Year OneArt and Design | KS1 | Landscapes and Cityscapes | Van Gogh Landscapes | Lesson 3

Art and Design

Success Criteria

Aim• I can use colour, texture, and line in a landscape.• I can describe the work of the artist, van Gogh.

• I can use bright colours in my painting of a landscape.• I can use thick paint to create visible brushstrokes.• I can paint with small round or straight lines.

• I can talk about the colours that van Gogh used in his paintings.• I can talk about the bold, visible brushstrokes and marks that van Gogh

used.

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch artist who painted portraits, and landscapes.

He used watercolours and oil paints.

He is famous for using bright colours and bold brushstrokes in his work.

He painted in a style that became known as ‘Post-Impressionism’.

Vincent van Gogh

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When van Gogh first started painting, he used dark colours, such as black and brown. This is his first major work, and is a painting of poor

farmers eating their dinner.

Van Gogh’s Work in 1883The Potato Eaters

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These paintings reflect how van Gogh felt about Holland and the work that the people are doing. The people in the picture are working very

hard. Why do you think he used such dark colours?

Van Gogh’s Work in 1883Women on the Moor

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Van Gogh began using bright, contrasting colours like blue and orange.

He experimented with making different marks with paint, such as swirling.

Life in FranceIn 1886, van Gogh moved to Paris in France.

He discovered work by a group of artists called Impressionists.

They used visible brushstrokes and bright colours.

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Click the button to watch a video about Vincent van Gogh.

Look and listen carefully to see how his

style of painting changed.

Changing Styles

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Changing Styles

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Changing Styles

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Changing Styles

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In this close-up, we can see that van Gogh used very thick paint and made marks that look like short lines. We can see clearly where he has

put his paintbrush on the page.

Bold Brushstrokes

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Plain Near Auvers, 1890

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Van Gogh Landscapes

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We are going to paint our own landscapes in the style of van Gogh.• We are going to use

acrylic paint.

• We will use bright colours.

• We are going to use lots of paint on our brush.

• We are going to use the same brushstrokes as van Gogh.

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Compare These Two Paintings

Both of these paintings are by van Gogh. What is similar about them?

What is different? Which do you prefer?

Success Criteria

Aim• I can use colour, texture, and line in a landscape.• I can describe the work of the artist, van Gogh.

• I can use bright colours in my painting of a landscape.• I can use thick paint to create visible brushstrokes.• I can paint with small round or straight lines.

• I can talk about the colours that van Gogh used in his paintings.• I can talk about the bold, visible brushstrokes and marks that van Gogh

used.