Thanks Ed, I have made various reading lists to help you find articles that might interest you. I write about a lot of different things and I respect that not all topics will be of interest to everyone.

Didn't know there was a Van Gogh in Galveston, Texas. Funny I have actually been to Galveston before. I was visiting a family of a Norwegian who was running the American office of a company I used to work for in Norway.

I lived several years in the Netherlands so I have been a lot in Amsterdam. Only been to Van Gogh once though. Ironically I am more fascinated by water color.

While I am not really into art, I am fascinated by how art and technology intersect. I have reflected on this in a number of articles: https://erik-engheim.medium.com/what-is-the-purpose-of-art-d78c572c94ea

Both in the Netherlands and Italy there was a lot of interaction between art and science. Leonardo da Vinic e.g. did a lot of his mechanical work to create cool effects at the theatre shows he helped setup. This story was a bit about how a lof of things often deemed as "useless" pushed innovation forward.

https://medium.com/codex/does-art-luxury-and-frivolous-fun-drive-innovation-cae918fbdbde

Speaking of ink, I have still not quite figured out how they deal with ink and metal types in Asia. They did use copper types. It seems copper or bronze might have worked with water color.

I cannot help but think about how copper extruded paste holds tomato sause better than steel extruded pasta. Apparently becuase you get a more rough or uneven surface which help hold sauses better. Maybe there is a connection to ink and printing there.