Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890

Have a really good look … but how?

How do we look at a painting?

Rembrandt van Rijn

1606-1669

Van Gogh self portrait

Paintings by Artists we know(quite well)

LookFocusBe still

Change your angleStand close

Stand further backLook upSquint

Look from one side,then the other

Talk to someone about it

What will you put on your wall?

• Realistic• Abstract• Big• Small• Colour• Monochrome• Famous• Unknown

Why?

• You admire the Artist

• You like the genre

• It matches your personality

• It reminds you of someone, somewhere or something

• You just like it

Let us pray

Thank you for our beautiful world and for the inspiration it gives to

so many. Help us not to take it for granted and remind us to notice the details by taking the time to look so that we can enjoy what we see and be thankful. Teach us to care for our world so that we, and others, may continue to be inspired by it. Amen

Henri Matisse 1869-1954