FROM STARRY NIGHT TO STAR QUALITY.Elementary Art history lessons linked with studio production are an important part of my art program. At the elementary level, I find it beneficial to familiarize students with some of the most famous pieces done by master artists so that they have a base of knowledge for the future. The focus of this fifth grade lesson was Vincent van Gogh's Starry star·ry adj. star·ri·er, star·ri·est 1. Marked or set with stars or starlike objects. 2. Shining or glittering like stars. 3. Shaped like a star. 4. Illuminated by stars; starlit. Night. I began by reading Van Gogh (from the series "Getting to Know the World's Famous Artists" by Mike Venezia Michael Joseph Venezia (May 5, 1945 - October 13, 1988) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was killed in a racing accident. Venezia had been a jockey for twenty-five years and had ridden more than 2,200 winners when he was thrown from his horse and trampled ). After listening to the story, students answered questions based on the book. Next, we discussed vanGogh's work, including Starry Night. Students began to recognize his style by his obvious brushstrokes. We also talked about foreground foreground - (Unix) On a time-sharing system, a task executing in foreground is one able to accept input from and return output to the user in contrast to one running in the background. , middleground, and background as vital components for creating a sense of depth in a landscape. Students were to design their own landscapes and paint them in a style similar to that of van Gogh. I hung up examples of landscapes by other artists to help generate ideas, but they were not to copy a work. They sketched a foreground, middleground, and background on manila paper and then they made their final drawings on white paper. I demonstrated how to paint so the brushstrokes could be seen clearly. Students were to use at least two colors or two different shades of Noun 1. shades of - something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?" reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something one color for each area that they painted. They could leave space between strokes, and could also consider using lines to follow the shape of the area in which they painted. These suggestions helped them avoid simply filling in flat areas of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color . The energy from their brushed lines and their experimental use of color really made their artworks come alive! Many students enjoyed learning about van Gogh's life and thought that it was fun to try a new painting technique. Others liked the freedom of developing their own imaginative landscapes. Vincent vanGogh's work was the perfect inspiration for these exciting creations! ClipCard submitted by Meri Tomasulo, an art teacher at John A. Sciole Elementary School elementary school: see school. in Lancaster, New York Lancaster, New York may refer to the following locations in Erie County, New York:
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