How Do You Paint An Interpretation Of Van Goghs “Starry Night”?
Vincent Van Gogh created two famous paintings featuring luminous night skies: The Starry Night and Starry Night Over the Rhone. These vibrant, expressive paintings are among his most celebrated works, created during the last couple of years before he took his own life in 1890. Both are predominantly blue canvases with bold yellow stars lighting up the scenes. Van Gogh used oil paints, but you can use acrylic if you prefer, for a similar effect. According to a New York Times article, Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in 1888: “It often seems to me that the night is much more alive and richly colored than the day.” Paint the entire canvas with a medium shade of blue. It’s easier to paint the details when you’re working over top of a color than a blank white canvas. Sketch the background outlines with a thin paintbrush. Draw the lines of the hills, the village, the wind swirls and the moon. Mix a few shades of blue and begin filling in the sky, hills, and village. Don’t worry about getti
