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Tools: Esterbrook “Estie” Sunflower
Loving sunflowers and knowing how lovely the Esterbrook pens are, I had to purchase the beautiful Esterbrook “Estie” Sunflower pen from Penchalet. I ordered the 1.1 stub nib, my favorite nib for sketching and writing. I am convinced the stub … Continue reading
Dragon
I think this is what they call blurple… Dragon’s Night… a blue-purple! This dragon sports it nicely, doncha think? It seems to glow under the flash, above! A new color for me, and I’ll do lots more sketching with it! … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art, art journal, ink painting, painting, pen & ink
Tagged #blueink, #blurple, #dragon, #dragonsnightink, #firebreathingdragon, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #PilotMetropolitan, #purpleink, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, art journal, bluepurplink, watercolor
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Wild Test of Hahnemühle’s New 100% Cotton Sketch Book
Another test of the Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Watercolour Book. I layered Sennelier Shellac ink over the page, and painted the basic flower with gouache. It felt toothy enough that I tried layering colored pencils over that… I’ve never had that … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, flowers, pen & ink, pencil, process
Tagged #coloredpencil, #gouache, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #hahnemühlewatercolourbookcotton, #hahnemuehlepapersarevegan, #mixedmedia, #review, #shellacink, #sketchbookcotton, #sunflower, #watercolourbookcotton, art journal
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Ukraine Faces
The war in Ukraine bothers me so… Sketching the lovely faces on the internet is a way to connect when I feel so unempowered to do anything, and marks this wartime. I cannot comprehend why we are again walking through … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, pen & ink, portrait, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #blackink, #deatramentisdocumentink, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #lamyjoy, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #portraints, #ukraine, #ukrainianfaces, #ukrainianpeople, #waterproofinks, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Holbein, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, watercolor
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Easter Cherry Blossoms
Very late in posting… The cherries are nearly ripe! (Not really.) The thing about the cherry blossoms in the park is that they are not only a feast for the eyes but sometimes you can smell their fragrance… Also, they … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, color, flowers, journal, landscape, memory, pen & ink, urban sketchers, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #cherryblossoms, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #pinkflowers, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #waterfrontpark, #waterproofinks, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Holbein, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, urban sketcher, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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30 Posies: Violas
Yesterday you saw my loosey-goosey sketch of orange and purple pansies. Today I am taking you through what the architect in me paints! Seriously, there are two artists battling it out daily, and one is a very precise architect who … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, flowers, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #flowersfightdepression, #handbookjournal, #lamyjoy, #pansy, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #viola, #violet, #virtualsketching, #waterproofinks, art journal, floral, flowers, Holbein, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor
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Violas, 1
About says it all…. ☾ To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. “I think not….” Me… why I journal! Hahnemühle … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, flowers, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #floral, #flowers, #flowersfightdepression, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #lamyjoy, #nostalgiejournal, #pansy, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #viola, #violet, #virtualsketching, #waterproofinks, art journal, Holbein, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor
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Pink Echincea
I sketch, daily, even when not posting. Nothing earth-shattering, often from a photo late at night when I am not yet sleepy. During the day I am usually too busy with work. I haven’t been posting because I got sick … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, flowers, memory, pen & ink, waterbrush, watercolor
Tagged #blackink, #deatramentisdocumentink, #echinacea, #flowers, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #lamyjoy, #pinkflowers, #pinkposies, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #waterproofinks, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Holbein, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, watercolor
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VSW: Duluth Lighthouses, 2
Of the three lighthouses I sketched around Lake Superior I think the Duluth North Pier Lighthouse is my favorite, mostly because of the challenges. Lots of people, lots of color and texture, and a lovely reflection in a puddle on … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #duluth, #duluthminnesota, #duluthnorthpier, #duluthnorthpierllighthouse, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #lakesuperior, #lakesuperiorlighthouses, #lighthouses, #middleofthenight, #minnesotalighthouse, #minnesotalighthouses, #penandink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sepiawatercolorpencil, #watercolorartist, #watercolorpencil, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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VSW: Duluth Lighthouses, 1
Our Virtual Sketchwalk group (Facebook) sketched Duluth, Minnesota. I was drawn (no pun intended) to the lighthouses. The first was the Superior Entry Lighthouse. It has fallen into disrepair and is covered with graffiti. I didn’t grow up around lighthouses … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #duluth, #duluthminnesota, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #lakesuperior, #lakesuperiorlighthouses, #lighthouses, #middleofthenight, #minnesotalighthouse, #minnesotalighthouses, #penandink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sepiawatercolorpencil, #superiorentry, #superiorentrylighthouse, #watercolor, #watercolorartist, #watercolorpencil, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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My Perfect Journal
I’ve been journaling for 50 years, art journaling for forty (first architectural ideas, now art). I’ve tried many journals before finding my perfect journal. I bought the Chinese Journals (left, and btw, review in links) from Chinatown in San Fransisco … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, paper, pen & ink, process, review, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #journalreview, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #review, #sketchbookreview, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor
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USk: Worst Nicolai Sketch Ever
Oh gads what to do when the sketching is not happening? I try to give my babies a fair shake and finish them, but this one I finally gave up on and splashed a little color on and called it … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, review, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #nwportland, #urbansketching, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Portland Oregon, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor
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USk: NW Vaughn St
East street from NW Wilson by one block… flanked on both sides by homes similar to the ones on NW Wilson. Nice memories of buying Christmas trees for several years; no Christmas trees in June, so I took liberties with … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, waterbrush, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nwvaughn, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, USk
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USk: NW Wilson St
In NW Portland there is an area we often drive through on our way to other places, and each time I think about what a sweet neighborhood this must have been before the area around it become warehouses… At some … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, waterbrush, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nwwilson, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, #victorians, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, USk
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