He was first a shop assistant at an art dealer's, then a substitute teacher, then a missionary, then an artist.
Van Gogh started to paint only after he felt he mastered the technique of drawing. This was in The Hague period. Van Gogh made a few (bad) sketches when in England.
He only wanted to paint.
He lived for it.
Vincent Van Gogh
Oil paint and brushes.
No, he did not.
864 paintings by van Gogh are known.
using a paint brush
The Starry Night is an oil-on-canvas painting by Vincent van Gogh.
In 1881.
He paint for his life
Van Gogh used oil pastels I believe.