START WITH ART: The Sower with Setting Sun

This takes us less than five minutes each morning and tends to be re-visited later in the day at the dinner table or during our evening reading sessions. 

Here's how to #STARTWITHART:

Step one: Take a look at the artwork below

Step two: Read the questions below the picture of the art to the students/children in your life

Step three: See how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking! 

It's that easy!

Title: The Sower with Setting Sun

Artist: Vincent van Gogh

Date: 1888

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 73 x 92 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• Look at the bright colors in the sky and the field. How do you think the artist used yellow and orange to make the sunset feel warm and glowing?

• Notice the thick, visible brushstrokes. How do these brushstrokes help show the movement of the sower walking and the fields around him?
  

• Imagine standing in the field with the sower as the sun sets. How do the bold colors and swirling lines make you feel? What might you hear or smell? 

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