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the art of mary blair skip to main skip to sidebar the art of mary blair tuesday february 8 2011 color design 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 posted by mike r baker at 3 53 pm 1 comment labels color mary blair economy of form mary blair was a master of economy her forms are fluid graceful and simple well composed repeating shapes rounded angles and line that flows into line all make for very pleasing views note in this illustration she made for choco milk how the line from her hand that holds the glass flows in a beautiful curve all the way to her foot uninterrupted by her night gown her designs are cute compact and deceptively simple study them closer and you can see how well planned they are the charming form is made more so with the addition if detailed patterns and an incredible palette the muted colors give her designs warmth and closeness posted by mike r baker at 3 43 pm no comments labels advertisement choco milk mary blair wednesday april 15 2009 mary blair calendar the meadow gold dairy calendar posted by mike r baker at 12 02 pm 1 comment labels calendar mary blair tuesday april 14 2009 little house enjoy these posts at cartoon modern posted by mike r baker at 3 32 pm 2 comments labels little house mary blair happy easter peter cottontail posted by mike r baker at 3 07 pm no comments labels easter mary blair mary blair songbook red trees giant flowers ridiculous clothes mary blair s wonderful color palette of gouache paints often over shadows her amazing grasp of form note the composition of the mother with the cradle her head is tilted in adoration her neck shoulders and arms form a triangle but as it s viewed from the side her form isn t weakened and her skirt billows contrasting with the angles of her upper body i ve found lots of inspiration from songbooks and this one illustrated by mary blair is no exception see the whole songbook at asifa here posted by mike r baker at 2 53 pm no comments labels mary blair songbook monday march 2 2009 mary blair this is a little blog i m dedicating to mary blair and other artists of her ilk mary blair is an inspiration to me as her illustrations are so filled with joy clever compositions and colors and an amazing artistic skill that belies the simplicity of the subjects mary blair october 21 1911 july 26 1978 born mary robinson was an american artist best known for her work with disney little golden books and advertising born in mcalester oklahoma mary browne robinson moved to texas while still a small child and later to california when she was about 7 having graduated from san jose state college mary won a scholarship to the renowned chouinard art institute in los angeles where teachers included pruett carter morgan russell and lawrence murphy in 1934 she married another artist lee everett blair october 1 1911 april 19 1995 the early 1950s were a busy time for the disney studio with an animated feature released nearly every year mary blair was credited with color styling on cinderella 1950 alice in wonderland 1951 and peter pan 1953 and the artistic influence of her concept art is strongly felt in those films as well as several animated shorts she designed during that period in 1991 mary was recognized with a posthumous disney legend award also posthumously she received the winsor mccay award from asifa hollywood in 1996 while the fine art she created outside of her association with disney and her work as an illustrator is not widely known or appreciated her bold and groundbreaking color design still serves as an inspiration to contemporary designers and animators in this blog i will include images which i hope are in public domain or acceptable for reporting purposes and stories of mary blair and her contemporaries this blog will serve mainly as a referrence piece for myself and my own art but will hopefully give some enjoyment to others interested in this type of art referrences wikipedia disney legends posted by mike r baker at 4 17 pm 2 comments labels first post mary blair home subscribe to posts atom about me mike r baker i live in long beach california with my wife kelly who is an 8th grade teacher and my daughter jasmine who was born in june 2000 i like to draw view my complete profile blog archive 2011 2 february 2 color design economy of form 2009 5 april 4 march 1 mary blair links magic of mary blair mary blair flickr set buy mary blair amazon com widgets