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I’m sure you already know about the #firstcoffeeoftheday project me and @lars.bartschat have on Twitter. The surprising part is that it makes me wake up a little earlier to have time to draw while having my coffee. They say it takes about 60 days to estab
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Day 2 of 60 of #firstcoffeeoftheday habit forming project. Today I searched for the caffeine composition and it has a nice formula, very easy to remember: C8H10N4C2 How useful can be to remember this? I don’t now but I think is a cool thing to know 😂
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A coffee tells a story. We just need to listen. The #firstcoffeeoftheday is somehow something we do on autopilot, awake yet still sleepy. I’m exploring the opportunity to make this simple, daily act an occasion to practice mindfulness. Good morning my fri
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Coffee mindfulness for the #firstcoffeeoftheday Yesterday I said that coffee tells a story, today I invite you to enjoy completely the story. Turn autopilot off and actually look, smell, listen, feel every gesture. Take it slow, enjoy plenty. You’ll have
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I don’t know where this come from! It’s Friday, I just woke up, the #firstcoffeeoftheday isn’t in circle yet. They call these kind of thing “brain farts”, right? And I love it! Just jotting down the first thoughts that cross your mind. BTW, that awesome m
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I know, I slept too much and my #firstcoffeeoftheday came a bit late with this in my mind: wonder if moon phases may influence coffin some way. 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒:first
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Having time to enjoy your #firstcoffeeoftheday and drawing is a true gift. Today I want to celebrate the Neapolitan Coffee Pot: ‘a Cuccumella. You need to master the art of coffee making but, when you do, this pot can offer you wonders. Good morning my fr
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Uh boy… today is not starting in the best way. The #firstcoffeeoftheday just soaked my Apple Pencil and missed by a millimeter the iPad. It happens and it’s just my fault. The silver lining? This gave me a good subject to draw. And, according to my “luck/
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Let me celebrate the unsung hero of my #firstcoffeeoftheday The humble spoon He sits in a drawer with their siblings, quietly, just waiting the moment when I pick it to fill the coffee machine with slow and measured gestures Then he is still with me to st
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I can’t refrain myself to read @draplin book every other year (at least) Being “influenced” by the Masters is a kind of guided exploration out of my usual zones. I try and experiment just to disco new things that can work for me and take ‘em home. Doing t
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I know someone is rolling the eyes… Instant coffee is not real coffee but sometimes is a kind of life saver. Like real coffee it needs a bit of care in the making and the result is “good enough”. Buongiorno a tutti!!! #firstcoffeeoftheday #instantcoffee #
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Drawing this kind of things in #paperbywetransfer without layers needs some tricks and is a bit labor intensive. I like the longer price and the creativity you are forced to use to make the most out of the tools you have. Draw the shapes, fill them like c
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The #firstcoffeeoftheday ritual on the weekend is so good. Here my girls! I love them all! From half cup to 4 cups. The bigger one is about 20 years old and makes a wonderful and rich coffee. Mika pots do not get old the just age to perfection. To make su
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Today’s #firstcoffeeoftheday is kinda meditative. I recalled all the projects and goals I set for my life, how I developed them and their outcomes. I’m afraid there are no shortcuts. Good things take time, dedication, commitment and efforts. It is not a n
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Yeah, I like messing up with science 😂 The moment you know you are not knowing for sure and everything is possible. Good morning everyone!!! #firstcoffeeoftheday #paradox #schrodinger #didimessup #knowingishalfthebattle
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I’m generally open to novelties and I like to try new things but… Honestly I never had the occasion to buy Kopi Luwak but I don’t really look for it 😂 I use about 6 brands of coffee I alternate when I get “too used” to certain flavors. Good morning al
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My Mom’s Mom name was Rosetta which translate in Little Rose. Those were terrible times, WW1 and WW2. She was young and used to walk long distances, out of the most traveled roads and in the dark to buy groceries at the “borsa nera”, the “black market”. A
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This is day 18 of 60 in my habit forming experiment. Seems that the #firstcoffeeoftheday is starting to have a “Pavlovian effect” 😂 One sip and a million of idea start racing in my sleepy brain! Today I tried a new #phrenville card idea: This is day 1
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Friday! I don’t really know why but looks like the #firstcoffeeoftheday is somehow associated to #sketchnotes . Another memory, this time from my Grand Pa. He used to work shifts at Pirelli Sapsa and was common for him to wake up very early in the morning
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I love to have some more time to enjoy the #firstcoffeeoftheday and draw. I realized that this week I didn’t draw a #miniposter propaganda style so… here it is. Once I said “done” it was clear that it wasn’t finished. It was flat and dull… “Meaningful det
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There are some words that we use normally, that are part of the common language we use every day and we don’t even think to their origins. Take mocha, it is a synonym for coffee or, at least, it evokes coffee. I just made a super quick research and this i
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This week I would like to try to mix #firstcoffeeoftheday with inspirations from famous fine art masterpieces. The first is Hokusai. I love the Big Wave and I used it several times, trying to reproduce the dramatic mood. Every single time I get dragged in
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Just a few people know that Monna Lisa enjoys her #firstcoffeeoftheday early in the morning. Of course I couldn’t refrain myself from including Leonardo da Vinci in this week series. And I love this technique from Shepard Fairey. It looks kind of easy at
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It wasn’t intentional, I swear. The mug and the drawing have the same color palette. Maybe it was Michelangelo’s influence 😂 Another drawing with the same technique I used yesterday. I couldn’t resist. For those who wonder why the mug is small, it is
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Today’s #firstcoffeeoftheday is still inspired by Michelangelo. I remixed a drawing I did ages ago. I think I’m going to print this. The more I look at it the more I think there is a hidden message. I don’t know, something like the cup is the life, what I
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Today I go with a Dutch painter inspiration to say good morning to @claire_ohl This made me think about “proximity”. For example, I like the feeling that Claire is in Italy, she is only 350km far from me. We still can’t meet in person but the idea that a
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Sloooow #firstcoffeeoftheday One sip of coffee and few brush strokes, pause, looking, thinking, repeat. At the end I had 2 full mug of coffee and made this. I’m liking and learning so much from this #coffeeart experiment. Take this for example. It’s almos
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The moment you understand why the masters are the Masters. I have bitten more that I can chew 😂 Today my thoughts were for Vermeer, my favorite Dutch Baroque painter. Poor Johannes must be rolling in his grave 😂 Anyway, it was another lesson learn
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Today’s inspiration is Modigliani. Long necks, long mugs. I’m a bit in rush, so no long text, sorry. Good morning all! #firstcoffeeoftheday #modigliani #drawing #morninginspiration
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I bet that anyone in the last two years or so has felt to be in a surreal moment. Today I had that feeling. Drawing this I realized that Surrealism is a huge pool where I can pick ideas for this experiment. So far I followed the triggering effect of the c
