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This project is inspired by my experience as a child interacting with sea otters in the aquarium.
To create this piece, I simmered down coffee to use as a paint for this project. I had never used coffee as a medium before, but the outcome was amazing. The coffee gave a whimsical effect and besides the facial expressions, brought out the emotions of the otters. In the extreme dark areas of the painting, I mixed the coffee with a little dark brown acrylic. For the eyes, nose, and mouth, I used black acrylic. Roughly 95% of the entire piece is painted with coffee.
