Marybeth Heikes

Paintings in Watercolor & Mixed Media

Posts Tagged “Coffee”

Coffee Cup Cosmos on Blue Patterned Cloth

Coffee Cup Cosmos on Blue Patterned Cloth

October 31, 2016

This watercolor was painted in the “alla prima” technique, from the Italian meaning “at the first.” It describes a painting which is completed in a single session. The idea is to capture the essence of the subject in a bold, intuitive way, using vigorous, expressive brush strokes and minimal color mixing on the palette. This […] more »

Regular Grind

Regular Grind

January 20, 2013

Another fabulous “tinscape”!  These crushed cans are in another landscape formation, with the Folger’s coffee can being most prominent. Being a coffee sipper, I really appreciate the bright red can among the striped soup cans and pull tabs.  Lots of movement in this design — all the varieties of gray shapes make the red pop. more »