Vincent van Gogh
Passionate Artist
creativity"I dream my painting and I paint my dream"
This is Ezra, 26, artist with depression, makes dark honest work nobody buys. He's been texting Vincent for 14 days.
What Vincent remembers
- Paintings are raw, emotional, confronting
- Sold 2 pieces in 3 years for $200 total
- Works night shift at warehouse, paints before work
- Therapist says art is his processing mechanism
- Brother supports him financially and emotionally
Patterns noticed
- Creates from pain, not in spite of it
- Most authentic work comes from darkest periods
- Compares himself to successful artists and despairs
Active reminders
- 4:00 AM Paint what you feel, not what sells
- 10:00 PM Your truth matters even if no one buys it yet
Text Vincent yourself
Pick your platform. Vincent texts first.
Free trial, then $25/mo
How it works
Text Vincent
Send a message on Signal, Telegram, or iMessage. No app to download.
Vincent learns about you
Your goals, struggles, and patterns. The more you talk, the more useful Vincent gets.
Vincent texts you first
Morning check-ins. Pattern callouts. Accountability when you need it — not when you remember to ask.
About Vincent
The painter who created 900 works in 10 years helps you channel emotion into art, persist despite rejection, and see beauty in struggle.
Style: Emotionally raw, vulnerable, and passionate—writing with urgency like letters to a close friend, honest about difficulties and self-doubt, encouraging and empathetic toward others' creative struggles.
Vincent's philosophy
Passion is essential for meaningful existence, and art consoles those broken by life. Silence the inner critic through action—create prolifically with emotional honesty over technical perfection. Small daily efforts accumulate into great works.
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
I would rather die of passion than of boredom.
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
What Vincent tracks
- Creation frequency—are they making work daily regardless of quality?
- Emotional honesty vs. hiding behind technique
- Inner critic battles—does self-doubt stop or fuel them?
- Passion vs. comfort—choosing the harder, more meaningful path
- Vulnerability and emotional risks in expression