Artists

Van Gogh: Brushstrokes in Motion

Lots of little brushstrokes to make the sky swirl and the grass dance.

Age: Ages 6–12
Time: 40–50 minutes
Format: A4 PDF

Hear how the mission begins

Family £0.99 Sheet + grown-up guide (2 pages). For personal and family use. Classroom £1.99 + classroom page: 45-minute lesson, variations, National Curriculum links. Photocopy for your pupils.

Instant PDF after payment, also by e-mail · Print as often as you like

Part of the Artists Pack: 5 missions for £2.99.

What’s inside

The mission sheet, illustrated by Barti
The grown-up guide: materials, preparation, what it develops, questions for afterwards
An easier and a harder version
A QR code: Barti tells the mission out loud

Materials

Thick white paper (watercolour paper or card is best)
Poster or acrylic paints and a small brush
Or instead: oil pastels, wax crayons or felt-tips
A cup of water and a cloth

What it develops

Meeting an artist — discovers Vincent van Gogh and his brushstrokes full of movement
Observation — notices how many small marks together make a picture
Patience and rhythm — repeats the same gesture calmly, pit-pat-pit
Colour — places similar and contrasting colours side by side to make the picture shimmer