Vincent van Gogh
image from Wikipedia
Books:
you won't usually see in the children's editions.
BUT please preview-I saw a few nudes
in the ones I checked out from the library.
Book Ideas:
What Makes A Van Gogh A Van Go
Famous Artists: Van Gogh
Art Masters: Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh and the Colors of the Wind
Great Artists: Vincent van Gogh
Van Gogh and the Post-Impressionists for Kids
The Great Artists and their World: Van Gogh
Art Sticker Book (this is great for many periods and artists)
Picture Study Resources:
Calendar purchased at book store
Art Calendar
Taking the calendar apart provided 12 great pictures for him to choose from.
He now has 6 large pictures to study, which I laid out on the desk in front of his.
That way he is always looking at them. Each week he will study one,
That way he is always looking at them. Each week he will study one,
then give me a narration of what it is on Friday.
Dover art cards
Notebooking Pages:
images for page or to study
Art Project Helps:
image from See the Light website
I was fortunate enough to have won the Art Projects Boxed Set from See The Light. This awesome set contains DVDs that focus on 9 artists/styles. Sadly, I haven't had the chance to dig into these until now. I pulled out the Van Gogh to start. I figured since my eldest daughter had given me a Van Gogh calendar last year (and we no longer needed it) the time was right to begin. [My pic is to the right. Frankly, I didn't like the oil pastels much. Not exactly pleased with the results].
The required supplies include oil pastels (24 count) but I only had a 12 pack laying about and I didn't have to correct sized paper either. No problem. I made a list of items to pick up, but in the meantime, I had my son practice using these . That way, when he started working on the actual project, he would be a bit more experience with them.
I had him draw two plastic pears first then I busied myself making lunch. When he came into the kitchen he had another paper done of a seascape. I was impressed. When I told him to put it on the fridge, he was saying, "Look mom!" His grandma had recently given us a Noah's Ark magnet. He strategically placed it on the ocean part of his picture which looks like it was meant to be there all along.
I had him draw two plastic pears first then I busied myself making lunch. When he came into the kitchen he had another paper done of a seascape. I was impressed. When I told him to put it on the fridge, he was saying, "Look mom!" His grandma had recently given us a Noah's Ark magnet. He strategically placed it on the ocean part of his picture which looks like it was meant to be there all along.
Finished Art Project:
Sunflowers
Sunflowers
I set up our own sunflowers in a vase to help my student
get an up close visual for the project.
Plus, I can use them to decorate my home later :)
Enthusiasm for the lesson (esp. the oil pastels)
was not there for him, but he is not our artsy kid
so I wasn't too surprised.
Also-many of the colors/layering in this lesson are
hard to decipher due to his color blindness.
But the overall piece is quite lovely.
Additional Helps:
Pinterest has lots of ideas/links
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