First Grade Art Curriculum
Includes, but certainly not limited to, a Master artist study of Van Gogh.
This is only one lesson within the myriad of art lessons taught.....read on.
Van Gogh and his Sunflowers
A student sample of the art project along with a short biography on Vincent Van Gogh.
First grade student sample of Van Gogh study
Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist Master whose innovative artwork powerfully influenced modern Expressionism, Fauvism, and early abstraction. Astoundingly prolific, Van Gogh produced all of his work during a 10-year period, at one point, creating 150 paintings and drawings within one year. Painting outdoors, Van Gogh uniquely captured the nighttime nuances of light and shadow, and was also renowned for his paintings of sunflowers and irises. Tormented by mental illness for most of his life, Van Gogh created many of his masterpieces while he was institutionalized. Although Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime- "The Red Vineyards at Arles, c.1888", he is now regarded as one of the most profoundly influential artists of the 19th century.
The first grade students were introduced to the artist and then completed their own version of the lovely sunflowers in a vase. Using cut paper and oil pastels for the stroke technique similar to Van Gogh, their work was just as beautiful! If you click on Van Gogh's actual piece, it will bring you to a website so you may learn more about him.
The first grade students were introduced to the artist and then completed their own version of the lovely sunflowers in a vase. Using cut paper and oil pastels for the stroke technique similar to Van Gogh, their work was just as beautiful! If you click on Van Gogh's actual piece, it will bring you to a website so you may learn more about him.