Starry Night

The bright stars shine forth like bright light bulbs in a dark room. They become the focal point above a small dark town below hills of grass. The church hangs over the town like the sky but only the darkness of the earth is shown below the bright starry night. The dark tree in front of the view adds to the darkness shown upon the hills and the town; it is very complementary to the stars in the sky.

This picture was drawn from Vincent Van Gogh's painting called "Stary Night". I painted this picture with my fingers to replicate Van Gogh's picture. If I would implement this in a classroom I would have my students research a artist. After the students researched the artist they would be required to pick a favorite painting and replicate that painting with their fingers and paint. This would allow students to have fun with art class and enhance their report with a unique creation of the artist's work. This project would obviously have to be linked to a social studies class where students would have to research a famous artist. This could also be used with younger students and just exempt the research. Students as young as kindergarten can recreate a finger painting of a picture.