Van Gogh's, 'The Chair & the Pipe' ~ 1881

 Looking at the painting, the kids quickly pointed out the 'oldness' of the tile floor. It was actually painted in a kitchen and it was in fact, a tile floor.

They found this to be much simpler than the other paintings Van Gogh has done -- simple brush strokes, straighter lines.

The main color used is yellow; did you know that yellow became Van Gogh's signature color?

Also, the pipe and bag of tobacco on the chair -- that was Van Gogh's. He actually began smoking b/c Charles Dickens said that it was a cure for melancholy.

Here are our recreations.

Jayda

 Kaden

Taylor