Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Sunflowers Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh by First and Second Graders

First and second grade artists looked at one of Vincent Van Gogh's famous sunflower paintings.  We used black oil pastels and liquid watercolors to make our own original sunflower compositions based on Van Gogh's painting.  Click here to read more about Vincent Van Gogh's sunflower paintings. 



































2 comments:

  1. Such beautiful colors! Did you use liquid watercolors?

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  2. Yes. We used full strength liquid watercolors. I poured them into ice cube trays to keep the colors undiluted and bright. Liquid watercolors are the best!

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