This project was an inspiration from Van Gogh's famous painting "A Starry Night". Using either dark blue or black construction paper, different shapes of tissue paper were cut out and glued to the paper. Then, markers and oil pastel designs were added. After that, a layer of modge podge was painted across the entire paper to seal the tissue. Lastly, a scene was added to the front. I chose mountains, but you could do whatever you would like (buildings, trees, hills, etc.).
For my project, I chose bright colors and created an abstract scene with trees and suns. I cut out mountains for the from and added trees, rivers, and snow with oil pastels because they really stand out on the black paper.
For an extension activity, students could partner up and discuss their artwork. Everyone's will be very different colors, shapes, and scenes so there will be a lot to discuss. They could talk about how their work relates to Van Gogh's styled and why they chose to create they way they did.
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