Week 12

Van Gogh Sunflowers: Our Final Study

We are going to close our study of Van Gogh with a study of his sunflowers. This will take us about four weeks. We can revisit Van Gogh next year to study more on his last days in Arles. 14 weeks is a long time to study one artist! I will be posting their progress.

History of the paintings:

• Study each of Van Gogh’s Sunflower Paintings.
• Compare and Contrast the paintings. (Discuss how to do this first!)

http://www.vggallery.com/misc/sunflowers.htm chronological order of the sunflower paintings

http://www3.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=paginas.zoek&lang=en&query=sunflowers

Misc. sunflower news and info from the Vincent Van Gogh Museum

Style and technique of the paintings:

http://home.rmci.net/art-zee/newweb/vg1d.html close up thumbnails of the flowers

• Study the technique and materials used for the sunflower paintings.
• Paint your own sunflower or flowers.

* 1 using thick pasto style

* 1 with regular oil paint

*1 drawing with color pencil

*1 water color

*1 with mixed media

Final Papers on Van Gogh

• Write an essay about your favorite period during Van Gogh’s life.
• Write an essay about your favorite painting of Van Gogh’s.
• Finish Timeline.