Honestly one of the biggest motivators to get out of bed in the morning is my coffeemaker.
It's still gloomy today, so it's a great day for hot coffee and painting. I was a barista for 4 years, so I know how to make a bangin cup of coffee.
Secret for perfect strength?
Add your water. I usually do 4 cups. For every 2 cups, put in 1 heaping tablespoon of coffee grounds. Then, add 1 extra tablespoon just for good measure. So for my 4 cups of coffee, I put in 2 scoops + the scoop for good measure. Perfect coffee everytime. Sometimes I even sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon and nutmeg in my grounds before brewing. Oooo, exciting!
So I'm gonna start doing this thing to keep myself accountable:
WIP Wednesdays. (A WIP means "Work In Progress")
So every Wednesday, I've gotta post up progress on a new work, or significant progress on a work I've already showed. Today I'm gonna cheat a little (figures), and show a piece that WAS a WIP as of last night, but is now finished! Hot dog! All I've gotta do is take the tape off, and frame it. And then take a proper photo. I apologize for the cell phone picture :(This piece is a self-portrait, is going into my Grad School Portfolio, and was inspired by the song "Star Mile" by Joshua Radin.
Also, I just got my copy of Corel Painter 12... and holy cow. I am so in love. Like, the kind of love I would like to share with a man, where I think they're perfect and there's absolutely nothing wrong with them what-so-ever... I feel this way for a computer program. Allow me a moment just to out-art-nerd myself (I'm weird, I know...)
{ top photo via pinterest.com // bottom photo via erin mcmanness 2011 }
Love your self-portrait piece...what medium(s) did you use? It is very interesting!
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ReplyDeleteYep. Coffee is one of the top 3 reasons I can get out of bed every morning.
Coffee is my reason for getting out of bed, so thanks for the tips! And gorgeous work on the self portrait!
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melissa (from blogging buddies)
Shayla - Thanks so much! I used watercolour, graphite, india ink, and gold leaf! I will be posting the finished piece soon!
ReplyDeleteMoira - Awesome! Thanks so much for reading, and now commenting! :) I literally wake up, and the first thing I think is "Coffee... mmmm!" Lol
Melissa - You're very welcome! A lot of my friends ask me to make the pot when I come over, and I was always the designated coffee-maker with my college roommates ;) Thanks for the compliments! The finished piece is coming out soon!