A Coffee painting by Kia.

A whole 2 days with the smell of coffee!

There are different definitions of catharsis, but to us, it’s basically about expression. We believe that Art can be a medium for you to express your deepest, darkest emotions, your most passionate ideas, your wild out-of-control thoughts whirling in your head and the sense of accomplishment after can be really therapeutic. What does Catharsis mean to you? #catharsis - Erti 4.0

We KL SKetchnation team were part of the annual University Malaya (UM) art initiative, ERTI 4.0. This is my personal 3rd participation with them since few years ago, contributing artworks to be displayed but this year i was too caught up with things at work and also my phD, so this year i am contributing by filling up the activity slot with my team.

Nadia helping out volunteering handling our booth! A table full of our merchandise from tshirts, art prints and badges.

The exclusive item for the event was this coffee painting kit that included a pack of fine ground local coffee, a 300gsm watercolour paper and a KLSketchnation badge for people to but, and with purchases they are entitled the free workshop!

COFFEE PAINTING!

One of KLSketchnation's manifesto to promote sketching as tool of communication, we believe that is is not necessary to spend a fortune to make a work of arts, by always making use of things surrounding us as our advantage!

Heres few reasons why we chose coffee painting to be featured for the event;

1. Its cheap and easily found.
2. The colour and texture of the medium is very classy. The sephia tone created evokes emotions and feelings, spot on to the CATHARSIS theme.
3. The medium is simple and easy to handle, the technique is easy to be learnt and mastered.
4. Coffee is so significant to most artist, its our 'source of energy' to stay awake to finish up an artworks.

The quick 15 min workshop covers the basic coffee painting/watercolour painting technique called glazing in which we apply layers of paints to create depth and value to the painting.

some examples of coffee painting by my colleague @jeromeliew , master of using coffee for coffee portraits

a wide range of different styles of paintings produced by the participants.

most of them are very good at it despite their first time trying the medium!

My first try, with a live model.

We had a live model sketching session at the event i use that chance to try on doing coffee for the session..

I love the rough effects it produced, with the coffee bits and the smell, my God its so good!

The perfect gift to a coffee lover.

The idea of the coffee painting kit were sold inside an air sealed pouch is to make it as a perfect present for both art and coffee lover. They can seal their masterpiece in the when they are done and when the receiver gets the present, they can have a fresh coffee smelled conserved painting by just opening the package. :)

As the model Kiran Rao, is a coffee lover himself, i gave the the painting to him as a gift. :)