Abstract Painting: How to Create Texture with Coffee Grounds

Welcome to video 2 in the 6 part technique series! In this video, I will walk you through 3 different ways to create texture in your paintings using coffee grounds. Scroll down to see what videos are coming up and to access the materials used in this video. Happy creating!
Video 1 now available- Create an Earthy Color Palette
Video 2 now available- Using Coffee Grounds for Texture
Video 3 coming in July- The Art of Layering
Video 4 coming in August- Embracing the Intuitive Process
Video 5 coming in September- Textures with Sand and Limestone
Video 6 coming in October- Abstract Composition
Materials Used:
Instant coffee
Dried coffee grounds
Sand
Gesso
Fluid acrylic color of choice
Any powdered pigment- optional
Liquitex Matte Medium
Daler-Rowney Acrylic Ink
Catalyst Wedges: w-06 and the small spatula
Latex gloves
A spray fixative of choice. I use the SpectraFix Spray Fixative

[@BeckamR23]

Great video!!

[@gayewrightart]

Thank you Molly. ❤️

[@jenniferjacobs5667]

Thank you for sharing your processes! I’ve admired your work for so long and wondered your process. I cant wait to give it a try. You did an IG video using wood canvas, sand, limestone powder & paint. I’ve done it a few times since and love that texture but need to experiment more…it wasn’t as fluid as I like, or need to see how you do that. But I love how this shows the texture of the fluidity 😍 thank you for doing this series!!

[@GerryMenz-i7z]

Hi Molly, I’ve just discovered you and your incredible art and I am so excited to add some of your techniques into my own art. I usually work with acrylics on watercolor paper. Could you please tell me what you are using for substrates in video 2? Thank you so much for being so generous and sharing your techniques!

[@rek7065]

Very cool results, Molly! I love the earthy feel. I wonder how this would look combining with collage?

[@mollysuppleeart]

Thank you! It's amazing combined with collage! You can use dried, used coffee filters as collage paper 😍 I'll be sharing a little about this in my layering video next month!

[@fjrouse]

Given coffee is acidic and being acid free is important for artwork to be archival, is there something you can do to the coffee to mitigate that problem? Thanks!

[@mollysuppleeart]

Hi! Yes, it is very important to seal your paintings with an archival varnish once complete! If not, the coffee will definitely fade over time. I have a painting I made a couple of years ago using coffee filters, coffee, and paint. It was sealed with an archival varnish and it looks just as it did the day I finished! Who's to say how it will look in 80 years, but I'm confident that using an archival varnish will help your paintings last for a very long time!