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| Vincent van Gogh, Cottage Garden 1888 - reed pen, quill, and ink over graphite on wove paper, 24 x 19-1/4 inches Private Collection, Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Analytical activity:
Look at the above image, then try out some of the textures on scraps of paper. (Hint: read the list of materials above)
Try making some of these pens (make your own!)....
How to make a reed pen
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| Feather quill pens |
- Glue these scraps to a poster.
- Explain how you made them in words.
- Write down what they represent in the drawing.
- Now write a paragraph on van Gogh's use of texture. (Include the name of the drawing and the date) (How long is a paragraph???? ..... about 60 words to 1/2 page)
Here is a link to the van Gogh Gallery site ..
