Picture Study: Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night (Part 2)
This is the second part of the picture study for Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting. Each painting has two parts. I believe I chose five Vincent Van Gogh paintings for this unit. There should be ten weeks of picture study lessons! These lessons can be done at any point in time. I chose to do picture study lessons in the morning as a morning work activity. It was nice to have something laid back to do before we jumped in to reading and math.
Though these picture study lessons do not have to be art lessons, I found this website called I Knew It Then I Drew It that has guided instructions on how to create Vincent’s Starry Night with pastels. I didn’t do this particular lesson since my daughter took it upon herself to make her own drawings but I was interested in some of the other units on the website. I thought it was a cool website I came across and I like sharing resources!
Below is the second part of Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night lesson.
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR VINCENT VAN GOGH STARRY NIGHT PICTURE STUDY (PART 2):
-Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night print
-Vincent Van Gogh portrait
-Map/globe
HOW TO PREPARE FOR VINCENT VAN GOGH PICTURE STUDY (PART 2):
1. Print a portrait of Vincent Van Gogh and his Starry Night painting using UPS’s online printing service. I printed my pictures on 80lb cardstock paper in colored matte. Instead, you could also use a book that has his picture and painting.
2. Find an excerpt in a book or do a search online to gather information about Vincent Van Gogh’s life and his Starry Night painting.
HOW TO DO PICTURE STUDY WITH VINCENT VAN GOGH’S STARRY NIGHT PAINTING (PART 2):
1. Recall what was learned the previous week. Review the artists name, location, and anything that can be remembered about the picture.
2. Look at the painting and discuss any new thoughts.
3. To discuss the painting further, ask some discussion questions like:
How would you feel if you were standing in the painting?
Does the painting remind you of an experience you’ve had before? Share.
What do you think the people are doing?
Or come up with some questions of your own!
5. Done! Easy peasy and it only took a few minutes!
Liked this lesson? Click the link below to download your first two weeks of picture study lesson plans for free!
xo L.
