Category Archives: art

New Products on RedBubble!

Just about the cutest thing in the world has happened at RedBubble: My line on baby clothes.  I had to share! I ordered big tote bags for our groceries for myself and Mitchell too — Added a few more images, … Continue reading

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Happy Solstice!

I don’t think he wants Solstice! He wants to shine brightly year around! Mexicali suns are now on tote bags! (And of course, in cards and prints.) Happy Solstice (and some shameless marketing!)          I agree to Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial … Continue reading

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Living the Rich Life (Reblog from Joy Corcoran)

This is such a sweet post — I am giving you a taste then you can go to see her blog to finish: Friday, June 20, 2014 Living the Rich Life Now that school’s out, every time I leave my … Continue reading

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Sitting Buddhas

Sitting Buddha can be Shakyamuni, a host of Tibetan deities, but I am including the female Buddha above. I love her peaceful face and head; she looks like she is dressed in bright silks. These and others were created as … Continue reading

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Buddha Faces

This week I was off my game — drugs do not make for better art, and I hurt my hip. So for better or worse, I decided to draw and paint Buddha’s head. I have several statues, which makes it … Continue reading

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Full Moon, Joy

Originally posted on Lunar Moondae:
She is pregnant at the full moon Joyful to be wet watercolor, To have juicy deep rich earthy gemstones surround her. No Worries. ☾        I agree to the  Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License, which you…

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Quan Yin Sits

Blue ink with Cocoiro pen and waterbrush (lightly) on Okima OE NOTES sketchbook. Learning to be faster and less structured, less pencil, more ink. Then I played with her in watercolors: Daniel Smith and Golden’s QoR. I enjoyed hitting a new … Continue reading

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From the Guardian, on Art Conservation

This is an interesting video on Painting Conservation, which I found through my husband, in an article in the Guardian:  Restoration reveals hidden whale in 17th-century Dutch painting.  It is interesting to me not only from a conservation standpoint, but … Continue reading

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I Say Goodbye to a Beloved Kitchen Tool

Originally posted on katwritesfood:
My niece Heather gave me this funny wire basting brush when I was 19 (she was 11) and moving into my first apartment.  I didn’t think much of it at the time; I wasn’t that good…

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The Waxing Quarter, and She is Painting the Ocean

Originally posted on Lunar Moondae:
As the light grew, She used the Ocean to paint Her emotional body. I hadn’t planned it, but this moonth I am painting my cycle. Here we are at the First Quarter, and I wake…

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Urban Pastel

I still am not fond of pastels, but managed to create a piece I like enough to sell or frame from a photo I took of the old building wall across the street from Shoji, our favorite sushi bar, in … Continue reading

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evening sky

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Recipe: Salmon with Garlic Greens, the Beginning of Summer

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Originally posted on katwritesfood:
Garlic greens are so wonderful, and they are only at the Farmer’s Markets for a short time in late spring, early summer.  We buy handfuls and roast or grill them with a little olive oil, and…

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Look Toward the Crescent, Rosh Chodesh

Originally posted on Lunar Moondae:
She calls to the Light to build her dream. Crescent Moon hears and is pleased. Earth supports, Rosh Chodesh.        © LunarMoondae 2013. Images courtesy DKatiePowellArt.

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Mimi, from “My Family” Series

I’ve spoken about the series on My Family I created for a year-long study group with Brugh Joy.  One of my favorite paintings from the series is of my grandmother, Lyle Genevieve Smith.  I was the last grandchild, and so … Continue reading

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Mitchell Cooks Eggs

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Originally posted on katwritesfood:
Yuuummmmm, I love it when my husband cooks.  He is a good breakfast cook, especially when I want bump eggs.  This morning I volunteered him for the job, and we finally tried the Chukar eggs. Chukar…

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Dark of the Moon

Originally posted on Lunar Moondae:
Dark of the Moon Tomorrow, silent New Moon Painting into the dream Writing the questions Waiting for the answers Moon-dreaming.        © LunarMoondae 2013. Images courtesy DKatiePowellArt.

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Recipe: Coho Salmon with Corn + Black Bean + Onions + Sugar Chilies

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Living in Oregon with the Alaska-Oregon fishing connection means that in early summer we can buy whole salmon at amazing prices, and the butcher will cut.  This year the coho was so wonderful I went back…

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