I Need a Damn Martini by Karin Lauria

I Need a Damn Martini arrives with the kind of wry, unapologetic confidence that makes Karin Lauria's work so immediately likeable. Loose, expressive brushwork renders the classic cocktail with joyful abandon — the graphic lettering leans in for emphasis, the colours vibrate just enough to feel celebratory without being loud. It is playful without being juvenile, direct without being blunt. A piece that belongs in a kitchen, a bar corner, or anywhere that could use a little personality.

On cotton canvas, Lauria's martini gains the warmth of a hand-painted bar sign. The weave softens her loose brushwork and deepens the vibrant palette into a surface with real tactile presence. As a canvas print, the graphic lettering and unapologetic wit read as genuinely painted rather than reproduced — joyful, direct, and grounded on a textured surface that matches the personality the piece was made to carry.