Masterpiece: The Cradle Artist: Berthe Morisot Concept or Style: Impressionism Lesson: Pearlized Painting Objectives: Students will draw and paint something that is important to them such as a favorite toy, a pet, a stuffed animal, a bouquet of balloons, a flower garden etc. Students will experiment with pearlized tempera paint Vocabulary: Impressionism, Genre, Iridescent Color, Impasto Materials: 8 x 10 white or pastel construction paper Pearlized tempera paint in pastel colors Brushes Trays for water Paper plates for mixing colors Paper towels for cleaning brushes ** Please Note ** Check all supplies before going to the classroom. ** Troubleshooting Thoughts ** Remember they don t need too much of each color; just give them a quarter-sized amount of each on paper plates to start, and then add more as needed. Process: View and discuss the art of Berthe Morisot. Notice how the colors are pale and muted to create a softer effect. Discuss how do these colors make you feel when you look at the painting? 1. Ask them to imagine their favorite object from when they were younger and remind them to keep their image simple.
2. Have them sketch their subject of choice on the white or pastel 8 x 10 drawing paper. (They can practice on a scratch sheet of paper first.) 3. Hand out the paint on plates, the brushes, water dishes and paper towels as the students complete their drawings. 4. Have the students paint their drawing with the pastel paints filling their page with soft color. 5. When paintings are finished, encourage students to title their artwork have them sign their name. 6. Have the students bring their painting to a safe place in the classroom to dry. Let the artwork dry overnight. 7. Mount the artwork on 9 x 12 pastel colored construction paper with the artist s blurb glued to the back. 8. Hang outside classroom.
2 nd GRADE--PROJECT #2 Artist: Berthe Morisot Masterpiece: The Cradle Lesson: Pearlized Tempura/Mix-ins Project Sample:
Art Masterpiece scenes of women, children, and outdoor scenes. She included her relatives and family in her paintings such as her husband, daughter, sisters and nieces. She is considered one of the most important women painters of the nineteenth century, producing over 350 works of art. Your young artist painted an iridescent Impressionist scene using pearlized paint. We enjoyed sharing with your child today. Please ask about what was learned and created today. Art Masterpiece scenes of women, children, and outdoor scenes. She included her relatives and family in her paintings such as her husband, daughter, sisters and nieces. She is considered one of the most important women painters of the nineteenth century, producing over 350 works of art. Your young artist painted an iridescent Impressionist scene using pearlized paint. We enjoyed sharing with your child today. Please ask about what was learned and created today. Art Masterpiece scenes of women, children, and outdoor scenes. She included her relatives and family in her paintings such as her husband, daughter, sisters and nieces. She is considered one of the most important women painters of the nineteenth century, producing over 350 works of art. Your young artist painted an iridescent Impressionist scene using pearlized paint. We enjoyed sharing with your child today. Please ask about what was learned and created today.
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) Berthe Morisot was born in France January 14, 1841. She was the daughter of an important government official and the granddaughter of the famous painter, Fragonard. She was also the sister-in-law of Edouard Manet. She had many artist relatives of distinction. She married Edouard s brother Eugene in 1874, and their home became a gathering place for the Impressionists. The Impressionists challenged traditional ideas about art and style. Sunlight was broken down into its component parts. They achieved this by laying small layers of color in close proximity, to be mixed with the eye. This was a new way of visual representation. Berthe was given painting lessons and developed a style distinctively Impressionistic. She influenced the painting technique of Manet, even encouraging him to paint outdoors. After famous painters such as Renoir and others had abandoned the movement, she continued with the Impressionistic style. Besides painting, she posed for many of Manet s paintings. Berthe worked both in oil and watercolor. She painted many genre scenes and landscapes. (Genre painting is a type of painting depicting household scenes and everyday life.) Her pictures have an atmospheric intimacy and an iridescent quality, which she achieved by applying freely large touches of paint. Her works have freshness and a new way of seeing and depicting her world. Unlike her sister Edma, who gave up painting after her marriage, Berthe made painting a career. She is considered one of the most important women painters of the nineteenth century, producing over 350 works of art. On March 2, 1895, at the age of 54, Berthe died of pneumonia. She willed some of her works to famous artists such as Degas, Renoir, and Monet.