Van Gogh Inspiration

Room 408 recently studied the art of Vincent Van Gogh and did a mini-inquiry about his art and life.

We researched online and in books and looked closely at the color, lines and subjects that Van Gogh used.  We started by thinking deeply about The Starry Night painting.

We enjoyed how his use of color and lines make you feel like the painting has movement.
We painted our own pictures inspired by The Starry Night.  We started by doing a crayon resist with watered down paint.

Then we added black construction paper accents that were inspired by the dark cypresses in the foreground.

You'll have to wait until the Exploration Celebration in April to see the finished projects!  To tide you over, here's a video of our art workshop.