1. Vincent van Gogh
1853 to 1890

2. Vincent van Gogh He was a … Started painting when he was 27 Preacher
Bookseller
School Teacher
Art Dealer
Started painting when he was 27

3. Vincent van Gogh He first lived in Holland
This is a picture from Holland
Vincent van Gogh
He first lived in Holland
His first paintings were very dark and sad
He did not sell a lot at first
When he moved to the south of France he painted with vivid and brighter colors
It was sunnier and brighter there and it influenced his artwork
This is a picture from the South of France

4. Vocabulary Post Impressionism A style of art that is based on emotion
Uses vivid colors
Paint is applied to the canvas as thick blobs with distinctive brush strokes
The subject matter is real-life

5. This is a Color Wheel. How many colors do you see?
Vocabulary
Texture
The quality of a surface or the way any work of art is represented.
Color
It is defined as the use of hue in artwork
Red, Green, Blue
Still Life
A painting or drawing of an arrangement of inanimate objects.
Books, Flowers, Bottles, Fruit, etc …

6. Can you see any texture in this painting?
“Starry Night”
Can you see any texture in this painting?
What colors do you see?

7. “Sunflowers This is an example of post impressionism.
What colors do you see?
Do you think the flowers are sad or happy?

8. Today’s Lesson You will create your own textured sunflower today!
Cut out the sunflower petals
Curl the ends with a pencil to give the petals more texture
Draw the stems and leaves in green on the blue paper with the vase
Arrange the petals in a circular pattern to resemble flower petals and glue to the sheet
Color in the vase use any colors – try to make a textured pattern on the vase

9. Today’s Lesson
After you have finished the vase you will get a brown circle to glue in the center of the flower
Glue sunflower seeds to the brown circle
Sign and date the front of your artwork!!!
This is VERY IMPORTANT – DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS STEP!!!