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BigmanPigman

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1. I taught my first graders about color and how it is used to express feelings.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2018, 12:29 AM

Jun 2018

I would make them guess how much his paintings sold for when he was alive and how much they sell for now. It was amusing to watch 25 mouths fall open and stay that way for a few moments.

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Early Vincent Van Gogh Landscape Bought By American for 7 Million Euros [View all] appalachiablue Jun 2018 OP

I taught my first graders about color and how it is used to express feelings. BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #1

Great for kids to learn about & also create arts. The prices for Vincent's works, appalachiablue Jun 2018 #3

That's cheap. I heard they were going BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #4

Not surprised, but obscene! A thousand bucks, that'll keep the 'riff raff' out! appalachiablue Jun 2018 #5

Seems like an appropriate time to send a cbreezen Jun 2018 #2