Starry Night Finger Painting

The goal of this project was to replicate Vincent Van Gogh’s famous painting “Starry Night”, although we were allowed to add elements of our own. We were given only the primary colors and black and white paint to work with. All colors had to be mixed on the paper.

Extension Activity:
I think I would like to do this project with fifth or sixth graders, but I would love to infuse this with language arts. Each student would pick a painter and one of their paintings they like. The students will write a one page informative essay about the painter and the painting they chose. The finger painting will be done on bigger paper as it is easier to work with, however pictures will be taken of each students art work and a book will be comprised of each students painting (digital photos) and their informative essay.