Van Gogh Project

 


Description: This is an extensive activity and we first learned about Vincent Van Gogh and his famous painting Starry Night. Used tissue paper to place on a piece of construction paper to create the background. Then we added different landscapes like the mountain and tree. The final part was using oil pastels to create the starry night, the white stars and swirls. I chose to do a hot and cold theme so I added a fire with my oil pastels.

Extension Activity: This is a great way to integrate other subjects. An easy one to do with this project would be to do a history assignment exploring what was going on around the world at this time. Could do a science activity with different landscapes. Could do a writing assignment. So many options.

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