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A Frightening Week
Dear Friends: This blog post has peeps writing with concern. Know that the cats are okay, and we took five full days and unplugged and slept. Now back to the proper blog post! Without knowing what was coming this week, … Continue reading
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Tagged #frankfurtink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #kitten, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #super5ink, art journal, cats, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink
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USK: My Birthday Pen Changed…
I returned my red Karas Kustom pen — I didn’t like the stub nib on their pen, and I love stubs so back it went. This is the new pen that Mitchell bought me to replace it. Edison Nouveau Tequila … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, ink painting, journal, landscape, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers
Tagged #21chinatownink, #akkermanink, #artjournal, #Edisonnouveaupen, #graphiteink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #montgomeryparkbuilding, #nostalgiejournal, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Super5 ink, USk
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USK: The Old Police Stable
I love the old buildings of Portland. I am sorry that the developers here do not have the ingenuity of the California developers, especially in the Bay Area or Cannery Row, where they saw how some of the history would … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, history, ink painting, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers
Tagged #21chinatownink, #akkermanink, #architectnib, #artjournal, #australiaink, #Edisonnouveaupen, #graphiteink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #nostalgiejournal, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, Super5 ink, USk
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Voting Days, Going Back in Postings….
November 6 was a nail-biting day, and the day when I began my new Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook. Never have I seen our country so divided and uncaring about all of our inhabitants. The story of Maha-Durgha is the best one … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook
Tagged #artjournaling, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #robertosterink, Durga, durgha, Mahadurgha, politics
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A Long Look Back Starts with Gratitude
Of course, I’ve not been posting. Exhaustion, family issues, cats sick, and The Big Move. And a bit depressed about the state of our country… We have now had a day or two to sleep deeply, and sleep has buoyed … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, ink painting, journal, loss, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, writing
Tagged #Edisonnouveaupen, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Finished a Journal!
Finished my Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook just before the election. I’ve been slow to post. Sorry there were pages I had to leave out; family members still alive. Who knows if they dip into my blog? I am doing so much … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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Okay, Again, Carousel Horses are Coming!
So our last try at moving the carousel into our studio was thwarted: Our main moving guy, one we trust, fractured his ankle. We have deadlines, so are scheduled for the move again tomorrow! Mitchell moved a few items two … Continue reading
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Tagged #carouselhorses, #davinciwatercolors, #deatramentisink, #Hahnemühle, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, carousel, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Bugs and Birds!
In the studio near the end of the day, especially in winter, the window facing the river becomes an attraction for the cats. Yaman and Savitri are teaching Hari-Gibbs-Tiger-Terror-TANK (yes his name is getting longer by the day) the ropes. … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, cats, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Small Moments
Sometimes in the midst of extreme sorrow and worry, there are those moments that open your heart: glimpses of M’s twinkling eyes or a carefree cat streaking through the studio or Savitri’s feet. Her feet slay me. I didn’t do … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #Siamesecat, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Savitri, watercolor
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Horses are Coming!
An exciting project, the restoration of the Jantzen Beach Carousel, is moving into our studio *that’s MPF Conservation, our business studio.* After weeks of posting daily, I am taking a break… We had the move planned and then our main … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook
Tagged #carouselhorses, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #middleofthenight, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, #watercolorjournal, art journal, carousel, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen
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Inktober 31, Last but not Least
I’m finishing a sketchbook from the Sketchpack Project this year… As it was all about pen and inks, seems a good fit to finish Inktober! Three pens and ink and we are finished… posted all today! For my birthday Mitchell … Continue reading
Inktober 30, Two Cheap Platinums
I’m finishing a sketchbook from the Sketchpack Project this year… As it was all about pen and inks, seems a good fit to finish Inktober! Update from the time I wrote this about it leaking… I had turned it into … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook
Tagged #blueink, #coloredink, #deatramentisdocumentink, #inktober, #inktober2018, #marleneink, #plaisirpen, #platinumpreppypen, #preppiepen, #purpleink, #RohrerKlingnerink, #super5atlanticink, #super5ink, art journal, Pentalic Journal
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Inktober 29, Squirrel Hill Journal Entry
Do we really want this war in our country? do we want the hatred in our country? I stand with the Constitution, I stand with the Statue of Liberty. Please vote. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching
Tagged #fireandice, #Hahnemühle, #inktober, #inktober2018, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #nostalgiejournal, #rip, #robertosterink, #squirrelhill, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Inktober 29, TWSBI Pink again!
I guess it is okay that I sketched the shocking pink TWSBI twice (first one right) — This time I also sketched the J.Herbin Rose Cyclamen ink bottle. This was one of my first bottle purchases, bought totally because of … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink, series, sketchbook, tools
Tagged #Lamy, #lamyvista, #Moonmanpen, #penandink, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Sketchpack, #sketchpackproject, #twsbieco, Artsauce, August Challenge, Capetown, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, folded jurnal, Jinhao, Sketchpack Project, tools, TWSBI
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Inktober 28, Fude Pens
FOUR MORE DAYS! Okay, full disclosure. I bought one of these pens years ago without knowing anything about pens, had limited success with it, and broke it…. I was sad but oh well. Now I see so many people enjoying … Continue reading
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Tagged #coloredink, #inktober, #inktober2018, #sailorfudepens, art journal, Pentalic Journal
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Inktober 26, Lamy and the Great Pumpkin
I’m finishing a sketchbook from the Sketchpack Project this year… As it was all about pen and inks, seems a good fit to finish Inktober! I imaged it with my pencil marks left in — so you can see how … Continue reading
Inktober 26, Throwback
Happy Happy Birthday to the best Loverman in the World! (I am getting better at sketching my husband’s face… these are throwbacks to other days.) To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching
Tagged #inktober, #inktober2018, art journal, Mitchell Powell
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Inktober 25, Studio Cat
An empty cart, a cat and Mitchell… Wheeeeeee! To hear about classes, follow me on 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 … Continue reading
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