Color Your Own Van Gogh Paintings (Coloring Books)

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Genre: Art from c 1500 to c 1900; Colouring and painting; Painting and paintings; Children: Grades 4-6; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction; Activity Books - Coloring Books; Art - Painting; Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books; Games and Activities - General;

Average Review: 4.5 stars

Review: Impressionist Coloring Book For Kids Of Any Age : I am a fan of this series of books, and especially appreciate their utility in introducing great art to children and young adults. I am a great admirer of Vincent van Gogh, and have always appreciated his unique style and especially his brushwork. In my mind his use of dynamic brushstrokes and bright contrasting colors defines impressionism for all time. The problem, of course, is that these characteristics are impossible to reproduce in a coloring book or paint-by-numbers book of any sort. While I prefer the abstract coloring books from the same series, I recognize that impressionism is more difficult to reproduce than the (generally) hard-lined linearity inherent in abstract art. While I considered giving this book four stars due to the impossibilities in reproducing a van Gogh masterpiece, I elected to give it five because of the educational and inspirational value that exposing people to these great works intrinsically has. The book is well printed, and comes with a nice color guide for rendering the individual pieces. It is a bargain, and is a great, interactive way to introduce kids (or adults new to van Gogh, for that matter) to the work of the master impressionist.