Watercolors & Coffee
I started out painting with oils after a friend left a box of various art materials on my front porch in Bloomington, Indiana. Eventually I tried watercolors and found it to be very challenging and a more enjoyable medium to work with.
At some point I decided to try painting with coffee. It has a limited range and requires a lot of over-painting to obtain truly dark areas. After several experiments with various grounds and brewing styles I concluded the best solution was using instant coffee as the base, mixing in leftover coffee and plain water.
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Regal Gatsby
9 x 12 -
Portrait Of Gatsby
11 x 14 -
Polar Bear & Walrus
5x14 (each) -
Feathers
11 x 14 -
Michigan Central Station
20 x 16 -
The Frog
10 x 8 -
Toro
8 x 12 -
Three Lake Trout
12 x 9 -
Shadows
10 x 10 -
Girl With Flowers
14 x 11 -
Light Through the Trees
11 x 14 -
Cyclamen
8 x 10 -
Susan on the Sofa
14 x 11 -
Lakefront
23 x 9 -
Carrots
14 x 11 -
Lakeshore
14 x 10 -
Oak Leaves
11 x 11 -
Girl with Braid
8 x 11 -
Driftwood Phoenix
14 x 11 -
Unused Balconies
11 x 14 -
Suzy Michigan
14 x 11 -
Crow
14 x 11 -
Canoe
18 x 11 -
Natura
7 x 11 -
Mujer
8 x 10 -
Sunset in Chicago
14 x 11 -
Les Lèves
14 x 11 -
Boulangerie
14 x 11 -
Alps 1
14 x 11 -
Alps 2
14 x 11 -
Alps 3
14 x 11 -
Union Pier Sunset
14 x 11 -
Stairway
11 x 14 -
Fletcher
14 x 11 -
JJ and Joy at Kasey's
14 x 11 -
Kate
14 x 11 -
Gull
14 x 11 -
Coconut and Citrus
11 x 11 -
Stone Crab Claws
11 x 7 -
Stone Crabs in Panama City
11 x 14 -
Social Distortion at the Vic
14 x 11 -
South Point
11 x 14 -
Redwoods
14 x 11 -
Ojeda
11 x 11 -
Cigar Smoke
14 x 11 -
Stefan at Upstairs Pub
14 x 11 -
At the Bar
11 x 14 -
Toad
10 x 10 -
Blender
11 x 15 -
Monarchs on Chives
14 x 11 -
Big Manistee River in February
14 x 11 -
Lands End, San Francisco
16 x 10 -
In the Pool
14 x 10 -
Dream of Point Lobos
9 x 22 -
Dead Nuthatch
14 x 11 -
Three Spires
17.5 x 12 -
House in Kohala
9 x 12 -
Mothers Day, Xochimilco
8 x 18 -
Girl at the Sushi Bar
8 x 10 -
Ripples - Evening Cruise
8 x 14 -
Chickens
11 x 14 -
Moose Skull in the Garage
14 x 11 -
The Church at Taos Pueblo
10 x 8 -
Kin playing Brubeck
8.5 x 11 -
Taos Pueblo
14 x 8 -
Taos Pueblo
14 x 8 -
Tent Rocks 1
8 x 8 -
Tent Rocks 2
8 x 8 -
Tent Rocks 3
8 x 8 -
Tent Rocks 4
8 x 8 -
Mynx
9 x 12 -
Falstaff
10 x 8 -
CIty of Refuge
11 x 14 -
The Bride in Mexico City
11 x 14 -
Garlic
14 x 11 -
Blue Crab
8 x 8 -
Diving Pelican
8 x 8 -
The Clock Tower
8 x 18 -
Squid and the Whale
9 x 20 -
Wine
8 x 10 -
Sailboat, West Bay
10 x 8 -
Big Manistee River
10 x 8 -
The French Press
8 x 10 -
Birds in Dunegrass
11 x 8 -
Dead Flower
11 x 14 -
The Socialite
8 x 10 -
Pyramid of the Moon
10 x 8 -
Pyramid of the Sun
10 x 8 -
Girl's Profile
8 x 10 -
Sunning Cormorant
10 x 8 -
Puerco en Peguche
8 x 10 -
Puerco in Peguche
8 x 10 -
Skull
8 x 10 -
Coffee
10 x 8 -
Patch of Blue Sky
20 x 8 -
Evergreens Marching
20 x 8 -
Sleder's
14 x 11 -
Hummingbird Up North
12 x 6 -
Lee Ho Fook
12 x 8 -
Route 62, Southern Oregon
14 x 6 -
Mount Hood in August
14 x 7 -
Barista Coffee House
8.5 x 11 -
Hawthorne Bridge
12 x 8 -
Columbia River Gorge
14 x 8 -
Indian Beach, Oregon
12 x 8 -
Christa in the Red Scarf
7 x 7 -
Mike and Tiffany at Publican
14 x 11 -
Ann
8 x 10 -
Santi's - Charleston, SC
14 x 8 -
Asparagus and Morels
12 x 9 -
The Cabin at Dusk
12 x 9 -
Wakulla Springs State Park
14 x 8 -
Wading Birds, Anna Maria Island
14 x 5.5 -
Bluegill Filets
9 x 12 -
Grapevine at L. Mawby
8 x 10 -
Girl with the Pink Scarf
11.25 x 7.75 -
Moka
8 x 10 -
Sudden Death
9 x 12 -
Boots
10 x 8 -
Christa
11 x 14 -
Wes
8.5 x 11 -
Stel
11 x 14 -
House in Charleston, SC
8.5 x 11 -
Cows in Leelanau County
14 x 11 -
Statue in Grant Park
11 x 14 -
Gourds and the Copper Pitcher
14 x 11 -
Gibson Guitar
11 x 14 -
Bacchus
14 x 11 -
Mariah
11 x 14 -
Rainy Day in Paris
14 x 11 -
Cal's
14 x 11 -
Patio - Old State Hospital
11 x 14 -
Susan - West Bay
11 x 14 -
Adam
14 x 11 -
Petra
14 x 11 -
Watering the Garden
14 x 11 -
Rainy Day. Paris from Montemarte
11 x 14 -
Susan
8.5 x 11 -
Mangos and the Blue Vase
11 x 14 -
Fifty Five
11 x 14 -
Self Portrait
8.5 x 11 -
Window in Paris
11 x 8.5 -
Bar in Amsterdam
8.5 x 11 -
Stairs to Rooftop
8 x 10 -
Amsterdam
11 x 8.5