Van Gogh

 

In class we discussed Van Gogh's Starry Night.  With being inspired by Van Gogh I created my own art that was similar to Starry Night.  To begin my picture I took a piece of black construction paper to make a night time feel for the background.  Next I cut and/or tore different colors of tissue paper and glued them onto the construction paper.  I used green tissue paper to make grass at the bottom of the paper and used different colors in the sky to represent wind.  I then took a paintbrush and painted red jell over the top of the tissue paper to give it a glossy finish.  After adding the glossy finish, I added the other elements to my art.  I used pastels to add lines to fill the space of the sky.  This was an element that Van Gogh used to create Starry Night. I added a fence, cow, and a barn to give it a farm look.  I chose this setting because I like being and living on the farm.  It fits my personality of who I am.

An extension activity could be students can do research on Van Gogh.  Students can make a PowerPoint about other paintings he had created.  They could also, write a paper on Van Gogh's background.  Knowing a little bit about the author, gives students a better idea of why he painted something that he did.