Vincent van Gogh1853 to 1890
Vincent van Gogh He was a …
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Started painting when he was 27
Vincent van Gogh He first lived in Holland
His first paintings were very dark and sad He did not sell a lot at first
When he moved to the south of France he painted with vivid and brighter colors It was sunnier and brighter there and it
influenced his artwork
This is a picture from Holland
This is a picture from the South
of France
Vocabulary Post Impressionism
A style of art that is based on emotion
Uses vivid colors Paint is applied to the canvas
as thick blobs with distinctive brush strokes
The subject matter is real-life
Vocabulary Texture
The quality of a surface or the way any work of art is represented.
Color It is defined as the use of hue in artwork
Red, Green, Blue Still Life
A painting or drawing of an arrangement of inanimate objects. Books, Flowers, Bottles, Fruit, etc …
This is a Color Wheel. How many colors do
you see?
“Starry Night”
Can you see any texture in this painting?
What colors do you see?
“Sunflowers
This is an example of
post impressionism.
What colors do you see?
Do you think the flowers are sad or happy?
Today’s Lesson You will create your own textured sunflower
today! Cut out the sunflower petals
Curl the ends with a pencil to give the petals more texture
Draw the stems and leaves in green on the blue paper with the vase
Arrange the petals in a circular pattern to resemble flower petals and glue to the sheet
Color in the vase use any colors – try to make a textured pattern on the vase
Today’s Lesson After you have
finished the vase you will get a brown circle to glue in the center of the flower
Glue sunflower seeds to the brown circle
Sign and date the front of your artwork!!! This is VERY
IMPORTANT – DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS STEP!!!