Paint three of the most iconic works in western art as your practice the fundamental brush stroke.
" 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.
Learn the language of line in this very stylised portrait with the characteristic Van Gogh texture.
I recommend painting 'version 1' first as it only contains three flowers. If you haven't painted flowers before this is a good opportunity to learn how to visualise the basic cone shape of a flower and orient it in space.
In of Van Gogh's most popular paintings we see how he applied his 'Language of Line' to the three stages of a sunflower's life.
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