Van Gough

We are learning about Van Gough at the moment. This is what we have found out

- He painted with lots of little dots and lines
- He was born in Holland but lived a lot in France
- He liked to paint things with lots of colour
- His painting are a bit abstract
- He painted lots of still life (things that don't move) like sunflowers, chairs and landscapes
- He died of a gunshot wound when he was only 37
- He was VERY poor because no one liked his paintings when he was alive. Lots of people like them now!

We liked the cafe painting and the sunflowers but our favourite was 'Starry night'.

2560 × 1600 - secondmasterpiece.comWe have started painting our own versions. We practised using little dots in spirals on scrap paper. Then we did a plan in white crayon on black paper.

We have started painting our own versions. First we practised painting spirals with little dots and lines. Then we did a plan on our black paper with white crayon

The next step was to paint the sky and the stars. We are not finished yet, watch this space!

Sara

Giana

Louie