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Author Archives: D. Katie Powell
VSW: Montpellier Carousel
Debi posted this just for me! A carousel in Montpellier, France, from our Virtual Sketchwalk group on FaceBook, All glitter and bright colors and oh wow! Started with a line drawing, fairly fast sketch. Decided to show it with a … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, painting, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #carousel, #carouselhorses, #france, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #montpellier, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #virtualsketch, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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USk: Falling Snow
I gave it a shot, painting the snow falling under the light from the window in our studio. Everything was sooo dark, but the falling snow popped. To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, journal, landscape, memory, painting, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #snowfalling, #snowstorm, #watercolorjournal, #WhiteUniballSigno, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Primatek, watercolor
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My Old Man’s a Sailor
I sing My Old Man’s a Sailor daily… Written by Oscar brand, and as I loved it I learned about him. It’s my happy song. I heard Tom Petty sing it in a video on IG (and dang I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lakeoffire, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #myoldmansasailor, #nostalgiejournal, #oscarbrand, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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VSW: Rosebowl Parade
THIS SHOWS HOW LONG SINCE I’VE HAD TIME TO POST! Okay, too, after working (our biz) I’ve had a cold and was too tuckered out. During the Rose Bowl Parade this one float caught my eye. The bear did nothing … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #chinesedragon, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #rosebowlparade, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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VSW: French Country House
. Playing on our FaceBook group Virtual Sketchwalk, I loved this image — woudl want to live here in teh South of France! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, flowers, journal, landscape, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #countryhouse, #france, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #southoffrance, #watercolorjournal, #watercolourbookcotton, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Kill Winter With Orange!
“Kill Winter With Orange is an winter tradition that’s been happening for many years! I love it because I love ORANGE! I penned the inks below with a dip pen: Birmingham inks are not usually feathering inks but WOW Relative … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #benupen, #blackstoneinks, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #monteverdeink, #nostalgiejournal, #orangeink, #pilotiroshizuku, #robertostersignatureink, art journal, Benu, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, watercolor
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Posies: Cherry Blossoms
“I cannot go out tonight. Tonight everything scares me. Blossoming insanely are cherry treees and I don’t know how to blossom like that.” ~ Imants Ziedonis, Latvian Poet. Watercolor of cherry blossoms in a Handbook Journal. To hear about classes, … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, flowers, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor, writing
Tagged #cherryblossoms, #handbookjournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, art journal, Cherry blaossoms, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Chinese Lion Guard
We get such interesting projects in the studio. These pocket-sized Chinese Lion Guards were beautiful after being cleaned and oiled. I drew her in De Atramentis Document Brown ink. After grisaille work in Lexington Grey ink, I began layering Robert … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Buddha, gods and goddesses, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook
Tagged #brownink, #browninksketching, #chineselionstatues, #chinesestatues, #deatramentisdocumentink, #foodogs, #fudogs, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #mpfconservation, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, carved, Chinese Lion Statues, Chinese statues, De Atramentis Document ink, Fo Dogs, Foo Dogs, Fu dogs, grisaille
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Sharada Navratri Goddess, 2
Sharada Navratri, nine nights (ten days) which celebrates the many faces of the goddess, is a post monsoon season autumn Hindu festival which often falls in the Western calendar months of September-October. MahaDurgha is honored in the Durgha puja, and … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, gods and goddesses, ink painting, journal, lunar cycle, pen & ink, ritual, series, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #9nightsofthegoddess, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #divinefeminine, #durgama, #empoweredgoddess, #goddessawakening, #goddessrising, #goddessworship, #kakimorinib, #ladymadonna, #lunarcycle, #lunarrituals, #madonna, #navadurga, #Navaratra, #navratri, #ninenights, #notinktober, #setintentions, #settinggoals, #shakti, #super5ink, #vedicastrology, #venusofwillendorf, #virgonmary, #willendorf, goddess
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Street Scene
I wish I knew where I obtained this image… I know it is a friend’s but I just don’t know whose! Bad on me for not labeling! Direct watercolor, done quickly. ☾ To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, painting, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #hahnemühlewatercolourbookcotton, #hahnemuehlepapersarevegan, #holbeingouache, #holbeinwatercolors, #sennelierwatercolors, #sketchbookcotton, #streetscene, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #watercolourbookcotton, #yellowhouse
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Tools: New Watercolor Palette Arrangements
I’ve been a little depressed lately. Okay, a LOT depressed, some for “good” reasons (family issues) but some because I-don’t-know. I cleaned my palettes, and finally added a couple of new colors. Left, in my primary palette, and I added … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #travelpalette, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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