Learn more about Mary Blair, the artist behind many Disney classics like Cinderella, with the help of some magical Mary Blair Art Projects for Kids!
Blair was honored as a Disney Legend in 1991.
Mary Blair’s two nieces Jeanne Chamberlain and Maggie Richardson have created a new website celebrating the life and work of their aunt. They very kindly allowed me to use information from t…
A fun and engaging Mary Blair artist study for kids! Create a print making jungle scape and illustrate an animal in the style of Disney artist and illustrator Mary Blair!
We are starting a brand new series on our blog, called Master’s Showcase! There is a list of illustrators who have paved the way for artists today that we wanted to honor with a special place…
"It's a Small World" concept art
Look magazine Illustrated by Mary Blair September 1953
I love these pictures. She is a genius. She did a lot of animation for Disney movies and illustrated many children’s books. These pictures inspire me so much. I want to draw, drink tea and g…
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This is a color study that Mary Blair did for Disney's Peter Pan. Mary Blair was a strong force on the Disney look in those days and her influence continues to this day, not only in Disney but in nearly all animation and children's illustration. A master of color design, setting mood and environment, she was never confined to "realism" but rather used color more on an emotional level. For instance, go back and observe the color of her sky in her illustrations and note how the colors make you feel.
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Mary Blair (1911-1978) is probably best remembered for her work for the Walt Disney Studios. She is known to have influenced the blockbuster animations 'Cinderella,' 'Alice In Wonderland' and 'Peter Pan.' After leaving Disney, Blair continued to work as a graphic designer and illustrator. She illustrated several children's books, including Ruth Krauss' 'I Can Fly,' and later handled the character designs for Disneyland's musical boat ride 'It's a Small World.'
Drawing castles in the style of Mary Blair is such a fun and exciting activity for kids, especially after reading the book, "Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair"! With so many design ideas to choose from, the castle drawing game provides a great lesson for art classes. Your students can use blank pages, the grid page, or other quick-start pages to create their fantasy castles in a modern style with patterns, doors, windows, domes, clock faces, and the sun. There are even pages they can color for added fun! Create a learning environment that encourages creativity to help your students design their perfect castles and get inspired by the works of Mary Blair. Drawing pages allow your students to practice following directions, fine motor skills, problem-solving, creative thinking, and much more. The best part? It requires no prep on your end! Be sure to check out the collaborative version of this lesson to create a large castle mural! Your Students Will: • OPTIONAL: Read a book about Mary Blair (not included) ** • See an illustration of Mary Blair • Test out a color palette • Explore media/color combinations • Design a castle, clock face, and sun • Add color using their color and media choices What You Get: • Teacher Instructions (8 pages) • Student Instructions (1 page) • Color Exploration Pages (2 pages) • Castle Drawing Ideas (4 pages) • Dome Drawing Ideas (3 pages) • Sun Drawing Ideas (3 pages) • Clock Face Drawing Ideas (3 pages) • Blank Castle - Quick Start (3 pages) • Grid Paper (1 page) • Print & Go (1 page) • Coloring Pages (3 pages) • Mary Blair Portrait (2 pages) >>>>> A total of 34 pages ✨ Check out the preview to see this resource in detail ✨ ** I recommend buying or borrowing The book Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire, to use as an introduction to this lesson. TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID… What happy teachers are saying: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Students loved learning about Mary Blair for Women's Month and the connection to Walt Disney World. Students were engaged and made some really wonderful art ~ Miss Red Apple ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This resource came with a lot of ideas on how to do the artwork. There was a lot of pages to ensure that each child's artwork was unique. It was easy to implement and my child actually sat down and used his watercolors to make it appear like Mary Blair's. There is so many different variations that I could use this same resource multiple different ways and still come out with something different each time. ~ Mouse Ears and Coffee Beans ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students