Originally a cake designer, Maria A. Aristidou’s paintings have been getting noticed not just for their subject matter but for what she uses to paint with. Instead of watercolors, she uses different roasts of coffee, sometimes from different roasters as well. She says, “Each brew has its own (qualities), and I choose accordingly to what shade, mark, splatter I need to achieve. That may be an Americano or an espresso. But my favorite is Greek coffee, in terms of taste, quality, and the effect it gives out.” Watch her work in hyperlapse here.
James Obando 