As an artist, it's nice...well, actually it's customary for me to get to know whatever I am painting before or during completion. In this case, it was a coffee maker and a tea kettle. Simple appliances but each are significant to me, given that tea and coffee are both very comforting. What is more interesting is how the tea kettle and coffee maker have changed over the years; morphing into modern staples of the day to day, with sleeker or more elaborate designs. Like many appliances, the first coffee maker appears drastically different than its modern day counterparts. The first coffee maker is said to have been invented in 1873 and then later, the first electric drip coffee maker was patented in 1954. On the other hand, the tea kettle's appearance and functionality has remained much the same since it's estimated 3000 BC creation. What hasn't changed about either is what they both hold; warmth. This winter was quite ferocious. It was very cold and I wondered through chattering teeth if spring would ever rear its head. Maybe this is why I felt so compelled to paint a coffee maker and a tea kettle, afterall even with spring now in full swing, it is still very chilly. I sketched out a quick coffee maker and tea kettle, then prepared my canvas. I had two frames, each quite ornate and rather fancy-looking. and I wanted to put them to good use and afterwards, I feel that was accomplished. I can barely look at either painting without wanting a strong black cup of coffee or a sunny warm mug of tea. These are still drying, so I can't scan them yet. They should each be properly dry in about an hour or two. www.artofcierra.com (objects and appliances.
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