Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries Vincent van Gogh Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries

Life Born over 150 years ago, in 1853 3 sisters and 2 brothers Never married or had any children Intelligent, serious, quiet, thoughtful and had a wild imagination Worked unsuccessfully as a bookseller, an art dealer, and a preacher Was not famous when he was alive

Art Began to paint at 27 years old Became interested in art when he worked in his uncle’s galleries His painting style was called Post-Impressionism He produced 860 paintings and over 1,300 sketches and prints He only sold 1 painting while alive Now his paintings sell for millions of dollars

Art He used color and swirling brush strokes to tell how he was feeling If he was happy he used bright colors If he was sad he used dark colors The Yellow House The Potato Eaters

Vase with Twelve Sunflowers Works of Art Irises White House at Night Starry Night Vase with Twelve Sunflowers

Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries The elements of art discussed in second grade are: Space, Color and Value. Space Space refers to the area around, below, above and with objects. - Perspective gives the illusion of depth and distance on a flat surface. * Foreground (closest) * Background (farthest) * Middle Ground (between fore- and background) Can anyone show me the: Foreground, Middle Ground & Background? Color A palette is a tray or board on which paint is mixed. Secondary colors are made by mixing sets of primary colors. Complementary colors are two colors opposite on another on a color wheel. A neutral color is not associated with a hue, such as black, white or gray. - Does anyone know the primary colors? – red, yellow & blue - Does anyone know the secondary colors? – purple, orange & green - Does anyone know what compliments: Red – Green, Blue – Orange & Purple - Yellow Value Describes the lightness or darkness of a color. - Shade is the dark value of a color. - Tint is the light value of a color. - What color do you add to get a different shade of a color? – Black - What color do you add to get a different tint of a color? - White Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1888 Oil on Canvas