The children have been learning about the life of Vincent Van Gogh.
Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands, but travelled across Europe. He went to France, Belgium and England. When he was in London, he was inspired by all the art he saw in galleries. Van Gogh’s brother, Theo, worked in an art gallery and introduced Van Gogh to many artworks. Van Gogh was interested in painters who were painting everyday life.
When he was 27, he decided to become an artist. Up until then, he had been a teacher, a shop assistant and had dreams of working for the Church. All of these experiences inspired his art.
The children looked at Vincent’s drawing of the coal shoveler and using charcoal recreated this drawing in school. They enjoyed taking part in this activity and their shading skills improved immensely.
We hope you enjoy their art exhibition.
