Mays is a poet and artist in Ms. Simone's art appreciation class. The class is learning about the history and works of the Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. As Mays gains knowledge about the style of Van Gogh, he realizes that he has a lot in common with the artist. Like Van Gogh, Mays uses his feelings to guide his painting and writing, but he has a dilemma: he doesn't know which to do first, compose his poem or illustrate. Mays's classmates Paris and Manet have a secret magic word that takes them to "The Land of ...
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Mays is a poet and artist in Ms. Simone's art appreciation class. The class is learning about the history and works of the Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. As Mays gains knowledge about the style of Van Gogh, he realizes that he has a lot in common with the artist. Like Van Gogh, Mays uses his feelings to guide his painting and writing, but he has a dilemma: he doesn't know which to do first, compose his poem or illustrate. Mays's classmates Paris and Manet have a secret magic word that takes them to "The Land of Artists," and they decide to share their secret with Mays. They say "Wackadoey" three times and then bingo! They're in the Netherlands with Mr. Van Gogh. The artist teaches them to quickly capture their feelings of real life situations with heavy paint and thick brush strokes. He assures Mays that there is no set order when one is expressing oneself. Find out what happens when Mays returns back to art class. Read A Visit with Vincent van Gogh and you will experience a "Manet Day," learn to use your imagination to improve your art, and feel coo-cooey wackadoey. So what do you say?
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