Vincent+van+Gogh



*Vincent Van Gogh was born on March 30 1853 in Netherlands, during the impressionist period.

*He made "Starry Night" in 1889 while he was in an asylum. He painted this because he loved looking at the stars in the sky at night.

*Van Gogh had an older brother who died at birth who would have been named Vincent.

*Van Gogh painted "Starry Night" while in a asylum.

*He only sold one painting in his who life, but sold many more after his death.

*Van Gogh was known to have cut off his whole ear but instead only cut off a part of his ear lobe.

*In his earlier years of life he wanted to do the same job as his dad which was to be a pastor.

*Starry Night was moved to the Museum of Modern Art in New York city in 1941

* There are eleven stars that are visible in Starry Night.( but in mine there is nine visiable stars)

*He spent most of his life in France, even though he was born in the Netherlands.

*He lived life in poverty, with little food to eat when he was a child.

*His mental problems got so bad he committed suicide by shooting himself at the age of 37 in Paris, France.

* He died two days after committing suicide.

* He comited suicide because he had a mental problem through his whole life.

-I chose this painting because I also like looking at stars in the sky at night.

-I also like the colors of this painting.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-I chose the colors for myself that blended best with the other colors in the painting.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- I used the Magnetic lasso, Paint Brush, Liquifier, Eyedroper,and the smudge tool in my painting.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">:The Impressionism period was the end of the 19th century.In the paintings in this period people used short brush strokes with light coloring that were rapid.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 90%;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 90%;">[] [] <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 90%;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 90%;">[] http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Humanities/Van-Gogh-Vincent-18208.html http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/fun_facts.html http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=98〈=en http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/impressionism http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-vincent-van-gogh.html

[[image:vangoug_portrait.jpg width="179" height="269"]] "<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">**//Self//** //**Portrait of Van Gogh"**//
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">made from1886-1889 in the Van Gogh Museum <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.google.com/imgres?q=vincent+van+Gogh+portrait&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=565&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=KgynWmHofgWTuM:&imgrefurl=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/artwork/vincent-van-gogh-paintings-from-paris4.htm&docid=EvjcFvoNf_FKEM&imgurl=http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/vincent-van-gogh-paintings-from-paris-5.jpg&w=400&h=507&ei=bsjYTrmsFenv0gGdvYXeDQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=673&sig=117353779701171180738&pag1"//

=<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**//"Sunflower"//** = <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//Made in 1889 in the Van Gogh Museum// //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.google.com/imgres?q=van+Gogh+sunflowers&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=565&tbm=isch&tbnid=h834tv6ZPMi8KM:&imgrefurl=http: //craftygardenmom.blogspot.com/2011/10/van-gogh-meets-bloggers-quilt-festival.html&docid=cF7u1Ep9GFDNpM&imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U-vfgmjaa9E/Tqto2X3YFII/AAAAAAAAAdA/DnSxnpky6Lk/s1600/Twelve%252BSunflowers%252Bby%252BVan%252BGogh%252B16x20.JPG&w=389&h=500&ei=hs3YToioPIru0gHgl6HDDQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=340&sig=117353779701171180738&page=3&tbnh=163&tbnw=122&start=26&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:26&tx=86&ty=29

//**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">"Blossom Almond Tree" **// <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">made in March 1853 in the Van Gogh Museum

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://artmight.com/albums/2010-05-31/Paintings-By-Vincent-van-Gogh/1889-90-Saint