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
Love this video — Brenda is an amazing water-colorist!
My home town seemed a good place to start our walks. This will be a very short walk up about three blocks on the Pacific Coast Highway, starting at the historic Main Beach Lifeguard Tower, shown in black on the … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art journal, class, creativity, drawing, pen & ink, process, series, virtual sketching
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Tagged beach, California, Laguna Beach, virtual sketch, virtual sketchwalk
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Mei Fa Hairstyx have been with me for my entire adult life. If an article of clothing (which these are, as they adorn the hair) can be imbued with one’s personality, they are a huge part of who I have … Continue reading →
Posted in art journal, Buddha, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged architect, art journal, buddha, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, growing older, hair sticks, long hair, Mei Fa Hairstix, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, romantic, sexy, Super5 ink
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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, making a living, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, August Challenge, Capetown, chalk chuck, challenge, cotton, De Atramentis Document ink, folded jurnal, furniture, guitar, leather punch, linen, making a living, MPF Conservation, Noodlers ink, painting, Passementerie, pen & ink, Platinum Carbon pen, regulating needle, sanding sticks, sewing gauge, silk, sinew, sketchbook, Sketchpack Project, Super5 ink, thread, upholstery tacks
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We are so happy to have New Seasons blocks from our studio! No more driving all around for groceries! YAY! We went opening day before we opened the studio. Mostly they were setting up and greeting their new customers, and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alphabet District Portland, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, New Seasons, Noodlers ink, NW Industrial Sanctuary Portland, NW Portland, organic, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Slabtown, Strathmore journal, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor
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My virtual sketchwalk through the ancient town of Volterra, Italy. 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 from the Piazza XX … Continue reading →
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Tagged architecture, art journal, Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, creativity, Daniel Smith watercolors, 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, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, Volterra
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Originally posted on D.Katie Powell Art:
“Do not worry about being known. Just try to be somebody worth knowing.” ~ JR In our last private communication, I told him we were holding energy for his surgery, and it touched…
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, furniture, making a living, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged Artsauce, August Challenge, aum, beeswax, Berry's, bostitch, Capetown, folded jurnal, Grex, Houles gimp trim, Houles Tassel, MPF Conservation, om, Passementerie, Platinum Carbon pen, Sketchpack Project, staple remover, Staplegun, upholstery tacks
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A virtual sketch walk is one in which you never leave your chair. The opposite of urban sketchers, which is all about sketching your environment from real life, as a virtual sketcher you are sketching from your own, another person’s … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, graphite, pen & ink, pencil, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
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Tagged Amsterdam, architecture, Oude kerk, virtual sketchwalk, Zeedijk
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I love Saint Patrick’s Church in NW Portland. I drive by it all the time as it sits across from our bank. The Beaux-Arts church looks like it belongs in Italy, set into cobbled streets surrounded by a park and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alphabet District Portland, art journal, Catholic church, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, NW Industrial Sanctuary Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, QoR watercolors, St. Patrick's Church, Strathmore journal, Super5 ink, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor
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My fascination with pen and ink goes way beyond addiction to art supplies. Not that I can’t be pulled in that direction. I have used mostly acrylics for my 30 years painting as an adult. I loved them, and love … Continue reading →
Posted in calligraphy, creativity, drawing, journal, pen & ink, review, sketchbook, tools
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Tagged Faber-Castel; Pitt pens, Lamy Safari pen, Metropolitan pen, Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Felttip pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Uniball Vision Elite, Uniball Vision Signo, white pens
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Meriwether’s Restaurant looks like a nice house on a commercial street, but for the riot of bright yellow echinacea that bloom every summer in front of lavender and blue hydrangea. Walking between the building and the flowers you might forget … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
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Tagged Alphabet District Portland, Daniel Smith watercolors, Meriwether's Restaurant, NW Industrial Sanctuary Portland, NW Portland, Portland Oregon, Strathmore journal, Super5 ink, urban sketchers, USk, watercolor
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Portland Urban Sketchers did not go on the World Wide Sketchcrawl today. After weeks of too hot weather this weather was perfect, a bit overcast, some sprinkles (Oregonians do not care about sprinkles) and cooler temps. I had work to … Continue reading →
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Tagged 48th Worldwide Sketchcrawl, Portland Urban Sketchers, PSU Outdoor Market, Strathmore journal, Super5 ink, Urban Sketchcrawl, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk
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By chance I am keeping a gratitude journal — and the last two entries are about objects I LOVE — and this weekend the Cherished Blogfest 2015 is happening! So will share with that in mind. I cherish color! I … Continue reading →
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Originally posted on Zenkatwrites's Blog:
When I look at my Buddha Ball I see the long path of my spiritual life. I first saw a Buddha ball on day one of a week-long meditation conference held by Brugh Joy.…
Good coffee. Not Espresso but good coffee. Cake and coffee can do a lot to change your world! A bad day saved by Palace Cakes in Portland! Drawn in an Strathmore Mixed Media journal with Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, memory, painting, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, NW Portland, Palace Cakes, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Strathmore journal, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk
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I missed Ani Pema Chodron’s talk with K.D.Lang due to the medical debacle. I kept praying that they would allow us to go back and see it. YAY! Sound’s True reposted it! I sketched while listening to it. I was … Continue reading →
Posted in art, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, K.D.Lang, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pema Chodron, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor
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My beloved brown inks. How did I ever live without them. I bought the De Artramentis Document (DeA Doc for short) Brown because I read that Lamy pens have problems with Noodler’s ink, but I prefer the darker Noodler’s Polar Brown … Continue reading →
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