made his pictures look like they were moving. He used bold, bright colors that other artists avoided. His famous painting The Starry Night shows a sky filled with spinning stars and glowing light. Most people during his lifetime did not understand his style. Art dealers said his work was too strange. He sold only one painting while he was alive. Vincent's brother Theo believed in him and sent him money so he could keep working. Without Theo's support, Vincent might have stopped painting. Vincent created roughly 2,100 artworks in just over a decade. Today, his paintings sell for over one hundred million dollars. They hang in the most famous museums in the world. His story reminds us that being creative takes courage.