Lowell H. Johnson

"Coffee Apparatus Bolstering the Populace"
Indian Ink, Calligraphy Ink and Watercolour on Paper
50 x 40cm


This ink drawing comprises of a juxtaposition of coffee utensils and paraphernalia against scenes of coffee-shop goers and London vistas. The piece explores and incorporates a plethora of drawing styles and brush strokes, combining both black and white and coloured elements. The layout of multiple pictorial elements intends to portray coffee drinking as a tradition binding society together and sustaining the rapid and never-ending cadence of a busy world city.