Van Gogh: Starry Night
" He longed for an unsophisticated art which would not only appeal to connoiseurs but give joy and consolation to every human being."
- E.H. Gombrich on Vincent van Gogh.
The original by Van Gogh.
Another original by Van Gogh. There are many ways to do one painting, he showed us that!
What a gift Van Gogh left us! A series of stimulating paintings which seem like they could have been painted yesterday.
And... they can be pretty well entirely painted with just one brush. How cool is that?
The hand of Van Gogh.
Actually it's my hand, but all hands are pretty similar, for the purpose of painting. In this lesson we get the opportunity to practice the basic brush stroke.
With just one brush and one stroke, we can create many different textures.
This 10 minute video explains what Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is about and shows how it is constructed.
Student paintings
"It was excellent to learn Vincent Van Gogh's techniques in a lovely setting. Go for it Pietro!
" - Giancarlo Mazzella. Van Gogh's Starry Night, May 2014, Kununurra, The Kimberleys, Western Australia.