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Bright Ideas: Cleaning Brushes
Used daily, my metal brush cleaner takes good care of my brushes. It is filled with Gamblin’s Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS). When you use watercolor on these pages it ghosts!. Bright Ideas multi-color journal (which I am not sure is … Continue reading
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Bright Ideas: Malachite Buffalo
My malachite buffalo totem is palm-sized. Inlaid with turquoise and onyx and just beautiful. the backside has a lovely turquoise arrow that floats from his feet to his back. Bright Ideas multi-color journal (which I am not sure is still … Continue reading
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Tagged #brightideasjournal, #buffalo, #coloredpaper, #coloredpaperjournal, #deatramentisdocumentink, #drawing, #inkdawing, #lamyjoypen, #malachitebuffalo, #memories, #memoryjournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #totem, Bright Ideas journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen
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Mimi and Me
My grandma could do not wrong… I called her Mimi but have no idea where that came from. When I took my first Communion they drove down from Grass Valley: her coming to visit was the best thing about Communion. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, history, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #catholic, #firstcommunion, #grandma, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #ilovedmymimi, #mimi, #nostalgiejournal, #sketchingmemories, #watercolorartist, #watercolorjournal, #woodlandhills, family, Native Californian
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VSW: Fast Echinacea 3
They can’t all be good…. Or even acceptable. Other artists should show their duds. Here is mine. To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bee, #fastsketch, #fieldofflowers, #flowersfightdepression, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #under10minutes, #whiteflowers, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, echinacea, floral, flowers, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Muddy Dragon
Swatched on watercolor paper, as that is the paper I use the most when not writing. I am a fan of all the “Muddy” colors (see below) but I must admit that this Muddy Dragon is one of my favorite … Continue reading
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VSW: Fast Echinacea 2
I’d love to SEE a real field of echinacea… not just in photos! My birthday today so spending the day painting! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more … Continue reading
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VSW: Fast Echinacea 1
I have been tryign to do some sketchs in under ten minutes… not counting dry time though most of my sketches include the dry time on these. Lovely echinaceas… I have so many pics from which to sketch! To hear … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #echinacea, #fastsketch, #fieldofflowers, #floral, #flowers, #flowersfightdepression, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #under10minutes, #whiteflowers, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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Tools: Leonardo Officina Italiana Pen
Red is my favorite color… I love pens! I love gifts! Imagine how thrilled I am with three favorite things coming together in one pen? Thrilled! Leonardo Officina Italiana Pen in Red Passion… Filled with Robert Oster Direct Sun! This … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #directsun, #finenib, #Hahnemühle, #ilovegifts, #ilovepresents, #ilovesurprises, #LeonardoOfficinaItaliana, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #notastub, #orangeink, #orangered, #redink, #redpens, #robertosterink, #wrappingpaper, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: And More Posies in Queenspark, Toowoomba!
Another from the lovely images from Amanda Thompson (@a21981 on IG) of Queenspark, Toowoomba. Love the poppy’s heads before they bloom, as if bowed in prayer. I don’t feel I did the delicate papery petals justice… I should have chose … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #foxglove, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #helpercats, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #poppies, #poppy, #snapdragons, #toowoomba, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #whencatshelp, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, floral, flowers, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Queenspark, watercolor
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VSW: Posies in Queenspark, Toowoomba!
Amanda Thompson (@a21981 on IG) offered me some amazing images of Queenspark, Toowoomba from which to sketch. Foxglove towers over what appears to be snapdragons.. I LOVE sketching flowers! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #floral, #flowers, #foxglove, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #Queenspark, #snapdragons, #toowoomba, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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Tools: Wing Sung Brush Piston Pen
I bought three Wing Sung Brush Piston Pens from Etsy. I wanted to compare them with the plastic Pentel Vistage Water Brush (formerly known as the Pentel Aquash waterbrush pen), which I use normally like a waterbrush over watercolors, but … Continue reading
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VSW: New Caledonia Pier
The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I am so oriented around linework, but wanted to try a … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #handbookjournal, #holbeinwatercolor, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #newcaledonia, #palmtrees, #woodenpier, art journal, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, ocean, Primatek, watercolor
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Tools: Moo Journal
I bought a Moo Journal the last time I ordered my business cards from Moo. It comes in a reusable sleeve, above left, that can sit in your bookshelf so the journal pages do not get worn. A card holder … Continue reading
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VSW: New Caledonia Sunset
The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. Because this process had so much waiting time, I decided to image the … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #beach, #handbookjournal, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #newcaledonia, #palmtrees, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sandandsurf, #sunset, art journal, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, ocean, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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VSW: Echinacea Field
Dreaming of Monet… I saw an image of a field of echinacea in many colors and had to try to paint it — so cheery! I did not have the image to look at, from memory. Lots of artfully placed … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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Inky Thots: Birmingham Kentucky Bluegrass
Above, Kentucky Bluegrass ink on two different watercolor papers; right, in a Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook. Writing samples on a Post-it and on fountain-pen friendly paper in my Moo Journal, below Birmingham Kentucky Bluegrass ink is from the Crisp Formula ink … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Birmingham Pen Company, #birminghaminks, #birminghampencompany, #birminghampens, #fountainpenink, #fountainpeninkreview, #greenink, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #madeinamerica, #madeinusa, #penandink, #pittsburghpennsylvania, art journal
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VSW: New Caledonia Beach
The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul… A chance to work on washes… getting enough made before I … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #bigjuicywashes, #handbookjournal, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #newcaledonia, #palmtrees, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #washes, art journal, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, ocean, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Doodling, Drawing, Whatever
I draw whatever is in front of me while I am listening to just about anything. When I was listening to my brother talk about being on his way home from the hospital (no one called me to say he … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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