Project 170: Vincent van Gogh

We chose Vincent van Gogh as a project as we hadn't focused on an artist for a couple of months (see Project 170: Wassily Kadinsky), and the cold turn in the weather made the idea of staying inside particularly appealing. 

We explored some of his most famous works, and his life, in some books that we had.

The children painted their own versions of his The Starry Night, with an emphasis on the use of expressive brush strokes:

And they also completed a sunflower craft:

Next project: Teamwork