VSW: Palms is Where I Wanna Be

Posted on May 3, 2025 by D. Katie Powell

On the last day of one of the worst years, 2024,
I looked to a Virtual Sketchwalk palm-tree-and-beach image
from Vietnam to lift my spirits, and said prayers,
partly because I knew where our country was headed in 2025.

I began with a good pen and ink sketch, below, and thought about embellishing it with lots of detail and not adding watercolor, but then changed my mind.

I made notes about color mixes on the back rather than across from the image; I started the new journal with Jimmy Carter’s death.

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hollywood baby turned beach gurl turned steel&glass city gurl turned cowgurl turned herb gurl turned green city gurl. . . artist writer photographer. . . cat lover but misses our big dogs, gone to heaven. . . foodie, organic, lover of all things mik, partner in conservation business mpfconservation, consummate blogger, making a dream happen, insomniac who is either reading buddhist teachings or not-so-bloody mysteries or autobio journal thangs early in the morning when i can't sleep

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