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“Coffee is definitely the same as art, it revives our dying soul.”
-Gerome Nicolas Dela Pena


Have you ever even thought about using nice, warm, aromatic coffee in your mug to paint a painting? Pornchai Lerthammasiri did. As an accomplished watercolor artist, Pornchai wanted to do something new – more challenging. Coffee was his choice.

The technique he talks about sounds easy, all you need is just coffee mixed with water, a brush and watercolor paper. Not at all, according to Pornchai, it took him 6 years to master the right texture of coffee and water. If too much coffee I used, the texture will be too elastic to paint with and cause unwanted glittering flakes on the paper. Furthermore, it did not dry easily and the coffee could peel off from the paper or become molded. After extensive experimentation, I can prove that my paintings will stay in the same condition even after 6 years now.”



"I would like my audience to see something new and creative, something close to their daily lives that can be applied to art. It is like giving others a sample of the challenge. Who knows? After seeing my coffee paintings, some people may decide to use wine to paint (laugh)."

For all the artists out there, this is a new challenge for you guys! Coffee as an art is definitely one way to revive our dying soul. Here is one video showing how it can be done!

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