Vincent Van Gogh and Painterliness

Vincent Van Gogh is Famous

But, he only sold 1 painting during his lifetime

• Self-taught artist• Dutch but lived in

France• Never married; lonely• Made over 1,000

drawings, sketches, and paintings

• Suffered mental illness; cut off his own ear

• Substance addictions

Van Gogh is considered a “painterly” artist because he used “visible brushstrokes”

Starry NightVincent Van Gogh

Jacob Wrestling with an AngelClaude Gellee

Close-Up of Starry Night

Extreme close-up of Starry Night

Field with Poppies is a painterly piece.Describe how it is painterly in your own words.

Poppies by Van Gogh

• Where are the visible brushstrokes?

• Where are the outlines?

• Why does the red color “pop” out at the viewer?

To-Do

1. Draw your own version of poppies in a vase with pencil

To-Do

1. Finish your sketch 2. Re-draw your

sketch on big paper

3. Trace pencil w/ sharpie

4. Use oil pastels to add painterly color