Painting the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) Paint Card
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HOW TO PAINT THE MOLAA PAINT CARD WITH THE HYPEREXIST HANDMADE WATERCOLOR PAINT
This artwork and paint card was created exclusively for the Museum of Latin American Art, in Long Beach, CA, as a giveaway for students visiting the museum. If you have the paint card, we hope you enjoyed your museum visit and love painting this keepsake card.
In the videos on this page, we will go over how to paint the MOLAA paint card with our watercolor paints, as well as an interview with the artist that sketched the MOLAA building.
To activate the paint and begin painting...
First, add a drop of water and let it sit for 1-2 minutes. The longer it sits, the more vibrant and textured the color will get.
If the paint isn't fully activated, the paint will be a light color and harder to control because it's runny.
As the water sits in the pebble, the color gets darker and creamier. This will give you the most control over the paint.
At approximately 1 minute we find, especially with our 7-year-old, that it is easiest to paint with. This is the time when you can do details and brush strokes without running.
When painting, it makes a difference if the brush is full of water before dabbing it onto the pebble. If it is full of water like this, then you dab it in, it creates a more runny solution because the water on the brush is diluting the color. It's perfectly fine to paint with this, the paint will just be runnier and harder to control.
To avoid this, clean your brush and then dry it on the sponge before dabbing it into the paint. But if the pebble is already drying up, having a wet brush will help activate the paint.
The key to painting with watercolor is to pay attention to how much water is on your brush and the thickness of the pebble.
Once the pebble dries out, you can always add more water and it will get back to the easier texture. Or you can use the thicker paint to texturize your painting. You just need to make sure the painting is completely dry before layering. =
When you are ready to pack the paint card away, try to let the pebbles fully dry, or at least let them thicken to a point where there isn't a pool of water in the pebble well. If there is still a lot of water in the well, you can use a napkin to soak up the extra water and try to keep the tin flat so the inside doesn't get messy.
Please check out our next video tutorials on YouTube, where we will go over painting techniques with our pebbles. Some of the techniques we will talk about are:
Wet on wet painting
Adding salt to texturize
Blotching with sponges
And much more.
Hope you enjoy the video introduction and the MOLAA paint card.
Please remember, painting or any other art is a learning process. So be patient, practice, keep learning, and stay positive, and over time you will develop your creative muscle memory.
Happy Painting!
ADDITIONAL MUSEUMS TO VISIT IN THE LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY AREA
If you enjoyed your visit to MOLAA, here are some other museums in the area that we love taking our kiddos to. Click the links below to explore their exhibits and book tickets.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of nearly 149,000 objects spanning 6,000 years of artistic expression around the world. LACMA is dedicated to exhibiting and interpreting works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region's rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA's experimental spirit is reflected in its collaborations with artists, technologists, and thought leaders, as well as in regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, launch pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
221 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The Broad makes its collection of contemporary art from the 1950s to the present accessible to the widest possible audience by presenting exhibitions and operating a lending program to art museums and galleries worldwide.
The museum enriches, provokes, inspires, and fosters appreciation of contemporary art by actively building a dynamic collection that features in-depth representations of influential contemporary artists and by advancing education and engagement through exhibitions and diverse public programming.
1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049
The Getty is a cultural and philanthropic institution dedicated to presenting, conserving, and interpreting the world's artistic legacy. Getty pursues its mission in Los Angeles and around the world through the collective and individual work of its constituent programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, J. Paul Getty Museum, and Getty Research Institute—serving both the general public and a diverse range of professional communities in order to promote a vital civil society through an understanding of the visual arts.
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007
The Natural History Museum (NHM) holds a unique position in Los Angeles: It's one of L.A.'s oldest cultural institutions, and it's now the anchor of Exposition Park's emerging cultural, educational, and entertainment hub. It shows off extraordinary specimens in exhibitions such as the Age of Mammals, the Dinosaur Hall, the Gem and Mineral Hall, and the beloved dioramas. But, in addition to sharing the planet's history, it also investigates the current transformation: Becoming Los Angeles, the outdoor Nature Gardens, and the Nature Lab examine the relationship between the environment and people in Los Angeles, both past and present. They are interested in the intersection of nature and culture—in L.A.—in all of these museum experiences, whether inside or outside.
