71 Rings at Starbucks

 

This is the second painting at a Starbucks location in Denver. Stuart Wallace was commissioned by the manager to provide something different for the walls. He painted two -- both were accepted. (See previous post below.) Unfortunately, no sooner were they installed than we went into lockdown due to Covid. The paintings have hardly been seen by the public. 

Using only various strengths of coffee as the medium...in other words...only Starbucks coffee was used for the first painting. This second piece (also displayed) represents the first Starbucks coffee shop in Seattle, in 1971. Stuart remembers the rings left on the table by hot cups of coffee. Once more, the painting mainly consists of different strengths of coffee, but this time he used a little watercolor to enhance the flavor -- sorry about the pun, had to do it! 

More of Stuart's artwork can be seen at: www.stuartjwallace.com.

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