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It’s An Upper Cup World (Mural)
This is a mural I painted recently inside Upper Cup Coffee Co.‘s warehouse in Columbus, Ohio. It is approximately 6 feet high (including the text portions) by 11 feet wide. While working on the design for the mural, I wanted … Continue reading
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commission completed – coffee tree triptych
This is a commission I completed recently. It is three separate canvases with one continuous image of a coffee tree branch and some of its cherries. It is painted in a combination of gouache and matte acrylics in what I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Conrad, coffee, coffee beans, coffee cherries, coffee plant, coffee tree, color, gouache, landscape, painting, triptych
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new experimental work – watercolor
These are two of a series of works I’ve been doing on 8″ x 6″ watercolor paper and using pearlescent watercolor paint. The other ingredient to making these is a bunch of roasted coffee beans. Although the beans are removed … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Conrad, coffee, coffee beans, color, Columbus OH, painting, pearlescent, watercolor
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t-shirt design
This is a T-shirt design that I was commissioned to draw. The client wanted something depicting the Eritrean and Ethiopian coffee ceremony. After drawing the design, I passed it off to a friend of mine who screenprinted the shirts. They … Continue reading
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upcoming art show
I am pleased to announce that I will be doing an art show next month (January 2018) at Upper Cup Coffee in downtown Columbus. An assortment of my paintings will be on display for the month, and the opening will … Continue reading
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new artwork for Upper Cup Coffee Co. (pt. 2)
I also painted a triptych for installation at Upper Cup Coffee Company’s new Gahanna, Ohio location. Similar to the diptych that I did (see previous post), these are burlap coffee sacks stretched over wooden stretchers (in place of the typical … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Conrad, burlap sack, coffee, coffee plant, coffee shop, coffee trees, Gahanna, Ohio, painting, Upper Cup Coffee Co.
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new artwork for Upper Cup Coffee Co. (pt. 1)
I recently completed a diptych that was commissioned for the Upper Cup Coffee Company’s new location in Gahanna, Ohio. The diptych is a diagram of the coffee plant and its different stages. Rather than painting on stretched canvas, these paintings … Continue reading
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storefront design for Upper Cup Coffee Co.
I recently designed and implemented a new storefront for the Upper Cup Coffee Company in Gahanna, Ohio. Here are a few photos of what it looks like. And just for fun, here’s a detail photo of the storefront at night.
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Tagged Alex Conrad, coffee, design, Gahanna, Ohio, retail design, sign design, storefront design, Upper Cup Coffee Co.
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a “coffee portrait”
This is a painting on a 30″ x 22″ canvas. Instead of using watercolor, which this kind of looks like, I painted this picture with brewed coffee. It is a portrait of my friend Mike, who is a coffee shop … Continue reading
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