I haven't been neglecting my artwork for Starbucks, despite all the action with the upcoming show. On Thursday I did the decoration for the coffee board at the Starbucks closest to me, where the manager, due to a misunderstanding, had previously forbidden me to do art there. After I explained to him that all the writing could be changed at any time, while leaving the decorative border untouched until I removed it, he relented. The customers love these pictures, and I am told that they generate a lot of attention and sales for the coffee shop. Since I do them during business hours, people always stop to watch me work on the designs.

This season, the Starbucks promotion theme is "Coffee on the Porch." Inspired by that, I've chosen to use Victorian architecture and porch details on the signs. This one is the best of the ones I've done in this series so far. I may not have a porch, but at least I can draw one, and sip coffee as if I were sitting there watching the world go by on a leisurely summer day that exists only in fantasy.

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