Where I am, sunflowers are turning their faces to the sun as they grow ever taller.\u00a0 It was this bright, strong flower that first triggered the idea of making a simple, colourful film about the life of Vincent Van Gogh.\u00a0 Not a book, a film – requiring minimum effort to\u00a0sit back and enjoy\u00a0but giving maximum quality in terms of mind-broadening general knowledge.<\/p>\n
If you are 8 or 10\u00a0and you’ve never had an art lesson on Van Gogh, how can you know about his wonderful ‘Sunflowers’? For parents or teachers, our ten-minute film on Vincent’s rollercoaster life – highs and lows all the way – tells you all you need to know about this fascinating man and the great legacy he left behind.<\/p>\n
This summer, grab a sunflower and draw it at the kitchen table with your kids.\u00a0 Then tell them about the man who is famous for painting a bunch of these.\u00a0 Show them NowYouKnowAbout Vincent Van Gogh from our series on artists, and your children will for evermore remember his name, what he did and, even better, that he painted that lovely picture for his best mate, Paul Gauguin.\u00a0 Nice guy, that Vincent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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