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Sharada Navratri, 1
Sharada Navratri, nine nights (ten days) which celebrates the many faces of the goddess, is a post monsoon season autumn Hindu festival which often falls in the Western calendar months of September-October. I take liberties to honor the Goddess in … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, gods and goddesses, ink painting, journal, lunar cycle, pen & ink, ritual, series, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #9nightsofthegoddess, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #divinefeminine, #durgama, #empoweredgoddess, #goddessawakening, #goddessrising, #goddessworship, #jyotish, #kakimorinib, #lunarcycle, #lunarrituals, #navadurga, #Navaratra, #navratri, #ninenights, #notinktober, #robertosterink, #setintentions, #settinggoals, #shakti, #super5ink, #vedicastrology, durgha, goddess, Mahadurgha
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Tools: Drywall Repair Tape
I was buying product for the business and found this Drywall Repair Tape. (Image from their company, above; hopefully they will be okay with me using it.) I had a thought that it might be a fun tool to lay … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, process, sketchbook
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #drywallrepairtape, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nostalgiesketchbook, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertostersignatureink
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Got the Blues
Sketching to get out of my depression… I really have the blues! It doesn’t have to be good, just keep the pen moving…. When I’m depressed I struggle with all my images. Cats never seem to get depressed! ☾ To … Continue reading
USk: NW Portland USPS
The USPS moved our office which was in the Alphabet District to another location. It is not a safe location, as it is deserted and is surrounded by homeless people (not that they are all dangerous, but they attract nutcases … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchcrawl, urban sketchers, waterbrush, watercolor
Tagged #alphabetdistrict, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #nwportland, #pacificnorthwest, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #sennelierwatercolors, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #usps, #waterproofinks, USk
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Tools: Fall Watercolors
Gads I love color! I’ve been asked why I buy so many tubes of watercolors… It’s true, I could buy a dozen tubes and mix everything — well almost everything, because the Primatek colors have their own lovely granulating properties. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, creativity, drawing, journal, painting, process, review, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #asphatum, #autumncolors, #brownpaint, #danielsmithwatercolors, #fallcolors, #greenpaint, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #orangepaint, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #review, #sennelierwatercolors, #travelpalette, #watercolors, #yellowpaint
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VSW: Berlin, 2, Direct Watercolor
As a lover of inky lines, the class in direct watercolor changed me. I LOVED creating this very fast watercolor by diving in, no planning. I wish I had a bit more foresight about placement, (the image was crowded to … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, painting, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #hahnemuhlehempsketch, #hahnemuhlepapersare vegan, #holbeinwatercolors, #nostalgiejournal, #sennelierwatercolors, #sketchbookcotton, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #watercolourbookcotton
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Remembering 9-11
I created this last year on 9-11. Just couldn’t post it, don’t know why. Now, maybe, with the state of the world it is time. This was a frightening day for us. At the time there was no facebook, no … Continue reading
USk: Oregon on Fire
Wildfire season is upon us again. I sketched this quickly in in the studio in hopes I would get the worry and the words out of my system and be able to paint today on actual projects… It looks to … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, ink painting, journal, landscape, painting, urban sketchers, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #fudenib, #Hahnemühle, #nostalgiejournal, #oregonfires, #portlandfires, #SailorFudeDeMannen, #urbansketchingportland, #usk, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: Berlin, 1, Tiergarten
New month, new walk for the Virtual Sketchwalk group on FaceBook. Berlin is our city this month, with contributions from two photographers, Rich Matheson and Eli Weisz. I played fast and loose with this sketch using a Sailor Fude pen. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, landscape, pen & ink, process, sketchcrawl, urban sketchers, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #berlin, #brandenburggate, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #sennelierwatercolors, #tiergarten, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #waterproofinks
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VSW: Quibao
Virtual Sketchwalk (group on Facebook) from our Shanghai walk, led by Aniko; this is from the town of Quibao. I had the flu when doing these and made mistakes, oh well, and one of them is I put Aliska on … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #PilotMetropolitan, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #quibao, #sennelierwatercolors, #shanghai, #virtualsketchwalk, #waterproofinks, architecture, art journal, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Holbein, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Sheree’s Naners
This post is about taking a sketch to a finished watercolor, or an idea to a commissioned piece. Sheree, a friend from high school, posted a photo of her banana tree, above left. I was intrigued by the color, especially … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, drawing, flowers, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bananatree, #commission, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #kakimorinib, #lagunabeach, #nwportland, #pacificnorthwest, #Portlandoregon, #sennelierwatercolors, #sketchbookproject, #sketchtofinal, #super5ink, #super5inkaustrailiaink, #virtualsketching, #waterproofinks
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Taking Classes
I enjoy taking classes — the camaraderie, and also, even if I know a lot about the subject, I always learn something. This was a class by Pat Southern Pearce, called Paperbag Blossoms. Pat often sketches on toned paper; that … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, flowers, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #pacificnorthwest, #paperbag, #paperbagblossoms, #patsouthernpearceclass, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, #virtualsketching, #waterproofinks
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D.Katie Powell Art 