Name/Title
062, Painted Car, Vincent's Dream, Sam and Nancy JonesTags
2024, ***, =Description
2002-1st Painted, 2001 honorable mention art car
"Vincent's Dream was created in 2001 with a homeschool group taught by Sam and Nancy Jones. We acquired this 1972 VW camper van in 2000 for our art car project. As we studied about Vincent Van Gogh among the other Impressionist painters we were inspired by Van Gogh's zeal, energy, life story and his works. The finished art car is an art lesson on the most iconic work of Vincent Van Gogh.
Beginning from the back of the car featuring the ""Potato Eaters"" which was his earliest masterpiece in Dutch style painting. Moving to the passenger side begins his Impasto impressionistic work, featuring his most recognizable ""Starry Night"" painting. For the two doors and front wheel cover, we created a triptych of ""the Postman"" on the passenger door, and"" The Postman's Wife""on the driver's door, framing Vincent Van Gogh's self portrait with bandaged ear on the front tire cover. On the driver side of the van, what is believed to be his last painting ""Crows Over the Wheat Field"" is featured. A still life vase with flowers was also painted on the rooftop.
As educators of visual art, we were exploring different venues to show off our students' artwork. We participated in creating an art car with our church in 1997 for the parade. Also, with Sam's art degree in sculpture and Nancy's design degree, we wanted to create 3D art with our students. The Art Car Parade has provided the perfect venue to show off our numerous wheeled creations over the years! We enjoy seeing old friends and making new ones around Parade time and throughout the year at different events, even in other cities!
