Mrs. Shennums 5th Grade
Santa Barbara Christian School
Watercolor Birch Trees

The 5th grade painted these beautiful birch trees at the beginning of the school year as a complement to writing lessons about fall. The trees are made by making strips of masking tape on the paper. The moon may be made of tape also. The students used a toothbrush and watercolor paints and 'spatter' the sky and ground with colors as their choice. The tape is removed after the paint has dried and with a thin brush branches can be added to the trees. The bark is created by dipping a credit card in black and brown paint and then scraping it quickly across the trunk of each tree. Enjoy this beautiful Gallery by our class! These pictures are also published at Artsonia.com