A few years ago I snapped a picture of two coffee cups on my kitchen counter. Something about the simple shape of the cups and the shadows just caught my attention.
A while later, I decided to try to dredge up what was left of my artistic side and attempt a pencil sketch of the photo. It is really a fairly simple subject so it was a good starting place. Though the sketch could no doubt be improved upon, I was really surprised at the result. There was hope for me after all! It seems that 5 + years of soul crushing grad school had not, in fact, crushed my soul ;)
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| Pencil Sketch |
Grad school is now an increasingly distant memory. I finally earned my Ph.D. last September. I have since been teaching and working more on creative endeavors. Recently, I decided to attempt another take on the coffee cups. I love watercolor paints but I am definitely still learning how to paint. I thought the coffee cups would also be a good subject to help me increase my skill with watercolors. I had such a fun time making the little painting and I did learn a lot.
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| Watercolor Painting (for sale in my etsy shop) |
I am sure that the watercolor painting will not be my last artistic rendition of the coffee cups. I really am obsessed with this photo. I also need to keep my eye out for new subjects that can hold my interest like this one.
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