Author Archives: D. Katie Powell

About D. Katie Powell

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

Nostalige Journal 11-2018

Posted on February 24, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

I forgot to publish my entire journal from the end of last year… What a period! Lotta writing… Less watercolor (no time) but more ink painting. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved … Continue reading →

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SoCS: Critical

Posted on February 23, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

I journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading →

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Thimbles

Posted on February 22, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

On the night when the full moon was supposed to be invoking the ancestors (this is astrologically), I found myself drawing all my grandmother’s thimbles going back four generations. My mother gifted them to me, so though she doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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USk: Valentine’s At HEM23

Posted on February 21, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Following on the discussion I was having about how other creatives shape our art, recently an urban sketcher was reiterating how it is not right to ink at the location and add colors later… the colors are not true from … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 20, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Okay so I had my Diplomat Aero red magical i-think-it-can-fly and it-looks-like-a-dirigible pen the day before Valentine’s Day — So I could record everything in advance! Mitchell had to listen to me the 13th gushing about my pen, kvetching about … Continue reading →

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TWSBI Eco

Posted on February 19, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

A story about how other creatives shape you… push you… remind you! I’ve fallen in love with TWSBI’s and draw them a lot. They are architectural, like little buildings, and you can see all the ways they work which is … Continue reading →

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Cat Squares, 4

Posted on February 18, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

I am thinking these may be a little book… with funny stories attached… What do you think? 6. PURPLE MOUSE’S MAJESTY Savitri loves purple. All her favorite toys are purple, but Purple Mouses Majesty is a perfect combination of color, … Continue reading →

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SoCS: Yawn

Posted on February 16, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Hari-Gibbs-Fred Meets the Horses!

Posted on February 16, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

We set up the studio so the cats have a little more run time when they are in the studio. *okay, truth be told they get under our feet sometimes and this gives them a whole lotta space* They can … Continue reading →

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Nataraj

Posted on February 15, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Nataraj and a whole lotta crazy journaling. My mojo went missing. Nataraj danced it back into my fingers! Killing winter with orange! “In order to be brave we must trust that underneath it all there is sanity and openness.” Sakyong … Continue reading →

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zenkatwrites: Family

Posted on February 14, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

I cry all the time watching Blue Bloods… I cry at the Reagan Family. I want a little of what they’ve got. Tonight when it ended I thought about how my family was so very “fuck-ed-up-ed” *channeling my baby brother … Continue reading →

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Painting George

Posted on February 13, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

We have a lot of creatives in my family. My mom wanted to be an actress and took acting classes. *i can hear my baby brother laughing because she did a good job acting all her life* My baby brother … Continue reading →

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zenkatwrites: Why Sketch?

Posted on February 12, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

There are a few artists I follow because I love their work or their passion. A few because I love them, or love what they say about art. One because I can’t quite figure out why she has a huge … Continue reading →

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Sorting out this blog transfer!

Posted on February 11, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Note about merging my blogs… My art followers might not want to read my writing… My art followers might not want to read my recipes… In an effort to give a head’s up I am going to start my posts … Continue reading →

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Cat Squares, 3

Posted on February 11, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

There was Cat Squares 1… And Cat Squares 2… and the stories continue! 5. THE BAND “Ehh-ehh. Ehh-ehh.” The sound of the band game… I make a hair band fly fifteen feet! Sometimes they “WAP!” on the ceiling, oh, delight! … Continue reading →

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SoCS: Stealthily Slinking Savitri

Posted on February 9, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

As I am pulling my zenkatwrites blog into my dkatiepowellart blog, and as I am getting back into regular blogging with my blogging buddies (I have missed you guys) I am committing to Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Rules at the … Continue reading →

Tools: Birmingham Inks

Posted on February 8, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Over Christmas I took advantage of a huge sale on Birmingham’s own line of inks, scoring 30ml bottles for the price of samples! *btw i am sending you to their ink page site as they are a small company that … Continue reading →

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“Cookies” and Jai and Savitri

Posted on February 6, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Reading my posts on zenkatwrites is taking a trip down my last few years. There has been a lot of loss… and I guess that is part of what happens at a certain age. I am in my sixties, and … Continue reading →