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Four Students Thinking of Christmas – A Short Short Story
Chapter One The four women were studying for a nursing exam at Starbucks but their minds were all on Christmas. The End Drawing and story © 2015 Marty Coleman
Their Thoughts at Starbucks
Drawn at Starbucks after errands. What do you think they were thinking? Here is the periscope of me doing the drawing
The Reminder – A Coffee Drawing
They sat attentive, leaning forward, interested in what one another had to say. The coffee shop buzzed with noise around them but they were not distracted. I sat in the corner and drew. The woman facing me had a green sweatshirt on with the logo of 'New Life Ranch'...
The Stranger at Starbucks – Anatomy of Success
Three times in the last week I have gone to a coffee shop and drawn. The first and second time led to pretty good drawings I thought. But the third time I struggled to get a good drawing. I thought I would show you the drawings and explain some of the reasons why...
Brooklynne Studying
I had a Dr. appointment yesterday to look at my Achilles Tendon (it's sore and I have a marathon coming up). After the appointment I went to Starbucks to hangout and draw. I saw this woman's blonde hair shimmering in the sunlight as I walked in and found a table...
Nicole, Ashley and Sam – Anatomy of a Starbucks Drawing
I was waiting for my car to be serviced and hung out at Starbucks drawing. While I drew I periscoped and talked through my process. You can see the edited video below. Drawing and video ©2015 Marty Coleman
Becky at Work at a South Tulsa Starbucks
Drawing Becky I had to take my wife to work this morning and took the early morning opportunity to go to Starbucks on the way home and just hang out a while. I drew one of the Barista's doing her job. She was pretty busy and seemed surprised and somewhat...
Jade at Starbucks
Another day at Starbucks waiting for my car to be fixed. My car door handle fell off last week. Very strange. One part actually broke, the other part just became dislodged and I couldn't put it back in properly. I brought it to the dealer so they...
3 Drawings at Starbucks
Once again this week I needed to take a car in for servicing. This time it was my car. And again I spent the time waiting at Starbucks. This time I drew 3 drawings, one on a napkin, one in my small sketchbook, and one in a larger sketchbook I was given as part...
Mrs. Bowen and the Missionary with Small Hands
Emergency Trip I've been out of touch the past week due to a family emergency in California. I took photos, mostly family oriented pics, but only was able to find time to do one drawing while I was there and that was in the airline terminal as I was leaving....
Karen at Courtyard – A Texas Travel Napkin
Linda and I went down to Texas this weekend to visit Caitlin and go to the Baylor/Texas Tech game. We stayed at a Courtyard by Marriott and, as usual, I got up early and went downstairs to have breakfast and do some drawing and reading. I was the...
A Rainy Day at a Starbucks in Dallas, Texas – A Short Short Story
Gotta love some time to just relax and draw while on a road trip. A Rainy Day at a Starbucks in Dallas, Texas It is raining. I suspect frizz is the worry for one woman and so she puts her hair in a bun. A woman's face is barely showing, her hair...
‘At First’ – A Short, Short Story
'At First' - A Short, Short Story Was she the one being counseled or was she the counselor? I couldn't tell at first. Were the children hers, or the other woman's, or maybe they belonged to the man, or all three. I couldn't tell at first. At first I...
The Past and the Present – Two Strangers
The Flight Home I spent 9 days on the east coast, going to my HS reunion, visiting my sister, an artist friend and my daughter Rebekah and my first Grandbaby, Vivian. But alas, I eventually had to head back to Tulsa. I was excited to see Linda again, it had...
Watermark Church – A Travel Napkin Adventure
Drawing at Church I went to visit my daughter Caitlin this weekend. She lives in Dallas and attends Watermark Church. I went to the early service with her then decided to hang out out in the big spacious lounge/lobby area for about 2 hours (instead of trying to find a...
Esther at Starbucks in Dallas on the 5th of July
Early Morning Practice As is my practice when traveling, I try to get out early to a coffee shop of some sort to draw, read, or write before the rest of my family is up and about. On the day after Independence Day I walked over to a local Starbucks for my venti size...
An Island Cottage Adventure – Part 7
Disclosure: I exchanged photographic work for a 5-day stay at the Island Cottage mentioned in the following blog posts. Blog entries or any other social media amplification were not included in the exchange. I was and am free to say and show anything I want...
An Island Cottage Adventure – Part 6
Disclosure: I exchanged photographic work for a 5-day stay at the Island Cottage mentioned in the following blog posts. Blog entries or any other social media amplification were not included in the exchange. I was and am free to say and show anything I want...