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Author Archives: D. Katie Powell
QoR, Golden’s New Line of Watercolors
I finally bought nine of Golden’s QoR Modern Watercolors, and I am sold! Golden has by far the best acrylic paints on the planet, and now they have made a line of watercolors that is making me want to ditch … Continue reading
Saturdays, A New-Found Freedom
(How funny. I wrote this during the A-to-A Challenge and forgot to post it!) This year, we are finally getting Saturdays off — yaaaaaah! Mitchell made us bump eggs from Ralph — chicken, duck and turkey, yummy runny heavenly over … Continue reading
Posted in color, drawing, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged antiquing, Cha-Cha-Cha, New Seasons, PSU, Saturday, Sellwood
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Recipe: Coho Salmon with Corn + Black Bean + Onions + Sugar Chilies
Originally posted on katwritesfood:
Living in Oregon with the Alaska-Oregon fishing connection means that in early summer we can buy whole salmon at amazing prices, and the butcher will cut. This year the coho was so wonderful I went back…
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Process: Moon and Gaia
Originally posted on Lunar Moondae:
I know, know, I already posted “Gaia Watches the Moon Pull Her Fertile Belly,” above, but I have more to say about her, because she’s been driving me crazy. This is all about process. Gaia…
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Process: Peony Pinks
Pink and corals are not my go-to colors, but I use them when painting Missions. We bought some local peonies that were luscious a few days ago, and they used every pink I had to paint! I loved how they … Continue reading
Posted in art, india ink, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged coral, peony, pink
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Full Moon Puja, Anniversay Prayers
Mitchel and I met, had our first date, and married within a week in May, with a few years between meeting and wedding. We celebrate it as a weekly event. On the full moon this year Mitchell and I went … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, graphite, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged anniversary, Astoria, Cannon Beach, Columbia River, Ecola Park, full moon, Oregon Coast, Pacific Ocean, puja
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A-to-Z Challenge Relections
It took me a while to want to write this. I learned a lot from the A-to-Z Challenge — and probably won’t do it again. I don’t want to set out to write short blurbs just to collect followers and … Continue reading
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God/dess Series: The “Thinker” and “Sitting Woman” of Hamangia
Most of my research for these two figures originally came through Marija Gimbutas (link to wiki.) I was introduced to her through the University of California, Los Angeles. She wrote two wonderful books I’ve used as references when painting my goddesses and gods, … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, art, painting, pencil, series
Tagged god, GOD/DESS SERIES, goddess, Hamangia, moon, My Family series, romania, sun
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I Won’t Herd You
Max and Missy let us into their private world of doodles and drawings to each other. . . AWWW coming!
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Making Your Own Watercolor Pads
I can’t take credit for this wonderful money-saving idea. Jorge Royan was discussing sketchbooks versus watercolor pads, and a few of us liked pads better than sketchbooks for many reasons. They are more expensive, but Jorge makes his own! He … Continue reading
Process: Watercolors, Mountains and Laguna Beach
I started with an iconic view of my hometown, Laguna Beach, from the cliffs to the north. I really went for saturation this time, trying to move lots of color onto a piece. Not what I saw in my mind’s … Continue reading
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Tagged california hills, Daniel Smith watercolors, Laguna Beach, ocean, palm, Primatek, sunset
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Process: English Birdie House
I finished up Jeannette House’s sweet bird. Realism is not my thang, but practicing watercolors in this way makes me learn the mixing and the wet/dry work of watercolor. I am still very frustrated by it — colors too dark, … Continue reading
Process: Painting With Artist’s Prompts
Today I played with artists from Community Thrive, painting their way. I didn’t like all that I did, but will show you the “failures” too. The thing about classes is two-fold, assuming you are pretty good at making art: I … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, art, challenge, class, color, creativity, painting, pencil, process, watercolor
Tagged birds, faces, horses
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Watching Paint Dry
Yes, that is what this post is about. I found an amazing site if you are a science loving gal like me, and an artist, you have to be intrigued by Watching Paint Dry? Brought to you by Sixty Symbols: … Continue reading
Do Subject’s Matter?
Mitchell and I happened into an exhibit the other night and the subject matter stirred discussion between us. No, it was not some wildly controversial political statement or sexually explicit subject; the subject matter was Portland’s street scenes. The exhibit … Continue reading
Tapestry: Timed Sketch
Gina Rossi’s sprout for the week was to paint from an embroidered piece this week. I had no embroidery in sight, though when I finished my timed sketch Mitchell reminded me of several wonderful fabric samples we have: oops. I … Continue reading
Posted in challenge, creativity, journal, painting, sketchbook, timed painting, watercolor
Tagged tapestry
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In Your Pocket: Anniversary of Meeting my Soulmate
Happy Anniversary Loverman! Bring on the vacation! I am now agreeing to the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License, which you can learn more about by visiting the site, or, visit my web page for a more user-friendly summary on my … Continue reading
Gween Seemel Speaks on Her Process
Gwenn Seemel is a passionate artist and thinker. She was asked a year ago to speak at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her talk, below, is worth the listen. To learn more about her art and thinking … Continue reading
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