Van Gogh Paintings as Food Art

Food Art Kelly McCollam After: Van Gogh's “Starry, Starry Night”
Kelly McCollam (After: Van Gogh’s “Starry, Starry Night”)

Cincinnati-based artist and photographer, Kelly McCollam, uses salt, spices and food-coloring to create unique, Pointillism-inspired food art images. In addition to an extensive series of landscapes called Salt of the Earth, McCollam has recreated a handful of food art Van Goghs.

Vincent Van Gogh is my favorite painter… So, I thought I’d pay him homage by doing a few master studies in spices!

What fantastic food art! You can purchase affordable prints of McCollam’s work here.

Van Gogh's "Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers” from 1888 (at left) and Kelly McCollam (at right)
Van Gogh’s “Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers” from 1888 (at left) and Kelly McCollam’s recreation (at right)

Here’s another kind of art made from herbs. While we’re near the spice rack: portraits made with poppy seeds.

Van Gogh's “Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun” from 1889 (at left) and Kelly McCollam's recreation (at right)
Van Gogh’s “Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun” from 1889 (at left) and Kelly McCollam’s recreation (at right)

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Kelly McCollam (After: Van Gogh's “Wheatfield and Cypress Trees”)
Kelly McCollam (After: Van Gogh’s “Wheatfield and Cypress Trees”)
Kelly McCollam (After: “Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun”)
Kelly McCollam (After Van Gogh’s “Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun”)
Kelly McCollam (After Van Gogh's “Mulberry Tree")
Kelly McCollam (After Van Gogh’s “Mulberry Tree”)