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
I came across my old architectural journals the other day. Way way back in time I practiced architecture — in another life! Back in the old days we didn’t call it art journaling, it was just what many of us … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, graphite, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook
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Tagged 200 Oceangate Boulevard, Arco, art journal, Charles Luckman, George Kaneko, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Portland Oregon, urban sketchers, USC
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This gallery contains 16 photos.
Originally posted on Lunar Moondae:
This moonth was an unplanned painting of what is happening as I design the class on journaling with the lunar cycles. I wrote less, and painted more, my little gurl as she moved through the…
Happy we are turning toward the light. Even on this rainy day, I know the light is growing . . . Looking across the river towards St. John’s, quick sketch while waiting. Drawn in an Stillman & Birn Alpha journal … Continue reading →
Posted in art, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
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Tagged moon, new moon, Portland, solstice, St. Johns, sun, Suzuki Roshi, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland
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Kamala and I are the only gurls in the bedroom. She thinks she owns Mitchell, and competes with Jai, Sammy and me. She spent eight years living outside our door in a rural area and fended for herself, with fresh … Continue reading →
Posted in art, art journal, color, drawing, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, timed painting, watercolor
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Tagged Aquabee Super Deluxe Journal, art journal, cats, crazy cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy pen, QoR watercolors, Uniball Vision Elite, zen cat
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I’ve made a hard decision during this Dark-of-the-Moon. Previously I set up a second blog that was dedicated to my love of working with Lunar energy. Lunar Moondae was also home to my Booby Gurl images. After a great deal … Continue reading →
Posted in art, art journal, Booby Gurl, creativity, journal, meditation, memory, painting, sketchbook, writing
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Tagged Aquabee Super Deluxe Journal, art journal, Booby Gurl, Daniel Smith watercolors, Gwenn Seemel, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, mature, Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy pen
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This is an exercise in gesture versus guidelines, and in permanence (in the form of lasting details and materials) versus impermanence (fast, light materials.) I have two bags I reach for besides my painting bag. One is this lovely silk … Continue reading →
Posted in drawing, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, bag, Caran D'Ache, Chinese, Daniel Smith watercolors, guidelines, HOBO, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy pen, pocketbook, Primatek, purse, QoR watercolors, silk, Stillman & Birn, watercolor, watercolor pencils
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It was fun to create a holiday card this year, the end of my first year of watercolors! I had good models in a late 19th century chair from a set that will be conserved next year, and our cats, … Continue reading →
Posted in art, cards, drawing, furniture, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged armchair, art journal, bow, Cat, chair, Christmas, Christmas lights, Daniel Smith watercolors, Delta journal, edwardian, gentleman's chair, Hanukkah, holiday cards, MPF Conservation, New Year, Platinum Preppy, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, Santa, Stillman & Birn, Victorian
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My last sketch onsite from earlier in the year, with watercolors added Sunday. It was pouring, our work at the Capitol completed, and we were on our way home. Mitchell wanted to explore the Justice Building. The Library was lovely … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, Caran D'Ache, Daniel Smith watercolors, Delta journal, fleur-de-lis, lamps, Lamy Safari pen, lions, Platinum Preppy, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, QoR watercolors, Stillman & Birn, torchére, urban sketchers, USk, Washington State Capitol Justice Building
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Drawn on site in Mount Tabor, this is such a pretty building. Reminds me of Southern California, home home home . . . Had almost no time! Drawn in an Stillman & Birn Alpha journal on site with Caran D’ache … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, drawing, painting, pen & ink, pencil, sketchbook, timed painting, urban sketchers, watercolor
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Tagged architect, art journal, Catholic, Daniel Smith watercolors, guidelines, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, QoR watercolors, Spanish Revival, Stillman & Birn, Urban Sketchers Portland, watercolor
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I’m taking an online course right now from another architect turned artist. This artist is quite protective about her coursework staying within students, so I hesitate to discuss her by name. As our drawing styles are similar, I am taking … Continue reading →
Posted in art, drawing, painting, pen & ink, pencil, process, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged architect, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, drawing lesson, guidelines, Pacifica, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, QoR watercolors, Stillman & Birn, watercolor
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At the end of our last day working in the Senate Offices of the Legislative Building on the Washington State Capitol Campus, we crossed the grass in the pouring rain to the Justice Building. As you walk into the building … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art, color, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, pencil, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, Caran D'Ache, Delta journal, lamps, Lamy Safari pen, lions, Platinum Preppy, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, QoR watercolors, Stillman & Birn, torchére, urban sketchers, USk, Washington State Capitol Justice Building
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A last minute memory of having a stipple brush I rarely used with acrylics; I searched for it in my box of things not used. I tested it with watercolors. The stipple brush with fairly wet watercolors (upper left cobalt … Continue reading →
I started out to do a little post on painting one of our chairs. Then I realized I was posting about a chair I had also painted — so figured I should post about both restoration, painting the chair and … Continue reading →
Posted in color, creativity, furniture, memory, oil paint, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor
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Tagged A-Frame chairs, Alpha Journal, antiqued, antiques, art journal, Gamblin, leather, Mason Monterey, oil paint, restoration, Stillman & Birn, upholstery
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I love it when an architect moves you through spaces, making you experience an environment as it was meant to be seen or felt. I also love symmetry, especially in the hands of architects who know how to use it. … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art, creativity, history, pen & ink, sketchbook, timed painting, urban sketchers, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, central axis, circulation, Delta journal, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, marble, Pentalic, Platinum Preppy, Prichard Building, rotunda, Stillman & Birn, urban sketchers, Washington State Capitol Legislative Building
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I tend to lay down to get ceiling shots. I also tend to take my shoes off anywhere I can. Mitchell caught me taking a picture of the chandelier on my back on the Senate Hallway floor. I have on … Continue reading →
Posted in drawing, graphite, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, chandelier, Delta journal, Pentalic, self-portrait, selfie, Senate, Stillman & Birn, Tiffany, Washington State Capitol Legislative Building
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Charles Eames House of Cards, above, bought in NYC at the Whitney, I think, in 1973; I bought them on my first traveling assignment as a young architect, to management school at IBM in New York. I chose them as … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, drawing, graphite, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged art journal, Charles Eames, Daniel Smith watercolors, House of Cards, Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, QoR watercolors, Ray Eames, Stillman & Birn
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This is too fun not to share. He is fast with the brush and it’s a fast little video, too cool. Enjoy!
Chiesa di Ognissanti, Florence, Italy. I wanted to draw something comforting last night, and pulled out images from Italy. This is comforting to me — portraits are NOT! This is the “doodle” I did to understand the building relationships. Understanding … Continue reading →
Posted in architecture, art, drawing, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor
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Tagged architect, architecture, art journal, Chiesa di Ognissanti, Daniel Smith watercolors, Heart of Darkness, Italian churches, Matteo Nigetti, Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy pen, Stillman & Birn, symmetry, Tombow pens
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D.Katie Powell Art 