Morning Coffee

(Copyright Anne M. Huskey-Lockard, 2008)

For those of us totally caffeine addicted, there is nothing like that first cup of the day. The aroma of the coffee brewing, the dark rich liquor being poured into the cup, and then the first taste!

AH! Life is GOOD!!! (and the internal organs begin their daily functioning; heart, lungs, liver, etc....)

This is a painting I did for Cafe Du Cirque owner Chris Arrick after the move into their present location. It is a combination of paint and collage, bright, cheerful---actually, under the right light it positively glows due to the color choices and the minor addition of some super fine glitter. The cup is a fair approximation of the cups used at the cafe. Nothing can approximate the taste of the coffee served there.....wonderful.

I live for the Lattes; delicious, heady-rich, smooth on the tongue and sinful.

So how do you capture these feelings and smells in a painting?

It took some thought; I'm not sure I did. But I must admit that it was hard to part with-----I would love it in my kitchen, which is mostly red. It looks great, though, on the cafe walls which are a soft sunshine yellow.

And is it an accident that the steam from the cup comes up, almost creating the flame of a Sacred Heart???? ;)

Hey, coffee is serious business for some of us. It's our communion.

Now go get yourself javaed up and make something creative today---I am!