Van Gogh Fingerpainting

In class we learned a little background information on the artist, Vincent van Gogh. Once we received some information on the artist we were asked to make our own version of his famous painting, Starry Night, by finger painting. One of our requirements of the activity was to include tints and shades within our painting and to make sure we had similar strokes to that of Starry Night and include a background, middle ground, and foreground. This was a great activity to allow younger children to learn about Van Gogh and be involved in the lesson.

As an extension activity, teachers could use this as an art history lesson. We will discuss different time periods: egyptian, middle ages, renaissance, impressionism, and modern art. Students will create a time line with these specific periods and be exposed to many artists and cultures. Once we have a basic knowledge of each of these periods, students will then draw or paint (choice is up to students as long as there is variety) a picture of something they had learned from that certain time period. When all are complete, we will hang them up around the classroom during that specific unit.

Here is my Van  Gogh fingerpainting! I kept it relatively the same as the original and really focused on the strokes with my fingers to emphasize the lines and stroke Van Gogh used in his Starry Night painting.