Rectangular plots of flowers, each in a single color, stretch toward us below a sky nearly filled with cream-white clouds in this horizontal landscape painting. Together, the monochromatic plots create the impression of a patchwork quilt, with large areas of pale pink, butter yellow, bright white, and baby blue. A person walks across the plots to our right. The horizon line comes almost halfway up the painting and is lined with dark brown houses with tall, pitched roofs. Two barren trees twist into the cloudy sky. The loose, short, parallel brushstrokes and touches of paint create a soft, hazy effect.

Vincent van Gogh, Flower Beds in Holland, c. 1883, oil on canvas on wood, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1983.1.21

Vincent van Gogh's Flower Beds in Holland

Drawing workshop

Sketchbook Club

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Fun for Kids
Virtual
Registration Required

Sketchbook Club is recommended for families with children of all ages. Registration required.

Celebrate spring with guided sketching inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s Flower Beds in Holland.
This is one club where you don’t need a membership to join! National Gallery of Art teaching artists will lead free, 30-minute sketches inspired by works of art from the National Gallery’s collection. Add new drawings to your sketchbook or just doodle along with us as we explore a different prompt each session. 

Materials

All you need are a pencil and paper. We encourage you to bring colored pencils, crayons, markers, or paints as well, but these are optional.

Questions?

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