Vincent van Gogh Inspired Art

This is a finger painting of Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" painting. Black construction paper was used for the frame and plain white paper was used to paint on. We used a paint brush to get the white paper wet with water before the finger painting began. Finger painting is great for young student to explore art and have freedom in what they create. We were asked to include van Gogh's swirl style into our finger paintings.

This is a night skyline inspired by Vincent van Gogh's use of swirls. A green piece of construction paper was used as the frame while a black piece was used for the background. Tissue paper, a gel medium, and a silver sharpie were used for the design. We were asked to incorporate Vincent van Gogh's swirl method while creating our skylines. This is a fun activity for students because they are able to create any type of skyline and background they like while using bright, exciting colors on a dark background. An exension activity that could be used while talking about Vincent van Gogh would be in Language Arts. Students could do research on Vincent van Gogh's life and works of art and write a report on their findings.