We read two stories about Vincent Van Gogh. Students observed and discussed his artwork and how he became a famous artist. They learned that he painted differently than artists before him and people learned to love his bright colors and bold marks and repeating lines/shapes. We studied some of his landscapes as well as flower series such as Starry Night and his Sunflowers and Poppies. We took on two projects to learn his style. The first one was a landscape that was paper collage and oil pastels on bright colors. We studied horizon line, where the land meets the sky, and his signature style of bold marks and bright colors. The next project reinforced these ideas and methods, but we used paint. I thought is would be nice to get their little motor skills practice with oil pastels first so when the took on wet paint they would be ready for the motions. Here are some of the beautiful results of both projects....
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