loved using this resource to inspire them when making their own Mary Blair-esque castle. I introduced the lesson with a picture book about her life then a short video as to why she was an integral part to adding the modern movement of art to Walt Disney animation and to the iconic It's A Small World attraction! The kids loved it! ~ Pamela T. ✨ Use Mary Blair Castles to bring fun, hands-on activities to your students to help build drawing and art concepts! ✨ Stay Connected Blog Instagram Pinterest YouTube Facebook Thanks for visiting! Expressive Monkey makes engaging resources that help students build confidence and express themselves through ART! Oh, wait! Don't forget to follow me on Teachers Pay Teachers ... just click to follow! Created by Stacey Peters, © Expressive Monkey Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
George Nelson VINTAGE DISNEY SERIES 1950's Mary Blair . Was born in 1911, Oklahoma. She attended San Jose State College and won a scholarship to the renowned Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. She joined Disney in 1940 and worked briefly on art for Dumboand an early version of Lady and the Tramp. However, it wasn't until she traveled with Walt and Lillian Disney to South Africa on an artist's research tour that she really started her career with Disney. Mary did the concept art for Saludos Amigos and the Three Baballeros, with which mary was credited as the art supervisor. After that Mary went on to work as the concept artist and color stylist for Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Songs of the South, and Peter Pan. Mary left Disney after the completion of Peter Pan and worked as a freelance artist, illustrating for Golden Books. Her books included Baby's House, I Can Fly, and Little Golden Book of Verses. Mary was also the art designer forIt's a Small World and created the mural at the TomorrowlandPromenade. Blair was honored as a Disney Legend, one of the first women to be given the honor. Her amazing work continues to inspire a new generation of artist's today. She passed away in 1978. Mary on the board's at Disney. Mary, circa 1978
We are starting a brand new series on our blog, called Master’s Showcase! There is a list of illustrators who have paved the way for artists today that we wanted to honor with a special place…
Blair was honored as a Disney Legend in 1991.
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries Painter, illustrator, Disney artist, and designer Mary Robinson Blair (1911-1979) Self Portrait, 1934 / Watercolor / Private…
Yesterday was Mary Blair's birthday - she would have been 100! I remember when I was in my design fundamentals course, and I was looking up various artists for a paper and stumbled upon The Art and Flair of Mary Blair in the library. What a wonderful surprise - so much eye-candy! I love how recognizable her style is. (Also, check out Google's tribute!)
Mary Brown Robinson est née à McAlester, dans l'Oklahoma, le 21 octobre 1911. Jeune artiste très douée, elle gagne en 1931 une bourse d'étude au Chouinard Art Institute de Los Angeles. Elle décroche son diplôme deux ans plus tard, mais, ne trouvant...
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Are you ready for the Holiday season? I am already dreaming about making Christmas and winter art. Cozy book original is now available in my Big Cartel shop! inspired by Mary Blair's work in her Up and Down book. I am learning so much through an extensive study of her work. When I first saw her personal work and book illustrations I wasn't directly aware of the amazing line work with gouache to create such stunning texture. It isn't "in your face". It's such a subtle and brilliant (deceptively simple) design work. I keep discovering more and I love incorporating some of the figure postures into my work. This is the piece that inspired the cute girl above: You can check out more about Mary over on a website that her nieces created to honor and celebrate Mary's incredible legacy.
This is a detail of the Mosaic in the Contempory Resort at Walt Disney World in Florida. It was created by Mary Blair, who was a concept artist for Disney. I can remember seeing this for the first time back in '74 when I was 9 and it 'Wow-ed" me then, and still does all these years later. The redesign of the floor area in the Contemporary does this piece a huge unjustice in my opinion. I wish they would get rid of that ugly shop area and just put back some seats...heck, even enlarge Chef Mickey. I shot this with my 14mm and did some editing in CS5 to straighten it up. I think it would make a great bookmark. LOL!!
Learn more about Mary Blair, the artist behind many Disney classics like Cinderella, with the help of some magical Mary Blair Art Projects for Kids!
