Today I painted my espresso cup.

What I like is my color choices: I think they closely resemble the cup in “life”. I’m especially happy with the crema color(s). I’m somewhat pleased with the actual drawing of the cup. I am least pleased with my mark-making, especially with regard to the crema. Perhaps I would be better off using NuPastels or even pastel pencils to render the detail more finely.

Or, be more impressionistic in my painting, and use blurry strokes instead of trying to match the reference so closely.