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
250 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Established in 1979, it is the only artist-founded museum in Los Angeles. They are passionate about collecting and displaying contemporary art. They have one of the world's most compelling collections of contemporary art, with approximately 7,500 objects, and a diverse history of ground-breaking, historically significant exhibitions. It is dedicated to collecting, displaying, and interpreting art created after 1940 in all media, as well as preserving that work for future generations. They provide field leadership by identifying and presenting the most significant and challenging art of our time, as well as actively supporting the creation of new work and producing original scholarship.
California Science Center
700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037
The California Science Center is a world-class educational resource and family destination featuring hands-on exhibits and inquiry-based education programs serving a diverse community of learners. Located in the heart of Los Angeles in historic Exposition Park, the Science Center is open to the public 7 days a week, 362 days per year, with free general admission to its four major exhibit areas.
World of Life investigates the similarities and differences of the living world, from the single-celled bacterium to the 100-trillion-celled human being. Creative World investigates how people use technology to meet their transportation, communication, and structural needs. Ecosystems features an unprecedented blend of more than 200 species of live plants and animals, and hands-on exhibits in 11 immersive environments. The science and engineering behind atmospheric flight and space travel are explored in the Air and Space exhibits. They are the home of the space shuttle Endeavour, one of three remaining space shuttles and the only one in the western United States.
Petersen Automotive Museum (A must-visit for all car lovers and gearheads!)
6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
American automotive museums have come and gone, but until publishing magnate and philanthropist Robert E. Petersen and his wife Margie opened the Petersen Automotive Museum, there was no central location in which to celebrate the entirety of automotive history, industry, culture and artistry in Los Angeles, the most car-centric city the world has yet known. Even the Petersen Automotive Museum structure represents aspects of automotive history as significant as the vehicles on display. Its architecture, user-friendly parking facility, and central location make it a living example of Los Angeles automobile culture.
Their mission is to explore and present the history of the automobile and its impact on global life and culture using Los Angeles as the prime example.
1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, known as The Huntington, is a collections-based educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington and Arabella Huntington in San Marino, California, United States. Aside from the library, the institution has a large art collection with a focus on eighteenth and nineteenth-century European art and seventeenth- to mid-twentieth-century American art. There are also 120 acres of specialized botanical landscaped gardens on the property, including the "Japanese Garden," the "Desert Garden," and the "Chinese Garden" (Liu Fang Yuan).
The Long Beach Museum of Art
2300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90803
The Museum has been housed in the historic 1911 Elizabeth Milbank Anderson House since its inception. The Anderson House was designated as the Long Beach Museum of Art in 1957, and the Museum began acquiring a permanent collection at that time. The American Association of Museums granted the Museum accreditation in 1977, which it has maintained ever since. The Museum has been managed by the Long Beach Museum of Art Foundation since 1986. The permanent collection of the Museum is diverse, with over 3,200 works spanning 300 years of American and European art in all media. Highlights from the collection include furniture by Charles and Ray Eames, ceramics by Beatrice Wood, and sculptures by Claire Falkenstein, George Rickney and Peter Voulokos; Early 20th Century European Modernist paintings by Vasily Kandinsky, Alexej Jawlensky and others from the Milton Wichner Collection; and contemporary artists such as James Jean, Sherrie Wolf, and Sandow Birk whose paintings have recently been added to the collection.
The Discovery Cube Orange County
2500 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705
The Discovery Cube inspires and educates young minds through engaging science-based programs and exhibits to create a meaningful impact on the communities they serve.
The Orange County Museum of Art
3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
OCMA, like its predecessor institution, the Newport Harbor Art Museum, has a well-established reputation as an innovative art museum that actively discovers and engages with living artists at critical junctures in their careers. OCMA's commitment to artists and audiences has been at the heart of its operations since its inception, presenting the voices and work of influential artists and creative thinkers through innovative and ground-breaking exhibitions and programs.
These are just a highlight of our favorite museums in the LA area, but there are plenty more for you and your family to enjoy. Happy Exploring!