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#29faces, Week Four Part 1
I turned to family this week, starting with my niece and nephew. Heather was difficult because she is a turned face, and a young face with few wrinkly lines. I almost caught Stephen — but not quite as fussy as … Continue reading
Little Folded Storybooks
This is a wonderful way to tell a little story… storybook art! I can tell a visual story in 16 to 18 inches. I am reminded of seeing storyboards in the studios when I worked at 20th Century Fox or … Continue reading
#29faces: Week Three Part 2
#13, sadly, looks nothing like my friend, except that she is jolly — so I will spare you her name. In this photo she had on a funny hat of fake hair, and is much better looking, not a caricature … Continue reading
Palm Tree Goddess Under the Full Moon
Mitchell gifted me with art supplies for Valentine’s, and I took half the day to play with them. My first watercolor turned into a mixed media, because I added some colored pencil and Pitt pen. Watercolors are very different from … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day Hearts!
Playing with shellac and watercolors and Pitt pens on bits and pieces of leftover kozo/gampi paper from the NPS project, I made a slew of hearts for Mitchell and covered his ‘puter with them. I love the thick Japanese paper, … Continue reading
Posted in art, painting, watercolor
Tagged Gampi, handmade paper, Kozo, Pitt pens, Valentine's Day
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Process: Repeat
I tend to repeatedly paint the same image. An image takes hold of me and I paint it in various colors and mediums. Why? It’s not about “getting it right.” I need a strong attraction to a certain form … Continue reading
#29faces: Week Three Humpday Post
Starting off with #10, I hate pastels, and was trying them for a class. I was to do faces, but I didn’t want to have to combat pastels and faces. Finally, Lorraine Rigby did such a cool face in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cat, pastel, Pitt pens, Tombow pens
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Honu Book-Card
I am enjoying classes; it has been so long since I’ve taken a class! A fellow participant from Vienna commented that the classes were loosening her up from University, allowing her creativity to flow. It is certainly doing that for … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, art, drawing, process
Tagged folded cards, Honu, Pitt pens, sea turtles, starfish
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#29faces: Week Two
Week two I continued with my teachers, then moved to friends and family (also teachers!) #3: When it came to Sakyong Rinpoche, his face proved difficult for me because he is young, and has no lines for me to work! I remembered … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, process, sketchbook
Tagged Chagdud Rinpoche, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Lama Tsering, Orgyen Kusum Lingpa, Sakyong Rinpoche, Sits For Cats
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Making a Change in My Blogs
Just note: I am going to use my blog DKatiePowellArt more for art postings and for discussing workshops, techniques, etc., and for selling my art. I will write about creativity and painting and papermaking, but may double post over ay ZenKatWrites on those bits. (Oops, … Continue reading
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Natalie Irish: Lipstick Art
Sharing an interesting artist and her work: Natalie Irish! Lipstick Art! “Gimmick” art is not for me, but this is GOOD art with a different technique, and waaaay cool! Go see her Hendrix! WOW!
#29faces: Week One
I am participating in the #29faces Challenge; I won’t post daily but on Sundays on my blog. I have trouble with faces so this is a GREAT challenge for me. I will probably use Gwenn’s sketch technique a lot, allowing … Continue reading
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Tagged Ani Pema, Pema Chodron, Suzuki Roshi, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind
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A-to-Z Challenge: A Blog Post A Day in April!
I am taking the A-to-Z Challenge this year, because I have discovered how doing a challenge or class online can up your productivity! Starting April 1, everyday a new blog will be posted (except Sunday) with a word from the alphabet as … Continue reading
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Copyleft / Creative Commons
Recently I changed my views about copyright, largely due to the persuasive and intelligent arguments of artist Gwenn Seemel (this is only one sample!) I agree with the copyleft movement, in that I think copyright has gone to far. It has stifled … Continue reading
SSSH! I’m Also ZenKatWrites!
This is the name of my website and I am holding this for the new idea that is coming down the road in this, the coming year of the Yang Wood Horse! For now, my contact info is as … Continue reading
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