LESSON 2
Line is used primarily to show the different textures of the landscape in this drawing by Vincent Van Gogh. Various types of marks create texture when repeated. Van Gogh has sectioned off specific areas and then repeated the use of one type of mark within each of those areas to create a garden scene that has a rich surface.
Vincent van Gogh; (1853-1890) A Garden with Flowers ; 1888. Photo Credit: Dover Publications Inc.
The tiled roof is suggested by curved and straight lines.
The brush on the left uses curved lines for the hanging branches.
Straight parallel lines are used for the fence and gate.
Circles are drawn to suggest flowers.
Dots are used to show a pebbled path.
Flowers are drawn in tiny circles and radiating lines.
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