Psychedelic sunflowers.(Vincent van Gogh )

From: Arts & Activities | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

My elementary students always enjoy seeing the works of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). They are fascinated by the fact that, although van Gogh lived only a short time, he painted approximately 2,000 paintings. They particularly like his many interpretations of sunflowers.

I explain to them that sunflowers were special to van Gogh and he painted them many times because he liked their bright colors and spiky shapes. We talk about Vincent's dream to live and work in the tiny French town of Arles. Once there, he would rise at dawn to paint the sunflowers that edged the railroad ...

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