The document provides information about artist Margaret Morisson and her paintings featuring toys and treats on a massive scale after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. It includes the titles of some of her paintings featuring sweet treats and toys, and outlines the 10 step process for an art project incorporating non-perishable toys, trinkets, and candies arranged in a still life composition to be rendered in colored pencil using gridding and shading techniques.
2. ARTIST: MARGARET MORISSON
an ar tist and professor of
ar t, currently living and working in
Athens, Georgia
paintings incorporate figurative
elements as well as surreal
subjects and still life images
diagnosed and treated for breast
cancer in 2008
notable shif t and her work became
a visual celebration of life
her dark palette was replaced with
jewel like color s, high intensity
turned to imager y that became
physical and psychol ogi cal therapy
Sweet treats and toys on a
massive scale predomin ate d her
paintings
11. STEP 1 - FOR HOMEWORK:
PLEASE BRING IN ANY
CANDY, CHOCOLATES, SWEETS, TOYS, OR TRINKETS THAT YOU
WOULD CONSIDER PUTTING INTO YOUR PROJECT.
PLEASE KEEP TOYS ITEMS ON THE SMALL SIDE AND THE
TREATS NEED TO BE NON-PERISHABLE.
12. STEP 2: TECHNIQUE
Watch the demo on
colored pencil
techniques and then
complete the
colored pencil
technique art card.
13. STEP 3,4,5: EXPERIMENT, PLAY, AND
SKETCH!
You will get a 6”
square cardboard card
experiment with the
various arrangements
of your toys and
candy/treats to create
an interesting
composition
5 thumbnail sketches
of possible
compositions in your
sketchbook
14. STEP 6: CONFERENCE!
5 Thumbnail sketches in your sketchbook =
conference with your teacher to discuss which
composition is the most successful
15. STEP 7: CREATING YOUR STILL LIFE
After your
conference, you will
glue your toys and
treats into a permanent
sculpture using a hot
glue gun
If you do not want to
hot glue your items
make sure you trace
them onto your card so
you know where they
are supposed to be!
16. STEP 8: MAKING A VIEWFINDER
make a gridded String Tape
viewfinder by
cutting a small
square out of the
paper provided and
then crossing
thread across your
viewfinder to create
4 quadrants.
Viewfinder
17. STEP 9 & 10: GRID AND DRAW!
Sketch out
COMPOSITION
check for proportions
and placement of your
toys and treats. Use the
gridding to help to check
this
add color to your
composition making use
of the colored pencil
techniques demonstrated
as well as referencing
the technique guide for
reminders.