Let’s paint this fun birch tree painting together. A simple yet great birch tree composition. This painting is another real favorite with all my students. I’m sure it will be your favorite also.
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Fifth graders focused on the art principle of contrast and the painting technique of masking with this lesson. First, we looked at the photography of Ansel Adams, a master of using contrast, to better understand the concept and effectiveness of contrast. Then, using a 9″x 12″ piece of drawing paper, students drew a ground (snow) line and then used masking tape to compose what would become their birch trees. They were urged to think about asymmetrical balance. Students then painted the areas between their trunks with dark blue and/or purple watercolor paint. On a second day, students used black tempura and tiny brushes to bark details to their trees while studying some photographic examples on the Smartboard. On a third day, for a final touch, they used cotton swabs to add snowflakes and watercolors to paint blue shadows across the snow.
Posted by Michael Oechsle at 7:38 AM
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Michael Oechsle I journeyed to education from a business and landscape architecture background. Prior to moving to Hillsborough in 2001, I worked as a project manager and designer for a Seattle-area landscape architecture firm specializing in public park design. When my second child was born, I resigned that position to be a stay-at-home father and a part-time photographer. I began my teaching experience at Hillsborough Elementary School as a Reading Recovery tutor in 2003, when my son and daughter had just become Dolphins themselves. After deciding to pursue my teaching certification, I spent a year as the 5th grade teaching assistant at Pathways Elementary and then came to HES to fill the same position. Over several years I worked as an assistant in the 2nd and 4th grades as well. The school’s Art Teacher position became available near the end of 2010, and since then I’ve felt very fortunate to be teaching a subject I love at a school that feels like home! View my complete profile
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Let’s paint this fun birch tree painting together. A simple yet great birch tree composition. This painting is another real favorite with all my students. I’m sure it will be your favorite also.
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Let’s Paint a Birch Tree Together 🙂
View Able Drawing
View Able Drawing
Print Able Drawing
Supply List
View Able Finished Painting
Print Able Painting for Reference
Drawing the Birch Trees
Painting the Background
Finishing the Background and Blending
Erase the Pencil Marks on the Trees
Painting the First Layer of the Birch Tree
Finishing the Grey on the Trees
First Layer Finished on the Trees
View Able Image the First Layer
Print Able Image First Layer
Video Loads SLOW, Please Wait – Painting the Knots and Details
Finished View Able Picture
Finished Printable Picture
Using a Smaller Brush on Smaller Trees
Final Touches
FINAL PAINTING
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Printable View – Final Painting
Fine art artist and instructor, Constance Hessman has a passion for art and teaching. She is also a formally trained computer graphic artist and commercial photographer. After a full career in high tech and ever changing computer graphics, Constance has decided to enjoy life more and settle back into her fine art and art instruction. Her love for children and nature often appear in her works of art. Constance is a very diverse artist, she likes the challenge of using all types of media. Her favorite media is colored pencil, acrylics, and pencil. She finds beauty and art in almost every form. Constance’s greatest passion is her art instruction. She has taught well over a thousand students of all ages to master the skills of art. Helping many find careers in art with her training and encouragement. A message from the artist: Life is what we make it, follow your dreams! My grandmother once said: ‘Don’t ever let anyone discourage you in your art career. Where there is a will, there is a way’. I have always lived by her words. I encourage all my students to do the same. Feel free to contact me with questions by text or phone call. 479-561-2321
