Come On, Come To Daddy

Vincent's Super Bloom

Flower Garden Vincent Van Gogh

If flowers could sing...

Delibes Lakme - The Flower Duet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYgzaNmI9vE

Vincent: Not Wandering Lonely As A Cloud

Vincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch, 1853 ‑ 1890. Oil on canvas, 19 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches (49.5 x 99.7 cm). Cincinnati Art Museum, Bequest of Mary E. Johnston

My first daffodil this year.

Daffodils are starting to blossom in my part of the world, and always remind me of Wordsworth's famous poem, 'Daffodils,' also called, 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud.' It is the narrative of an introspective poet taking a countryside hike and as he walks over a slight hill, encounters the serendipity of thousands of daffodils.

Here is a thoughtful piece of Impressionistic music:

Debussy - Reverie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrvreW-E80

Vincent illustrates a similar encounter with a couple. Love the warmth of Van Gogh.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

By William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed—and gazed—but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils. 

Check out the excellent resource that is the Poetry Foundation-- and maybe introduce a 'Poem of the Week,'  which is the quickest way to get to the top Bloom's Taxonomy.

 

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/

Come On, Come To Daddy

'Farmstead,' Van Gogh

Father's Day Sunday, June 16.

Come On, Come To Daddy

'Farmstead,' Van Gogh

Father's Day Sunday, June 17.

Go to the Park With Vincent

Avenue in the Park Van Gogh

And identify the trees, while you're at it.

What Tree Is That?
https://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/

And some comforting sounds to inspire you to go outside.

3 HOURS WOODLAND Birds Forest RELAXATION Soothing Forest Birds Singing 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UwDT-_CbaQ 

Vincent: Not Wandering Lonely As A Cloud

Vincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch, 1853 ‑ 1890. Oil on canvas, 19 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches (49.5 x 99.7 cm). Cincinnati Art Museum, Bequest of Mary E. Johnston

My first daffodil this year.

Daffodils are starting to blossom in my part of the world, and always remind me of Wordsworth's famous poem, 'Daffodils,' also called, 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud.' It is the narrative of an introspective poet taking a countryside hike and as he walks over a slight hill, encounters the serendipity of thousands of daffodils.

Vincent illustrates a similar encounter with a couple. Love the warmth of Van Gogh.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

 

By William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed—and gazed—but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils. 

Check out the excellent resource that is the Poetry Foundation-- and maybe introduce a 'Poem of the Week,'  which is the quickest way to get to the top Bloom's Taxonomy.

 

Vincent's Autumn Perspective

Van Gogh – Landscape with House and Ploughman 1889

 Getting perspective from Vincent with lovely music to listen to.

Autumn Music.Piano Music.lyrics music.autumn scenery.10 min .丘の雲 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6MYFSxndJA

Vincent's Autumn Perspective

Van Gogh – Landscape with House and Ploughman 1889

 Getting perspective from Vincent with lovely music to listen to.

Autumn Music.Piano Music.lyrics music.autumn scenery.10 min .丘の雲 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6MYFSxndJA 

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 8/15/14

BYOD--Is It Fair and Equitable for the Poor Kids? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/byod-is-it-fair-and-equitable-for-poor.html 

Teachable Moment: Supermoon and Perseid Meteors (on Sunday 8/10/14) 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/teachable-moment-supermoon-and-perseid.html 

ADHD Epidemic? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/adhd-epidemic.html 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/12/14 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/special-needs-tweets-of-day-81214.html 

Teachers and Online Networking 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/teachers-and-online-networking.html

Teachable Moment: What Is Depression? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/teachable-moment-what-is-depression.html 

Meatless Monday: Tofurger Helper To The Rescue 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/meatless-monday-tofurger-helper-to.html 

Ed Tech and STEM Monday Review 8/11/14 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/ed-tech-and-stem-monday-review-81114.html 

Vincent and the Supermoon 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/vincent-and-supermoon.html 

Evening Landscape with Rising Moon

Van Gogh

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Vincent: Not Wandering Lonely As A Cloud

Vincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch, 1853 ‑ 1890. Oil on canvas, 19 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches (49.5 x 99.7 cm). Cincinnati Art Museum, Bequest of Mary E. Johnston

My first daffodil this year.

