This is my fingerpainting that I have entitled "Chillin' in the Breeze". We learned about Vincent Van Gogh and his different styles of using lines to show movement. Van Gogh was very well known for his impact with emotions and displays of feelings. We then took a look at "Starry Night" and we could either replicate it or create our own picture. The only limitations we need was to have a foreground, background, and middle ground. I decided to do a beach scene, because I was in the mood for some warm weather after having a lot of cold days and snow. Winter was becoming such a mood breaker. In this finger painting, I used lines like Van Gogh to show movement in the sky, wind, and in the water for the waves. I also used a little bit of movement in the sand for the beach area. The toes were also the tips of my fingers, along with movement in the feet.
For an extension activity, I would have students learn about Vincent Van Gogh and his styles of his art and portraits. I really enjoyed the way that Van Gogh used himself in a lot of his paintings. I would have the students paint self - portraits. They would have to use lines and show a lot of feelings and emotions like Van Gogh did in his paintings. They would have to use the whole sheet of paper and use the mid -torso and up in the painting. They could use the option of using their paintbrushes if they wanted, otherwise they could use their fingers too. They could even use both fingers and paintbrushes if they wanted. They could experiment with their control and different painting styles then. It would be interesting to see what types of detail and thoughts that the students would come up with. :)
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