Cafe Etudes

It’s the weekend. The warm smell of Steady State coffee fills my kitchen, sitting in my favorite stamped Totoro mug. My second (or third?) hand table is set with a stack of fresh paper, watercolors, pencils, and a collection of photos from which to paint. I can hear my kids playing some new invented game, or planning their next elaborate creations.

Art teaches us so much about who we are. These moments are restorative. It’s like meeting a friend- yes, for coffee - and reminiscing on old times, while catching up on who you have become.

These Cafe Etudes, studies with coffee, have revitalized a love of drawing and detail; they have also shown me how impatient I have become with my work! In the search for quiet, restorative moments, I have to remind myself to breathe and enjoy the process.

Breathe.

Enjoy the process.

Life will catch up soon enough with its demands that need answering. We must protect our creative moments and embrace all of their peace, their joy!

What does that look like for you, today?