Van Gogh Landscapes

 These collages were based off of Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. There were a few steps to the project:

First, we glued strips of tissue paper onto dark-colored construction paper using Mod Podge. The tissue paper acted as the sky. It was meant to mimic some of the brushstrokes and expressive colors that Van Gogh used. 

Next, after the Mod Podge dried, we used oil pastels to add lines, swirls, or other designs to the sky. 

The third step was to create a landscape using black construction paper. We could use whichever kind of landscape we wanted, so I made a desert canyon. We cut the shapes of the landscape out of the black construction paper and glued them onto the tissue paper background. 

The last step was to take oil pastels and add little designs and details on top of the landscape. 



Extension Activity:   This project would be a great extension to an art history lesson. The students would learn about Van Gogh's life and work and create a series of projects based on some of his paintings. In addition to this collage, they could make a painting, a sculpture, a drawing, etc., all to go along with a different Van Gogh piece.  

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