Coffee Art http://coffee-art.com Painted with only espresso and water Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:32:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.17 New Ballet Paintings http://coffee-art.com/2013/10/16/new-ballet-paintings/ http://coffee-art.com/2013/10/16/new-ballet-paintings/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:32:30 +0000 http://coffee-art.com/?p=1142 I’ve been busy following the ballet theme and it’s Master artist Degas:

Ballet Rehearsal

 

Ballet Orchestra

These 16×20″ original coffee paintings are available for $500 each, or as prints of various sizes in my Etsy shop.  Let me know if you’re interested!

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Ballet Rehearsal

 

Ballet Orchestra

These 16×20″ original coffee paintings are available for $500 each, or as prints of various sizes in my Etsy shop.  Let me know if you’re interested!

]]> http://coffee-art.com/2013/10/16/new-ballet-paintings/feed/ 0 TV Show http://coffee-art.com/2013/10/16/tv-show/ http://coffee-art.com/2013/10/16/tv-show/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:29:21 +0000 http://coffee-art.com/?p=1135 The Bend, Oregon TV show “MyWindow” did a lovely segment where you can see me working in my studio and so forth…

]]> The Bend, Oregon TV show “MyWindow” did a lovely segment where you can see me working in my studio and so forth…

]]> http://coffee-art.com/2013/10/16/tv-show/feed/ 0 iPhone Cases? And more fun stuff available… http://coffee-art.com/2012/11/08/iphone-cases-and-more-fun-stuff-available/ http://coffee-art.com/2012/11/08/iphone-cases-and-more-fun-stuff-available/#respond Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:26:15 +0000 http://coffee-art.com/?p=1124 I have another online store open, where you can choose your favorite piece of coffee art and have it turned into an iPhone case, canvas print, totebag, t-shirt, and more! Click below to visit Society6.com.

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]]> I have another online store open, where you can choose your favorite piece of coffee art and have it turned into an iPhone case, canvas print, totebag, t-shirt, and more! Click below to visit Society6.com.


]]> http://coffee-art.com/2012/11/08/iphone-cases-and-more-fun-stuff-available/feed/ 0 2013 Coffee Art Calendar http://coffee-art.com/2012/10/29/2013-coffee-art-calendar/ http://coffee-art.com/2012/10/29/2013-coffee-art-calendar/#respond Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:41:34 +0000 http://coffee-art.com/?p=1101 I’m excited to offer a beautiful wall calendar featuring 12 months of coffee art.  Purchase a large or small calendar here.

]]> I’m excited to offer a beautiful wall calendar featuring 12 months of coffee art.  Purchase a large or small calendar here.

]]> http://coffee-art.com/2012/10/29/2013-coffee-art-calendar/feed/ 0 Mona of the Market http://coffee-art.com/2012/04/03/mona-of-the-market/ http://coffee-art.com/2012/04/03/mona-of-the-market/#respond Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:34:35 +0000 http://coffee-art.com/?p=1038 I was honored to be chosen to do the poster art for Astoria Sunday Market this year.  People are familiar with my coffee art, especially Mona Latte, since a local restaurant bought a large framed print.  I figured I should do something with coffee, but an all-brown poster might not ... READ MORE]]> I was honored to be chosen to do the poster art for Astoria Sunday Market this year.  People are familiar with my coffee art, especially Mona Latte, since a local restaurant bought a large framed print.  I figured I should do something with coffee, but an all-brown poster might not be colorful enough.  So it was back to my roots with watercolor for a combination coffee/color painting.  Here’s the almost done Market Mona; I’m looking forward to seeing the finished poster when the market folks put it all together.

]]> http://coffee-art.com/2012/04/03/mona-of-the-market/feed/ 0 ‘The Scream’ and its Cause http://coffee-art.com/2012/03/09/the-scream-and-its-cause/ http://coffee-art.com/2012/03/09/the-scream-and-its-cause/#respond Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:56:46 +0000 http://coffee-art.com/?p=940 I’ve had a lot of requests for Edvard Munch’s famous picture, “The Scream”.  Here’s my version, but in all my tampering with great art, I don’t ever mean to cheapen the originals, or the artist’s meanings.  Here is a very interesting article on this painting’s background, and I quote a ... READ MORE]]> I’ve had a lot of requests for Edvard Munch’s famous picture, “The Scream”.  Here’s my version, but in all my tampering with great art, I don’t ever mean to cheapen the originals, or the artist’s meanings.  Here is a very interesting article on this painting’s background, and I quote a portion below…

“It is one of the three works of art most frequently parodied in advertisements and cartoons (the other two are Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and Michelangelo’s David.

 

In August 2004 the picture was in the news again after one version of it – Munch created four in total – was stolen in broad daylight from the Munch Museum in Oslo. The Scream is an irresistable trophy to art thieves. Another version was stolen in the early 1990s and recovered after an elaborate sting operation by Norwegian police and Scotland Yard.

