Parsnip and Walnut Cake Print

Eating a piece of sweet and moreish cake while sipping on a cup of aromatic and bitter coffee is always one of the best pleasures that we share in a busy metropolitan lifestyle. Bittersweet is a series of Eva Liu's watercolour paintings made from 2014 to present. Originally, it was Eva’s intention to purely express and record her love for coffee and desserts through her detailed watercolour paintings. As time goes on, she finds that each and every such painting did in fact record far more than that. When looking at a particular painting, she can precisely remember how happy she was when having a certain piece of cake. When looking at another painting, she can also recall how she felt lost at another time but eventually felt rejuvenated and gathered herself together again after she had sipped onto her favourite cup of latte. To Eva, and maybe to others who resonate with her, this series of paintings is more than just a food diary. It is a reflection of different stages in one's life: some bitter, some sweet, but mostly bittersweet. Human beings have no absolute control over life. However, your way of seeing and thinking can change everything. From time to time, do allow yourself a moment to consciously sit down, take a deep breath and simply feel and enjoy your favourite food. Eating is not just an energy intake process to survive. If you are conscious enough, for that very moment, you can feel the bliss of life.