I can’t think of a better way to end a semester than to paint in the style of Morisot! Berthe Morisot used a nearly-chaotic globby technique that provides for some fantastic opportunities to play with paint. After studying the images in the Morisot Picture Study pages in the Great Artists Picture Study Packet (pictured above), we started this grand experiment of colors and textures.
Supplies:
- Morisot Art Study Pages from the Great Artists Picture Study Packet
- Watercolors or Tempera Paints {affiliate link}
- Paintbrushes
- Paint trays, egg trays, lids, or styrofoam plates (for paint)
- Watercolor paper
- Jar of water
- Paper towels & plastic tablecloth
- Craft sticks
- Eggshells
- Flour
- Sawdust
- Salt
- Sand
- Glue
- Glitter
- Coffee grounds
Before starting the art project, we studied the Morisot Art Study Pages from the Great Artists Picture Study Packet. (Print out the Morisot Art Study Pages and discuss with your student(s) if you would like to incorporate picture study.)
Step 1. Mix the eggshells, flour, sawdust, salt, sand, glue, and glitter into different paints.
Step 2. Glob it on!
Three of our four children decided to paint abstract art pieces for their Morisot. (Levi actually decided to do four or five of them.) Half of Isaac’s abstract art was on the paper; half of it ended up on his clothes.
Regardless of the abstract approach taken by our boys, I just want to share how lovely it is to study Morisot (Cassatt, too!). As I was showing the boys Morisot’s artwork, I asked them why they thought I enjoy her paintings so much. The response? “…because of her paintings of moms with their children.”
Being a mom is a most precious thing, isn’t it?
For more art project ideas, visit Great Artists Study: Impressionists. Also check out Art Appreciation through Art History!