Oregon based artist Karen Eland is a very gifted and creative artist whose work is unique like no other. Ingeniously, Karen re-creates some well-known masterpieces as well as does some original work using espresso coffee instead of paint. Karen giving new meaning to the term “latte art” in her illustrations, which celebrate the caffeinated beverage as both the medium and the message: she creates reproductions of classic paintings using a mix of coffee and water, integrating a cup of joe (or a full carafe) into the imagery of every scene. Eland's paired passions for coffee and creativity are both deeply steeped. At age 14, she took a portrait class that inspired her to pursue art as a profession, and she practiced drawing at New Orleans’ Kaldi’s Coffeehouse in the early years of her career. Each painting contains 100% pure coffee on watercolor paper with no preservatives or additives
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