Transcript A sense of place Creating artwork depicting Blackpool

Vincent Van Gogh
Creating artwork depicting
autumn landscapes in the
style of Van Gogh.
Vincent Willem van Gogh
 Born March 30, 1853 in the
Netherlands
 Son of a minister
 Fails as art dealer
 Also fails being a religious
missionary
 Marriage proposal turned down
 Returns home to live with his
parents
 Moves to Brussels and
studies at Royal Academy
of Art
 Starts painting in his late
twenties
 Color palette is somber
earth tones
 Moves to Paris in 1886 &
discovers impressionists
 Complains that brother
Theo is not selling his
work-Theo says too dark
The Potato Eaters
1885
Takes care of himself
poorly-spends all his
money on paint and
models
 Moves to south France
 Influenced by Impressionists
and Pointillists--bright
beautiful colors & light
 Creates some of most
famous works as décor for
his “Yellow House”
The Church at Auvers (1890)
Self Portrait
Van Gogh used heavy brush
strokes.
His artwork was often painted in
blues, reds, yellows and greens.
You can see and feel the heavy
texture in his paintings.
He often used a palette knife.
Notice the use of
heavy brush strokes
Notice the way Van
Gogh creates movement
The Road Menders (1889)
The Starry Night (1889)
Wheat Field with Cypresses (1889)
Self Portrait
Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles,
at Night (1888)
Wheat Field with Crows (1890)
• Last paintings are turbulent and intense
• Van Gogh died in July 1890 at the age of 37
You are now going to create
an individual artwork of an autumn
landscape using techniques similar
to Van Gogh
You’ll begin by drawing hills, trees,
and a sky in chalk pastels.
Then you’ll add detail in the sky
and grass using oil pastels.
You’ll create a swirly sky in cool
colors (blues, greens, purples)…
…or a radiating sun in warm colors
(reds, yellows, oranges).
Lastly, you’ll use colored
construction paper to mount your
drawing and add a leaf rubbing to
the corner.
…A Van Gogh Autumn Landscape!