I painted him very quickly from about 9 feet away.
This was my first attempt to paint at Quackenbush’s Coffee and Bakery in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Austin. I loved painting there! The girls on shift when I arrived were very nice, and unlike a lot of other coffee houses/bakeries in town, the customers are coming and going very quickly, providing the perfect environment for me to paint quickly. Given too much time, I am not as good. Also, there is tons of direct lighting from the store front. Expect more paintings from Quack’s.
The guy in the painting was with a boy and a girl. I assumed that he was in a band because I overheard his phone conversation: “No, dude. You’re too late – I’ve already found somebody”…”he’s from Iowa City.” As you know, I keep an art journal on everything that I paint. If you are the guy in the painting, and you find my blog and like the painting, please leave me a comment! I would love to hear from some of my “victims”.
I Stare At People 
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I was walking by Quack’s to try and nab a table, but it was all full. Then I saw someone painted and I wondered if it was you…and it looks like it was. I love reading your blog, and it was a treat to see you in action. Keep coming back to Quacks..its great!
Hi, Nyla.
What a nice note that you just left!
I loved painting there – I hope that I cleaned up well so that they will be happy to see me come back. I always try to clean up, and tip very well.
If you want to follow me on Twitter, you can find out where I will be next.
Thank you,
~Lavanna
I have trouble imagining the setup of painting inside of a coffee shop. Seems like it would be fun. I have been to Austin for National Instruments week in the past. If I come again I would like to watch you paint there.
Cool painting!
Hi, WRJones.
That would be awesome if you could paint w/ me. I have friends that come and telecommute while I paint, but I haven’t had any takers on trying their hand at painting.
It’s probably ruining me as a painter, but I’m hooked on it.
Thanks,
~Lavanna
hey lavanna, we met at the paypal party…(the DJ)…i luv ur paintings they are beautiful and deep…you can check out my work on myspace.com/fatadappa…or search by my email….linkfata@yahoo.com
Yo, Adrian!
I am so glad that you followed up. I can hardly wait to see your work. My daughter just sent you a friend request on my behalf, so I can look at your airbrush and wood-burning stuff.
I really want to paint you guys live – but I don’t stay up late. Maybe we can work something out, huh? Let’s keep in touch.
Ya’ll are awesome! Love the Business Suits!
~Lavanna
Thanx mos deff u can paint us we wud luv that…we shud get together…wats ur schedule like on the weekends
I think its absolutely beautiful what you are doing. It makes people real again, not just a world full of robots going in hyper speed.
I would love to follow you on twitter if possible. What is your handle?
Hi, Samantha.
That was really nice of you! I couldn’t have done it when I was younger. Now, I try to see everyone in their best light. So thanks for noticing.
Sure! Follow me on Twitter. It is growing slowly, because I am building it through “organic growth” – naturally :). My username is lavannamartin. I usually post quick cooking recipes, some links to stuff I like. I took my facebook down this week, so Twitter is the best way to find me.