Kitchen Art | Cigarettes & Coffee | Caya Crum
Crum Art
Painted from directly overhead, the way you would actually see it if you were the one sitting there. A white saucer with two red rings. Coffee gone dark with a little oil-slick shine on the surface. A sugar packet torn open and spilled, the grains scattered across the china and not swept up. Two spent matches, a matchbook face down, a spoon and a knife shoved to one side. All of it on a tablecloth of pink roses and yellow leaves — somebody's grandmother's cloth, holding a morning that grandmother would not approve of. A little bit 80s mee-maw and little bit 90s Euro.
That tension is the piece. Sweet floral, hard habit. It is the diner at 7am, or the kitchen table before anyone else is up, and Caya has painted it with the seriousness other people reserve for a bowl of fruit.
It belongs in a kitchen, over a coffee bar, or in the corner where the pot lives. It hangs well beside the other Caya still lifes on plates — the avocado, the croissant, and Parker County Peaches.
Questions
Is it too much for a kitchen? No — it reads as a still life first. From across the room you see a coffee cup and roses. The cigarette is the second thing you notice, which is the correct order.
What size for over a coffee bar? 12x12 or 16x16 sits right above a Jura or Nespresso and a row of collected mugs. Go 24x24 only if it is holding a wall by itself.
Does it work as a set? That is the best way to buy it. Hang it with the avocado and the croissant — same hand, same overhead angle, same plates. Three at 12x12 in a row looks deliberate.
Who made it? Caya Crum, working in Texas. Original family artwork, printed to order.
Fine Art Prints Made in Fort Worth, Texas
Since 1996, Crum Art has created original art, paintings, and fine art prints in Fort Worth, showing and selling work at hundreds of art shows across Texas.
Crum Art brings a distinct Texas and Western point of view to specific, meaningful images: pop art color, cowboys, cowgirls, animals, kittens, vintage signs, bluebonnets, humor, grit, and Lone Star nostalgia.
These are not mass-produced prints or generic wall decor. They are artist-made pieces with a Texas point of view, created for homes that feel collected, lived-in, and full of meaning.
Each print is produced to gallery-quality fine art standards, made to order in our Fort Worth studio, carefully inspected, and hand-signed by the artist. Every piece passes through our hands before it becomes part of your home.
Print Details
- Archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper
- Unframed and sized to fit standard frames
- Studio-made, artist-signed prints only available directly from Crum Art
Made in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sizes does this print come in?
Our fine art prints are available in multiple sizes including 8x10 unframed matted to 11x14, 11x14 unframed, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Each size ships ready to frame, making it easy to find the right fit for your wall.
Is this print good for a western or ranch-style living room?
Absolutely. Crum Art prints work beautifully in western living rooms, ranch house walls, and collected interiors. The editorial quality and distinct Texas point of view make them strong anchor pieces for a rustic western or Lone Star-inspired home.
How is this print made and what materials are used?
Every Crum Art print is produced on 100% cotton rag paper using archival pigment inks — the same standard used in fine art galleries. Built to last without fading, and hand-signed by the artist before it leaves our Fort Worth studio.
Can this print be part of a gallery wall?
Yes — many Crum Art prints are part of series and are designed to group together as a statement western gallery wall, or hang individually as a standalone piece. Each image is sized to fit standard frames for easy styling.
Will this look like an original painting or a print?
Crum Art takes the scanning and photographing of original paintings seriously — we work to capture the texture of the canvas or paper the original was created on, so that texture shows through in the print. Combined with the cotton rag paper's own subtle surface and the hand-signing, many customers say they cannot tell if it's an original or a print. That's intentional. These are not flat digital reproductions — they are fine art prints that carry the soul of the original.