Van Gogh Starry Night Grid Painting: Grade 5

Starry Night Reproductions= Getting to understand the picture!
 

Oil Pastels and Watercolors did the trick to add color!
 

5th Graders have been busy bumble bees working the past three weeks on reproducing Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night and Night Over Rhone paintings. After they had a chance to get to know the picture they were going to reproduce into a large grid, each student has been able to paint a section of either the Starry Night or Night Over Rhone (depends which class they are in) in a 12 inch by 12 inch square. When we put them all together we will have our own Starry Night reproduction. I cannot wait to finish up the squares this week and post a final picture of the 6 food by 9 foot grid mural! 

In other news....Van Gogh only sold one painting when he was alive. How sad for Van Gogh, but what a good lesson to show that even if other people don't necessarily "like" the picture you are creating, doesn't mean you shouldn't create it! The Starry Night is insured for 100 million dollars and is in New York City at the Museum of Modern Art (how fun would that field trip be!), not too shabby for a gentleman who only sold one painting when he was alive. 

Oh! P.S- We watched this super fun interactive video of the Starry Night on Viemo. It is great to watch especially if you have even been in a museum and had to hold everything back in your power to NOT touch the painting! 

Starry Night Interactive