Cofee L♥ve

I might have mentioned this a thousand times before but I love coffee!
Not just any coffee, but great coffee from small independent cafes. (with latte art on it!)
I know it's very "coffee-snob"-ish of me but I like supporting small businesses. Plus I enjoy sipping nice coffee from makers who truly love their work and could craft the best tasting beverages!

Here's my little contribution to the great cafes I have visited and loved in the past years from 4 different cities: Toronto, Bangkok, Montreal and Tokyo! This is just part 1 of my collection, and the rest is yet to come!

 I had quite a blast collecting information and drawing these coffee cups. I might start doing more line work from pen/ink because of this project!

Here's the links from the cafes featured in my illustration:

TORONTO:
-Sam James Coffee Bar
-Dark Horse Espresso Bar
-Te Aro
-Bulldog Coffee

TOKYO (and YOKOHAMA)
-No. 8 Bear Pond Espresso
-Little Nap Coffee Stand
-Bonjour Records Cafe
-Pour Over

MONTREAL:
-La Distributrice

BANGKOK:
-Cafe Little Spoon
-Gallery กาแฟดริป

L♡ve at first sight.

Do you believe in love at first sight?
I'm not a firm believer.
Probably because I've never experienced it...I do believe in "like" at first sight though!
What about you? Do you believe...?

Wrapping up for 2012! Thank you for a wonderful year!
Much happiness to everyone as well!
Happy New Year!

Bangkok Sketchbook, part 2

Here are a few more illustrations from Bangkok Sketchbook.

 Guy on BTS On Nuch Station. Bangkok, Thailand.

Sketching at Cafe Little Spoon. Bangkok, Thailand.

Guy in hot pants. Uniqlo, Central World. Bangkok, Thailand.

Humid Day with Thai Ice Tea in Sukhumvit. Bangkok, Thailand.

doodles

my hair in the past 5 years ♫

which one?

sketches sketches sketches

I recently dug up my sketchbook that I took on my trip to Quebec. I had a great time on the trip but the bus ride was so so long that I had to pass the time by doing some random sketches. I also sketched a fountain in Quebec City while sightseeing. Can anyone tell which fountain it is?

It's a bit sad to know that summer is ending, but it has been a really good one that stamped much happiness into my memory.

There's one thing I realized I haven't done yet this summer is playing with sparklers! I love fireworks and sparklers!!! I plan to do that some time before it gets too cold!

fly me somewhere nice

I thought I should post some stuff I did in my sketchbook a while back . I don't usually do these type of illustrations as finals, but I like them just as much.

I was inspired to do this after seeing Sofia Coppola's Miss Dior Cherie commercial. It looks so young and cute and dainty! And so French!

ps-that mac ain't mine :) (or :(? )