Daffodils are starting to blossom in my part of the world, and always remind me of Wordsworth's famous poem, 'Daffodils,' also called, 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud.' It is the narrative of an introspective poet taking a countryside hike and as he walks over a slight hill, encounters the serendipity of thousands of daffodils.

Vincent illustrates a similar encounter with a couple. Love the warmth of Van Gogh.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

 

By William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed—and gazed—but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils. 

Check out the excellent resource that is the Poetry Foundation-- and maybe introduce a 'Poem of the Week,'  which is the quickest way to get to the top Bloom's Taxonomy.

 

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/

Peaceful Evening

Olive Trees, Van Gogh

I think Vincent might have liked this music.

Klidný večer * Peaceful Evening (Original Music) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzVNZEeix4I

Vincent's Starry View

  Vincent (Starry Starry Night) Don McLean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM

Vincent's Welcome

Sunflowers, 1888, Vincent Van Gogh

Info from the British National Gallery:

This is one of four paintings of sunflowers dating from August and September 1888. Van Gogh intended to decorate Gauguin's room with these paintings in the so-called Yellow House that he rented in Arles in the South of France. He and Gauguin worked there together between October and December 1888.

Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in August 1888, 'I am hard at it, painting with the enthusiasm of a Marseillais eating bouillabaisse, which won't surprise you when you know that what I'm at is the painting of some sunflowers. If I carry out this idea there will be a dozen panels. So the whole thing will be a symphony in blue and yellow. I am working at it every morning from sunrise on, for the flowers fade so quickly. I am now on the fourth picture of sunflowers. This fourth one is a bunch of 14 flowers ... it gives a singular effect.'

The dying flowers are built up with thick brushstrokes (impasto). The impasto evokes the texture of the seed-heads. Van Gogh produced a replica of this painting in January 1889, and perhaps another one later in the year. The various versions and replicas remain much debated among Van Gogh scholars.

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/vincent-van-gogh-sunflowers

To see this painting in person is a remarkable experience; it has a presence, like a friend happy to see you.

Peaceful Evening

Olive Trees, Van Gogh

I think Vincent might have liked this music.

Klidný večer * Peaceful Evening (Original Music) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzVNZEeix4I 

Vincent's Welcome

Sunflowers, 1888, Vincent Van Gogh

Info from the British National Gallery:

This is one of four paintings of sunflowers dating from August and September 1888. Van Gogh intended to decorate Gauguin's room with these paintings in the so-called Yellow House that he rented in Arles in the South of France. He and Gauguin worked there together between October and December 1888.

Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in August 1888, 'I am hard at it, painting with the enthusiasm of a Marseillais eating bouillabaisse, which won't surprise you when you know that what I'm at is the painting of some sunflowers. If I carry out this idea there will be a dozen panels. So the whole thing will be a symphony in blue and yellow. I am working at it every morning from sunrise on, for the flowers fade so quickly. I am now on the fourth picture of sunflowers. This fourth one is a bunch of 14 flowers ... it gives a singular effect.'

The dying flowers are built up with thick brushstrokes (impasto). The impasto evokes the texture of the seed-heads. Van Gogh produced a replica of this painting in January 1889, and perhaps another one later in the year. The various versions and replicas remain much debated among Van Gogh scholars.

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/vincent-van-gogh-sunflowers

To see this painting in person is a remarkable experience; it has a presence, like a friend happy to see you.

Who Helped You Take Your First Steps?

'Farmstead" Van Gogh

Mom, and, alright, Dad, too. Sweet painting by Vincent.

Mother's Day May 12.