Painting on Plaster, Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh
By Paula Briggs
Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sprig of flowering almond in a glass”, this resource shares a method for painting on plaster, with oil pastel, linseed oil and graphite. It includes drawing exercises to explore composition, setting up an individual still life to encourage close looking, using a viewfinder, and then enabling an open-ended exploration of painting. The method could easily be transfered to many themes, or you could paint on card rather than plaster block. Suitable for all ages.
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debra
March 27, 2014 @ 9:32 pm
I love the sound of this plaster project. If I was to do this with a class of 10 children how much plaster would I need for each block roughly. Would a 25 kg bag be enough?
Thank you!
Paula Briggs
March 27, 2014 @ 9:36 pm
Hello, that should be enough yes. If the children help mix plaster, do it in small groups and get them to wear masks (just for sake of inhaled dust and asthma etc). vaseline on hands or gloved, cam protect skin. Also don’t pour old poster down sink! Instead pour it into a bucket and let it set before knocking it out…
Sue Gough
March 29, 2014 @ 8:47 am
Fantastic idea to use plaster as the surface to draw on and I love the individual work stations created from the curved card. It looks like a really industrious, absorbed workshop.
Jo Buffery
March 29, 2014 @ 11:31 pm
What a lovely resource Paula. I’ve been creating plaster reliefs recently with young people but haven’t incorporated colour. Looking forward to experimenting with oil pastels and linseed oil.
Paula Briggs
March 31, 2014 @ 12:43 pm
Hi Jo – we’d love to see some images if you get a moment!
Here’s the test piece i did before the session… i must say i liked the graphite on the plaster (over oil)…
Wanda W
October 14, 2014 @ 12:48 pm
Painting on plaster is very new to me. I loved this idea of painting. It sounds very creative.