Birds of a feather
Birds of a feather flock together during my weekly art creations whether I am developing a bird’s eye-view or feathered friends. Students are practicing with a variety of nature scenes, birds, skies, and native plants that support our feathered friends. Each week I...
How to Store Acrylic Paints Between Painting Sessions
What is the best way store wet acrylic paints between your painting sessions? My art students for years, have seen how I seal my palette up at the end of each class with a reusable container. I use a Masterson’s Sta-wet Palette that seals up a paper palette...
How to Mix a Black and Grey Palette Without Using Black.
As I mix a black and grey palette without using black paint today, I am reminded of my students saying to each other, “..Ms Mucha does not allow us to paint with black”.Here is my reason why: Black flattens the color, while it can make the other colors...
Paintbrush Tips and Tricks:
Here are a some paintbrush tips and tricks based on three commonly used paintbrushes in my art studio. Whether I am painting a cityscape, a snowscape or a portrait I use the following brush style and no.: Painting Brushes: Filberts no. 2, 8, and no. 2 Liner brush...
Conservation Artwork
Color Mixing Tips