Munch wrote ‘I was out walking with two friends. The sun began to set. I felt a breath of melancholy. Suddenly the sky turned blood-red. I paused, deathly tired and leaned on a fence looking out across the flaming clouds over the blue-black fjord and towns. My friends walked on and there I still stood, trembling with fear – and I sensed a great, infinite scream run through nature.’

Astronomers now speculate that the red sky he saw might have been caused by the 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano.”

 

 

]]> http://coffee-art.com/2012/03/09/the-scream-and-its-cause/feed/ 0 Hi-speed Painting! http://coffee-art.com/2012/03/02/hi-speed-painting/ http://coffee-art.com/2012/03/02/hi-speed-painting/#respond Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:54:54 +0000 http://coffee-art.com/?p=994 Watch a time-lapse of me painting Mona Latte in less than a minute.

This link will take you to the video; somehow I’m not able to embed it here on this page.

]]> Watch a time-lapse of me painting Mona Latte in less than a minute.

This link will take you to the video; somehow I’m not able to embed it here on this page.

]]> http://coffee-art.com/2012/03/02/hi-speed-painting/feed/ 0 Recent Commissions http://coffee-art.com/2012/02/28/recent-commissions/ http://coffee-art.com/2012/02/28/recent-commissions/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:47:57 +0000 http://coffee-art.com/?p=817 There’s a western theme going around- I was commissioned to paint someone’s friend on a cattle drive in Oklahoma, and an Astorian’s beautiful horses.  And here they are:

 

]]> There’s a western theme going around- I was commissioned to paint someone’s friend on a cattle drive in Oklahoma, and an Astorian’s beautiful horses.  And here they are:

 

]]> http://coffee-art.com/2012/02/28/recent-commissions/feed/ 0 Dubai! http://coffee-art.com/2011/11/27/dubai/ http://coffee-art.com/2011/11/27/dubai/#respond Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:06:17 +0000 http://coffee-art.com/?p=946 I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  I was invited to the Middle East Coffee&Tea Convention, to share my art and paint some prizes for the barista championship. Here I am lugging my tradeshow booth stuff past the world’s tallest building.

Dubai is a ... READ MORE]]> I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  I was invited to the Middle East Coffee&Tea Convention, to share my art and paint some prizes for the barista championship. Here I am lugging my tradeshow booth stuff past the world’s tallest building.

Dubai is a city of skyscrapers, impossible but real islands shaped like palm trees, indoor ski resorts, deserts, horse and camel races, excellent food and more giant malls than any place needs. Here are some highlights:


Dubai is new to the specialty coffee world, having mostly chains that any European or North American is familiar with. For my first coffee in Dubai, I wasn’t expecting much as I ordered a ‘flat white’ (perhaps what an Oregonian would call a ‘traditional cappuccino’) at the huge chain Costa Coffee, but was impressed by the great latte art!  Sipping it in the world’s largest mall, viewing the indoor ski slope, hearing the Muslim call to prayer over the loudspeaker, was a perfect way to start the trip. A different mall is extravagantly decorated in themes of Persia, China, and more.  Ever seen a Starbucks in a more glorious setting?


I chose my own subject for the coffee painting prize, and yet it turned out to be champion Matt Toogood’s favorite espresso machine!  The 2nd and 3rd place winners received paintings of latte art.

Here’s my booth:

The generous event organizers provided a delicious buffet every night at the 5star Meydan hotel, overlooking the racetrack where the world’s richest horse race is held.  Somehow I missed getting a photo of the 30+ choices of Indian and Middle Eastern foods.
A trip to Dubai is not complete without some crazy experiences.  On the same day, I got to swim in the warm, wavy, extra-salty Persian Gulf, then go snowboarding, and yes, it’s REAL snow.  I’m from a ski town in Oregon, but I must admit this little mountain wasn’t bad!  You never have to worry about poor conditions or sleet in your face. Maybe boredom with only 2 runs though.  I don’t know anywhere else on earth that you can be swimming in warm lovely ocean water and less than one hour later be skiing, but it’s a nice combination.

spice market

Here are some more pics for you:

water taxis- a cheap cruise!

beautiful tile

metro (subway) stations are cool

gold market

I stayed in the blue tower

The kindness and hospitality of everyone I met gave my whole trip a warm glow.  If you ever get the chance, visit Dubai!

]]> http://coffee-art.com/2011/11/27/dubai/feed/ 0 Reading and Coffee http://coffee-art.com/2011/10/08/reading-and-coffee/ http://coffee-art.com/2011/10/08/reading-and-coffee/#respond Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:25:24 +0000 http://coffee-art.com/?p=929 Here’s the newest painting, soon to be viewable in one of those cool, speedy start-to-finish painting videos.  I bet you could guess that the original artist is Picasso!

Here’s a peek at that original, and the coffee twist…

]]> Here’s the newest painting, soon to be viewable in one of those cool, speedy start-to-finish painting videos.  I bet you could guess that the original artist is Picasso!

Here’s a peek at that original, and the coffee twist…

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