Express yourself with espresso
People are not afraid to
paint with coffee
because it is not paint.
Over the years I have experienced the joy of seeing blocked individuals paint for the first time. As an artist I am able to provide a comfortable creative path for beginners to follow.
And you thought it was just a delicious beverage!
You are just one shot away from your first coffee creation
I have found an unexpected benefit from painting with coffee. Teaching others how to paint with coffee is one of the perks painting with coffee continues to give me.
Workshops coming soon. Get on the waiting list.
“There is no such thing as creative people and non-creative people. There are just people who use their creativity and those who don’t. And not using it doesn’t go without penalty. As it turns out, unused creativity is not benign, it’s dangerous.”
– Brene Brown”
Coffee to Go
Experience painting with coffee for yourself.
What first inspired me to paint with coffee?
How did it all get started? I have been painting with espresso coffee for over fifteen years.
Years ago it came to my attention that many people loved looking at my coffee paintings but insisted they could not paint. It was my impression impression that they were afraid. They didn’t paint but loved coffee so I put the two together. I’ve been teaching coffee painting for several years. In workshops and private lessons people are able to let go and enjoy painting. People are not afraid to paint because they don’t think of coffee as paint.
My First Coffee Exhibit Experience inspired my Coffee Painting Elevator Speech
What are Stop Stories?
Painting with coffee breaks through long held personal fears about painting. I call these deeply ingrained fears Stop Stories and everyone who says “I can’t paint” has a stop story holding their creative expression hostage. People are not afraid to paint with coffee because it is not paint.
I call Coffee Paint “user-friendly” and continue to witness blocked artists releasing their hidden creativity. It is satisfying to see people let go in a comfortable atmosphere and surprise themselves with their dorment talent and uncover their own coffee masterpieces.
I heard a repeated dialogue with viewers and it grabbed my attention. I kept hearing "Oh, I wish I could do that." I began to think that they could paint. They were just too afraid. My next question always caught them off-guard. "Oh, do you paint?" and the immediate reply was always "No, I'm terrible or I can't even draw a straight line." My next question was "Do you drink coffee?" Followed by “Oh, yes, I love it." That was when I began to see the possibility of their own creativity being released. Once people realized that I was using "real" coffee to paint with a new possibility opened in their minds. I realized just about everyone has a “stop-story” and I was drawn to start my Coffee Painting Workshops