My Morning Coffee

As the years roll by, more and more of the things in life I loved and took for granted when I was young are fading away or becoming forbidden entirely. I guess it’s the way of things, if you’re lucky enough to get some years on you. But that doesn’t make giving up chocolate cake or a sip of port wine or paragliding easy.  (Well … paragliding? … maybe not paragliding.) One of the little pleasures I’ve managed to hold onto so far, though, is my morning coffee.  I may have had to adjust to one part regular to three parts decaff (I love Starbucks Colombian regular and their Pike Place decaff), but it’s still hot and brown and yummy and I do love it!

I painted this cup of java and vase of flowers from my imagination in Escape Motions Rebelle (and a trip or two to Corel Painter and Photoshop), using Rebelle’s pastel brushes and the Wacom tablet. It started out as a doodle … I seem to either doodle trees or vases of flowers … and the coffee cup seemed to show up by itself. I was tempted to bring in more detail but decided to keep it loose and impressionistic-y … that’s pretty much how the world looks to me first thing in the morning anyway. Not created using AI. If you’d like to see the image better, and see all the products it’s available on, clicking the picture will take you over to my website.

So … even if doughnuts are no more than a fond memory at this point, cheers to mornings … and a steaming cup of good strong coffee … and getting our days started out right!