Vincent Van Gogh Primary Art lesson.

Vincent Van Gogh complete Art lesson for Primary pupils.
Learning objectives
To learn about the work of the artist Vincent Van Gogh.
To look at shapes, colour and lines in Van Gogh’s artwork and talk about what they might represent.
To understand how to create movement in a picture by using lines and thickness of paint.
To try out Van Gogh’s techniques in my own artwork.
To create my own still life composition using shape, colour and lines and evaluate my work.

The lesson includes brief information about Van Gogh’s life and how he painted using examples of his paintings. There are opportunities for pupils to work in paired tasks to discuss Van Gogh’s painting techniques and use of pattern and shapes in his paintings to create depth, texture and movement.

Art tasks include: Creating pattern using 3 of Van Gogh’s examples (worksheet), using pattern techniques on a blank outline of a tree to create movement (worksheet), warm and cold colours and colour wheel worksheet.

There is also an opportunity for the class to use a range of materials (pastels, chalk, paint, crayon) to create their own still life piece inspired by ‘Sunflowers’ with an evaluation sheet for their finished masterpiece!

This lesson can be edited and used as suitable for your class and time or space constraints. Can be a stand-alone lesson or linked to topics such as Colour, Famous people/Artists, Art, Famous paintings, Feelings and Emotions.