by niya christine

Coffee ♥’s the NY Times — The NY Times ♡’s Coffee

Niya Christine's 365 Paintings Per day #10/365_NYTimes+Coffee. Copyright 2013

#10/365 Paintings for 2013

Why does the sight of a cup of coffee and the New York Times give me such nostalgia? A fertile ecosystem of intellectual invention in this pair. The New York Times, in turns out is a bit of a rugged individualist in it’s pattern to set to appeal to a cultured, intellectual readership. Born in 1851, it was intended to be a penny paper that would avoid mass media appeal and report the news objectively. It failed. They had to increase the price and they still lost approx. 1k per week. Luckily, It was saved in 1896 and the price went back to a penny and coverage went worldwide. There are several historical highlights like the coverage of the Titanic—yet, still a strong focus on quality editorial strength. Well, all this fabulousness of inventive strengths and strong values makes a strong cup of coffee the completion of the New York Times experience for me.

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Project Notes: Oh, I fussed and fussed with this painting. Such a tiny thing for so much grief! Definitely exceeded my 45 minute max. today. The reason? Well, at first it was going to be a painting with Q-Tips. You can see it’s beginnings in the wood of the table top. The morning go full with business calls etc. and things spun out of control. That’s okay, I have 355 more paintings to go to get this right. Right?

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Monthly Inspirational Quotes

January: Coffee & Tea "Coffee. Creative lighter fluid." ~ Floyd Maxwell

February: Love & Character "Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition."
~ Alan Alda

March: Fabric & Flowers "Nobody sees a flower--really--it is so small--we haven't time--and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time." ~ Georgia O'Keefe

April: Cows & Canaries "Lots of people talk to animals...Not very many listen though...that's the problem.”
~ Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

May: Bunnies & Bicycles" "Be brave, little rabbit. Take a chance.” ~ Cherise Sinclair, Breaking Free

"When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.” ~ Margery Williams, "The Velveteen Rabbit"

June: Food & Wine “Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.” ~ Paulo Coelho, "Brida"

July: Wild Horses & Adobe Houses “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way... things I had no words for.”
~ Georgia O'Keeffe

August: WILD{card} “A healthy woman is much like a wolf, strong life force, life-giving, territorially aware, intuitive and loyal. Yet separation from her wildish nature causes a woman to become meager, anxious, and fearful. The wild nature carries the medicine for all things. She carries stories, dreams, words and songs." ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes, "Women Who Run with Wolves.”

September: Quirks & Curiosities “In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and get that out of the way. Then you wake up in an old people's home feeling better every day. You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your pension, and then when you start work, you get a gold watch and a party on your first day.” ~ Woody Allen

October: Dogs & Doors “Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.” ― Tom Stoppard

“Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies.” ~ Gene Hill

November: Fish Fabulous “…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” ~ Mark Nepo