Class 9 : 23rd June
Theme: Plants and Flowers in Light and Shade
Scribe: Sultana
Director: Nahid
Technical Assistant: Mohammed
Paintings:
It was interesting to compare the Sunflower paintings by Van Gogh (which were so bright yellow and happy) and Klimt’s Sunflower, which was a bit droopy and had a complicated, dark flowery background.
Sultana’s notes:
The sunflower faces the sun so it can get energy from it and grow tall.
In Van Gogh’s Long Grass painting he uses long briushstrokes to show the grass, but its really hard to see the butterflies.
Question: Are these real places, or has the artist imagined them? Answer: Yes, they are.
Rose Bushes, by Klimt
If the artist makes a mistake he could probably just dab paunt over it and fix it. There are lots of blobs of different colours. Klimt’s sunflower is so big, and it isn’t in a vase like Van Gogh’s – its in the ground, almost looks like a tree..
Oriental Poppies by O’Keefe: People are interested in the shapes. Some say it looks 3D. It is very close-up. Black and orange.
Theme: Plants and Flowers in Light and Shade
Scribe: Sultana
Director: Nahid
Technical Assistant: Mohammed
Paintings:
- Almond Blossom by Van Gogh (the only painting he sold during his lifetime)
- Sunflowers (Two versions)
- Long Grass with Butterflies
- Patch of Ground – all by Van Gogh
- Rose Garden
- The Sunflower – both by Gustav Klimt
- Oriental Poppies by Georgia O’Keefe
It was interesting to compare the Sunflower paintings by Van Gogh (which were so bright yellow and happy) and Klimt’s Sunflower, which was a bit droopy and had a complicated, dark flowery background.
Sultana’s notes:
The sunflower faces the sun so it can get energy from it and grow tall.
In Van Gogh’s Long Grass painting he uses long briushstrokes to show the grass, but its really hard to see the butterflies.
Question: Are these real places, or has the artist imagined them? Answer: Yes, they are.
Rose Bushes, by Klimt
If the artist makes a mistake he could probably just dab paunt over it and fix it. There are lots of blobs of different colours. Klimt’s sunflower is so big, and it isn’t in a vase like Van Gogh’s – its in the ground, almost looks like a tree..
Oriental Poppies by O’Keefe: People are interested in the shapes. Some say it looks 3D. It is very close-up. Black and orange.