VanGogh - Line & Color

Vincent van Gogh - LINES & COLOR

Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most famous painters worldwide. He is VERY famous for bringing two very simple things together in a very special way.

LINES -He used SILLY lines all over his canvas, so you see them.

COLOR - He used bright colors to make his paintings stand out.

When we learn the ABCs of Art, both of these elements are the first elements we learn to draw.

COLOR is something we see and can feel! I bet each of you have a favorite color. How does your favorite color make you feel?

Color choices share what we see to others using drawings! If you go outside on a winter day, what colors do you see? If you think about Valentine's Day, what colors come to mind right away?

Now, lets look at Van Gogh's swirly bright flower paintings. These are some of THE MOST FAMOUS paintings worldwide.... What do you think? Do you see the lines and swirls? How about the different colors?

Van Gogh used lots of sharp zigzag lines to make his sunflowers.

These bright purple flowers are called irises. Van Gogh used swirly and wavy lines to create these flowers.

Project Description: Today we will use LOTS OF LINES and BRIGHT colors by using oil pastels which are special crayons (like paint because they can SMEAR across the page).

Supplies List:

Lines handout with lots of different kinds of lines for ideas.
Colored Paper 8x11 (any color) one full sheet per student
Oil pastel class packs and Qtips to smear (dry smear optional and fingers work well too),
Name tags

Parents: Make sure name tags are on the back of the art work before turning in.