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

WWM: Day 6 Crazy Quilts

Posted on July 6, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Finally moved from the postcards to the Hahnemühle Watercolour Journal and got serious about these quilt studies. Seems I love painting them! Maybe I’ll do many squares to sell! This one didn’t turn out quite as well as I’d liked… … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 5, VSW Rockport

Posted on July 5, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Thanks to Tom Brudzinski for the great images for us to sketch with; First up was a great image of a bay with boats moored at a small dock. As I move along, I’ll put all my images here with … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 4 Pink Posies and Hyacinth

Posted on July 4, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Happy 4th for those who celebrate! I’ll post my 4th drawings tomorrow… Experiments with new inks, and new pens, TWSBI and Jinhao with Goulet nibs. *okay i cheated no watercolors but all with brush as if!* This Monteverde Chariote needs … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 3 Crowe Estate Highboy

Posted on July 3, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Lately I’ve been sketching design motifs in the studio; Mason Monterey is one of my favorite decorative lines and I rarely paint them! This estate of historic Mason Monterey is for sale by MPF Conservation. The sketches are from the … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 2 Happy Garden Buddha

Posted on July 2, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

This is a Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Post Card . Making a memory for Mitchell. The different shades of him come from different lighting. The truth is in between! He’s long disintegrated, I have only his head now. He lived on … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 1 Mom’s Stuff, Leaf Goddess

Posted on July 1, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Doing ritual here… memories of my mom’s house. This leaf and straw goddess was a gift from me when she moved to Ashland Oregon It has survived all her moves and now lives in my finish room. Objects hold a … Continue reading →

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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 →