Monthly Archives: June 2018

World Watercolor Month

Posted on June 29, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’m doing World Watercolor Month starting Saturday through July, are you? Yup, despite and maybe even because of the things I am walking through, I am committing to 31 paintings in 31 days. Last year I did many of my … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Stuff: Soup Tureen

Posted on June 29, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

A family piece, probably from my grandma Hoyt. Hoyt Street in San Fernando is named after our family… It is where Grandma Hoyt’s home and acreage existed long before I arrived. Many generations Californians. The tureen is not my style, … Continue reading →

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Trip to Southern Oregon

Posted on June 28, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

During the trip from Portland to Southern Oregon down the I-5 corridor I sketched. I’d made a small folding journal from some grey arches paper for the trip. Never at the last minute before a trip take to gluing your … Continue reading →

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Direct Watercolor Sunflower in DS Hahnemühle

Posted on June 26, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Okay, done a non-line sunflower… but it is missing sumthin’. LINES!!!! I love lines, sexy lines, fluid lines, free-wheeling lines. Much better now…. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Stuff

Posted on June 25, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Mother-daughter relationships can be difficult. I love my mom AND ours is a difficult relationship. It is much more common than most are willing to admit. Mom has been moved to a Memory Care Facility this week… She only stepped … Continue reading →

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Healing Journal, Again

Posted on June 24, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve decided to post this again. All of it. Somewhere back in 2015 there is a fragment of it that begins, “Note: The Healing Journal in its entirety has been mostly removed with just a few images left.” At that … Continue reading →

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VSW: Basílica de Guadalupe, 2

Posted on June 23, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

This leaning portion of the facade of the Basílica de Guadalupe in Mexico city is from an image from Margaret Metcalfe. It was fun to do… ink then watercolor. I also tried this odd reflection and played with it, took … Continue reading →

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Lojong 39: Gods into Demons

Posted on June 21, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve studied through the slogans a dozen times in my life; these are my musings on the slogan currently, not a formal interpretation. For that reason they are less about straight Buddhist teachings, and I think able to be shared … Continue reading →

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Journaling the DAR Washington State Flag

Posted on June 18, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

In my other life (the one that pays the bills), Mitchell and I own a conservation business which conserves (restores) antiquities, both private and institutional. I do a lot of finish (painting, shellacking) work in our business, as well as … Continue reading →

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A Prayer

Posted on June 17, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Need I say more?

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VSW: Basílica de Guadalupe, 1

Posted on June 16, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

This month, we are painting the Basílica de Guadalupe in Mexico city, with images from Margaret Metcalfe (and a little help from Google maps). I am also trying, with resistance, the no line work first. I place a couple of … Continue reading →

Lojong 36: Don’t be so Predictable

Posted on June 14, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

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Pink Posies on both Hahnemühle Post Cards

Posted on June 12, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Loving the options of the two types of Hahnemühle Post Cards! Cold pressed on the left, above, and rough on the right. I found a way in to painting without line-work through a fellow painter, Tom Brudzinski… His is more … Continue reading →

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Lojong 37: Staying Present

Posted on June 7, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

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Tools: New Cold Press Hahnemühle Post Cards

Posted on June 6, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Loving Hahnemühle Post Cards as I do, I am thrilled to have the cold pressed option! Fabulous! Perfect! I am in love!! When I started with the first batch of post cards, highly textural, I loved the size/shape but struggled … Continue reading →

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Painting Without Inking

Posted on June 5, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

The 30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge started June 1… The idea is to begin to paint directly with no inking and no real pencil work. (I cheat.) If it were not Marc Holmes thang, I might not try it. He is … Continue reading →