Van Gogh Landscape



 

Project: Students learned about the life of Vincent Van Gogh and learned about his most famous pieces of art from his self-portraits to "Starry Night".  Students learned about the style that Van Gogh used and had to recreate their own version of "Starry Night" using tissue paper and oil crayons. Students needed to create a background with their tissue paper and glue it down. Afterward, the student added the swirls and textures that you would find in a Van Gogh Painting. Finally, the student had to create a silhouette out of black paper and glue it onto the paper.

My Project: Van Gogh used cool colors in his art piece, "Starry Night". To add my own twist, I used bright and warm colors and used the same swirling techniques he used. I chose my silhouette to by of cacti and a tumbleweed because the colors of the background I chose reminded me of warmer environments such as a desert. I tried to create a sunset effect with the tissue paper by having the yellow on one side and slowly blending it out to darker warmer colors. 

Activity: This art project could be integrated into a geography lesson by having students pick a state capital of their choosing and recreate the skyline or iconic characteristics of that city. For example, if they chose Saint Paul, the capital of Minnesota, they could recreate the silhouette of the Minnesota State Capitol Building 

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