Alex's+Biography

of the protestant church, this boy would be tormented by severe mental instability for the majority of his life, die from his own hands, and ultimately change the outlook of art for the rest of history. This man was Vincent van Gogh.Vincents family consisted of his three sisters Elizabeth, Anna, Wil and two brothers Theo and Cor, and his mother and father. His earliest were spent as a quiet child with little or no attention on art and artistic qualities. Other specifics of van Gogh's childhood are unknown.
 * On March 30, 1853 Anna Cornelia Carbentus gave birth to a boy in Groot-Zundert, Holland. Unknown, to her and or the father, Reverend Theodorus van Gogh

In 1881, at the age of 27, Vincent moved back in with his parents after further education. He tested various different techniques and styles along with experimenting with different subject matters. The other areas that he worked on mastering were perspective, shading and anatomy. Many of van Gogh's earliest pieces were of peasant life, which could be attributed by to his work with the miners of Borinage. Vincent soon became passionate about becoming an acclaimed drawer of figures, and continued to practise his new developed skill. By the end of 1881, Vincent had moved from his parent's house and was attending lessons from Anton Mauve, his cousin by way of marriage. Further on, Vincent began a relationship Sien Hoomik, a pregnant prostitute who had had one child out of wedlock already. Vincent was deeply shunned by Mauve for this relationship thus causing the two to fall out of friendship. However, Vincent continued to master the skills of drawing and used Hoomik as a model whenever possible.

//Thanks Alex. You've done an excellent job here.// //I think this is a Level 4 Biography// (Have a look at the matrix on the biography page)

//In terms of next steps for writing a biography, I think you need to consider the following ://

Purpose:** You've done a thorough job of the background, is it all your own work? It's great to see you use of the language of art. **Text Organisation:** This is good. You've sequenced well, attempting a conclusion is your next step.
 * Language Features**: Pretty good here. When using the computer to type please make sure that you don't make a line break before the end of the sentence.