There’s a Van Gogh quote that’s always stuck with me: “I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.” Written in a letter to his brother Theo, what Van Gogh means by “it” is clear — his artistic practice. But what his search entails is more open to interpretation — as well as application. Lonesome Vincent had his needs, and other artists theirs. Where, then, and how should artists search? Within? Without? Both? Van Gogh would assuredly say both: that in making art one should look everywhere for beauty, meaning, and purpose.