Nancy Burrill Birch Trees 1st Grade Art Project

Nancy Burrill Birch Trees 1st Grade Art Project West Mercer Elementary Art Enrichment Program

Birches Robert Frost When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of

straighter darker trees, I like to think some boys been swinging them.

What does the poet mean? Forest by Gustav Klimt

Todays Project Birch tree bark Masking Watercolor background

Salt texture Birch Tree Bark Step 1- How to make a mask

Step 2- Trees in Perspective Close trees = bigger Farther away trees = smaller

Step 3- Painting the Land Step 4- Painting the Sky

Step 5- Salt the sky Step 6- Peeling up the mask Carefully peel away the tape to reveal the white trees.

Step 7- Painting the shadows & highlights Step 8- Sponge in shrubs