Join a painting workshop, and experiment with colour and perspective like Vincent van Gogh.
Vincent van Gogh and other pioneering artists enjoyed working outside of Paris, often heading to the banks of the Seine to experiment with their painting styles. They used bright colours and loose brushwork. The artists sometimes even arranged little dots of unmixed paint next to each other on their canvasses.
What is it like to paint using dots or short dashes? This workshop starts with a visit to the temporary exhibition. We’ll take a close look at several paintings in which these techniques have been used, before setting to work in the studio.
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Would you like to book this workshop? Please select 'Workshop: Exhibition' in our booking system.
The exhibition Van Gogh on the Seine can be seen until January 14. From the end of January, the Impressionist and Pointillist painting workshop will be offered as part of the permanent collection. From then on the workshop can be booked under 'Workshops'.
Vincent van Gogh, By the Seine, 1887
Sunflowers is probably one of the best-known still lifes ever painted. It is unmistakably by Vincent van Gogh. But what exactly is Van Gogh’s characteristic style? And how is this expressed in his other still lifes?
In the Expressive Still Lifes workshop you will discover how to use expressive colours and dynamic brushstrokes to put a still life on canvas. After a short tour in the museum where you will look at Van Gogh’s still lifes, you will choose what you will work on. Will you paint your version of the Sunflowers, a fruit still life, or a pair of worn-out shoes, just like Vincent did
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Would you like to book this workshop? Please select 'Workshops' in our booking system.
Van Gogh was second to none when it came to portraying the vibe of the landscapes in his paintings. You can almost feel the dryness and heat in The Harvest. Van Gogh combined the azure blue of the sky with yellow and green tones for the land to capture the atmosphere of the summer’s day.
If you could step into the painting, where would you stand and which details would you paint?
In the workshop Nature in detail, you’ll discover – after a short guided tour taking in several paintings – how to use colour, composition and brushwork to capture emotion in a landscape, just like Vincent.
Would you like to book this workshop? Please select 'Workshops' in our booking system.
