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
The inspiration for this virtual walk came from a Preservation Leadership blog on Early San Fransisco Parking Garages. I love funky old buildings, and these are anonymously designed (in some cases) and I don’t want them torn down! As usual, … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, pen & ink, sketchbook, sketchcrawl, virtual sketching, watercolor
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Tagged California, Haight-Ashbury, parking garages, San Francisco, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk
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Rob Sketcherman takes an old DEMOLISHED building and speed sketches it into existence — for a moment in time, anywho! “This piece came about when I asked myself the question, “What if we still had the Old General Post Office … Continue reading →
I had the opportunity to meet the man who taught me more than most professors in college, and influenced my drawing style as a free-hand sketcher of the built environment: Frank Ching. Architecture: Form Space and Order made sense out … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art journal, class, drawing, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
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Tagged 11th Avenue Portland, 8th Avenue Portland, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Director's Park Portland, Frank Ching, Gail Wong, Holbein, Noodlers ink, OE sketchbook, Pearl District Portland, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Portland Oregon, Portland Urban Sketchers, Stillman & Birn, urban sketchers, USk
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Note: I am writing a story/journal that I don’t want to show before it is published in full. These are some of the illustrated pages in the sketchbook for the story. Because of the business we are in we end … Continue reading →
Posted in art journal, furniture, india ink, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, shellac, watercolor
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Tagged De Atramentis Document ink, Noodlers ink, OE sketchbook, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pitt pens, Platinum Carbon pen, shellac, Super5 ink
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Note: I am writing a story/journal that I don’t want to show before it is published in full. These are some of the illustrated pages in the sketchbook for the story. Preparing pages to tell a hand-written story is a … Continue reading →
Posted in art journal, creativity, journal, memory, pen & ink, watercolor, writing
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Tagged art journal, clock, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Sunflowers, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Note: I am writing a story/journal that I don’t want to show before it is published in full. These are some of the illustrated pages in the sketchbook for the story. In honor of Ganesha Chaturthi, or Vinayaka Chaturthi, our … Continue reading →
Posted in art journal, gods and goddesses, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching
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Tagged art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Ganesha Chaturthi, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, Vinayaka Chaturthi
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Well as my brother’s used to say, I AM blonde! (Sssshhh, so are two of my brothers.) I am writing a journal that I don’t want to show before it is published in full. This is why I have not … Continue reading →
Posted in animals, art journal, drawing, india ink, journal, making a living, memory, pen & ink, process, shellac, sketchbook, virtual sketching
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Tagged art journal, cats, De Atramentis Document ink, NW Portland, OE sketchbook, Pitt pens, roast chicken, shellac, studio, Sunflowers, tip-in
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I have a couple of small travel boxes made from old tins, but none of them have adequate mixing areas. I have been looking for a good travel box, and unfortunately, been unhappy with this or that — and this … Continue reading →
I sell on Etsy and also try to buy from Etsy small business folks. Recently I bought five paints from Greenleaf & Blueberry. They are lovely! And they are only a few hours away in Bellingham, Washington. When I saw … Continue reading →
It is good to be back in my finish studio working on paying conservation projects. I have a NPS project due this month. Historic Mason Monterey paper and iron “chandeliers” for the Chateau need to be reproduced. The original historic … Continue reading →
Posted in art journal, furniture, handmade paper, making a living, paper, pastel, process, shellac, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
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Tagged De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, hemp, Holbein, kochi mashi paper, Kozo, lampshades, Lamy Safari pen, Mason Monterey, Moleskin Watercolor journal, MPF Conservation, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Sheaffer calligraphy pen, Urban Sketchers Portland
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ABOUT SKETCHPACK: The project began in 2011. The original idea was to get folks to draw daily. The Sketchpack is a small zigzag journal with two usable sides, allowing one to sketch on both sides of 15 ‘pages’ to complete … Continue reading →
Posted in painting, drawing, watercolor, series, challenge, making a living, pen & ink, art journal
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Tagged art journal, watercolor, Daniel Smith watercolors, Noodlers ink, De Atramentis Document ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, Sketchpack Project, Houles Tassel, Lie-Nielsen, Dritz, pincer, anvil, sony camra, leather strap cutter
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I was commissioned to create a portrait for a local man, Dan, who has been a great friend to many, going beyond the call of duty, and has a sweet soul. His friend (and mine) wanted it as a retirement … Continue reading →
Posted in animals, making a living, painting, process, watercolor
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Tagged commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Portland Oregon, portrait, QoR watercolors, sheep, Super5 ink, watercolor
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This gallery contains 9 photos.
Originally posted on Citizen Sketcher:
The new video course is live for registrations as of this morning! Super exciting for me – I’ve been planning this for months now, and am very pleased to see people already signing up! Thanks…
Note: To see the images I drew from, click here. This was all about things not going well and forging ahead. And the difference between what you want to do (personal goals) and what happens when you are not looking! … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, California, De Atramentis Document ink, home, Hotel Laguna, Laguna Beach, Lifeguard Tower, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, PCH, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Preppy, Platinum Preppy pen, Super5 ink, urban sketchers, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, Wyland's
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My virtual sketchwalk through the ancient town of Volterra, Italy began HERE. . . This virtual walk was a group walk with sketching friends from around the world! There were a couple of routes suggested, and I sketched the one … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, drawing, graphite, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching
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Tagged architecture, art journal, Battistero di San Giovanni Batista, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, creativity, De Atramentis Document ink, drawing, graphite, Italy, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, Palazzo dei Priori, pen & ink, pencil, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Piazza Del Priori, Piazza XX Settembre, sketchbook, Super5 ink, Via Gusto Turazza, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, Volterra
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This is a great video. I’ve moved on to fountain pens largely because of the waste, and now I have to say I love them — but this is a great video for the times I want one of these … Continue reading →
Posted in pen & ink, tools
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ABOUT SKETCHPACK: The project began in 2011. The original idea was to get folks to draw daily. The Sketchpack is a small zigzag journal with two usable sides, allowing one to sketch on both sides of 15 ‘pages’ to complete … Continue reading →
Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools, watercolor
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Tagged Daniel Smith watercolors, MPF Conservation, pincushion, Platinum Carbon pen, Sketchpack Project
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Last week was tough, for reasons I’ll not discuss. . . . Leave it behind! I give thanks for the little and not so little things. Mitchell. A not so little thing! And the sunflowers Mitchell brought me, so gorgeous … Continue reading →
Posted in art journal, color, drawing, gods and goddesses, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, Chop, Daniel Smith watercolors, gratitude, Kannon, Kwan Yin, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Quan Yin, Sunflowers, Super5 ink, watercolor
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D.Katie Powell Art 