Good morning guys, We thought that a little art activity might be nice today or some time during the rest of the week! We thought flowers would be a lovely starting point for us as spring is well underway now as you all know from all your work in the garden and outside. We are going to look at the work of Vincent Van Gogh - in detail his expressionist paintings of sunflowers. Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous and influential artists in history. He produced some of the most recognisable and popular art in the world. He lived during an incredibly exciting period in the history of art and played an important role in the development of the art movement known as post-impressionism. His Sunflowers: Van Gogh wanted to capture a certain mood or emotion with the colours that he chose. His creative use of colour played an important role in the development of what were to become famous movements in art history - fauvism and expressionism. Van Gogh's Sunflowers show how colour can be used powerfully to capture a feeling. Painted to welcome his friend, Paul Gaugin, to the house they shared, the series of four paintings were created with vibrant yellow and orange tones and are brimming with joy and excitement. Are you ready to learn more about the artist and have a go at creating art like his? Your Flower Painting/Drawing inspired by Van Gogh: Find some flowers outside in the garden, park or even google them online with your parents. Think about the shapes you can see in the flowers, the colours - are they just yellow or a mixture of different bright and warm colours like yellow and orange? Now look at the shapes and lines used by Van Gogh in his paintings. Look at how he uses long strokes over and over again. See if first you can draw your flowers just using pencil on paper like Van Gogh did. Then if you have paint at home, if not use colouring pencils, crayons or anything you have at home - you could even stick coloured pieces of paper to your page to make a collage. Try paint your flowers in Van Gogh's style - remember he used colour to show how he was feeling. Colour these sunflowers without thinking about how they should look. Instead, choose shades that reflect how you feel right now or paint or draw using colours your flowers using the colours of how you feel right now. Discuss with your family what feelings are represented by each colour. Have fun, James and Hannah.
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