Category: The Balm
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In Memory of + Spring Whimsy
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In Memory Of My grandpa passed away right before Easter weekend. So, in memory of him and all the fish stories he had, I painted two salmon. A Chinook and a Sockeye. As a commercial fisherman, he had endless stories about being on his boat. He was the Grandpa that…
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Bookmarks for a Third Grade Class Market
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Last week, I got to create bookmarks for Quinn’s class market. They are learning about the economy, so they set up a market where they could buy and sell different things that each child brought in. They have been earning fun money in class for doing things like staying on…
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It’s a Chicken Watercolor Week
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We recently got rid of 5 chickens, bringing our flock down to, let’s just say, around 23 chickens. When you own chickens, you inherit something called chicken math, where you never really know how many chickens you have. This week, as I said in my post last week, I set…
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Animals Doing Human Things
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This week, I set out to paint animals, specifically party animals. I really enjoyed painting the goose and chicken with a heart balloon weeks back, so I thought, why not draw animals holding balloons that look like they are going to a party? So, I drew a duck with balloons…
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Budding Sticks and the Hope We Have
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Winter is dreary, like I said last week. But this winter in North Idaho has been extremely mild compared to previous years. We have plants popping up from the ground, and buds are starting to appear on the trees and bushes. It gives a sense of hope that the dreary…
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Loose Flower Watercolors
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This week was fun because I didn’t do any sketching beforehand. I focused on painting flowers in a loose way with not a lot of structure. I’m type A. So this was a little hard. But building on the foundation of last week with the envelopes I feel like I…
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Envelopes with Valentine’s Day Vibes
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This week I did envelopes. Lots of envelopes with all the hearts and Valentine’s Day vibes. As I paint with watercolors, I really love how details and darker lines take the painting from its ugly stage to something with depth and interest. This week, I don’t have anything to say…
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A Fourth Grade Teacher’s Creative Wisdom
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This week, I focused on hearts. I could’ve just drawn hearts and painted those, but I thought it would be cute and fun to add in our goose, Gerty, and a chicken. I loved using anthropomorphism- making the little animals come to life with human characteristics. It was fun to…