Category Archives: art

Death of a Friend and Teacher

Posted on August 21, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

I spent the morning grieving the loss of Tracey Fletcher King from this world. I would not be the artist I am without her generosity toward this newbie watercolorist, as she encouraged me to be me and not try to … Continue reading →

Posted in art, creativity, loss, memory, painting, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deathofafriend, #grieving, #middleofthenight, #rip, #traceyfletcherking, art journal, watercolor | 8 Comments

Inky Thots: Robert Oster’s Vanness Exclusives

Posted on April 14, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

I love Robert Oster inks, and his newest exclusives to Vanness are gorgeous! *ps if they sell out they will restock but don’t wait too long; you can preorder!* My sketches below were drawn with a dip pen on cold … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, review | Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianink, #blueink, #brownink, #desertinks, #fountainpenfriendly, #greenink, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #madeinaustrailia, #redink, #reviewink, #robertosterink | 3 Comments

Lojong 52: Misinterpretation

Posted on April 5, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve studied through the slogans a dozen times in my life; these are my musings on the slogan currently, what comes up on the day that I am posting the slogan, not a formal interpretation. For that reason they are … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Buddha, drawing, journal, lojong, meditation, pencil, ritual, tonglen | Tagged #blackwingpencil, #breatheinsendout, #buddhaball, #cadicjournal, #charcoaldrawings, #covid19, #deatramentisdocumentblack, #Lamy, #lifeinapandemic, #lojongslogan, #middleofthenight, #OkinaJournals, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ronavirus, #tonglenpractice, #weepingbuddha, buddha, lojong, Okina Journals, tonglen, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 2 Comments

Lojong 51: It’s all about the practice

Posted on March 15, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, drawing, journal, lojong, meditation, ritual, tonglen | Tagged #breatheinsendout, #RohrerKlingnerink, #sailormoink, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, tonglen, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 2 Comments

Lojong: Weeping Buddha

Posted on March 8, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, drawing, journal, lojong, meditation, pencil, ritual, tonglen | Tagged #blackwingpencil, #breatheinsendout, #charcoaldrawings, #coloredpencil, #handmadepaper, acrylic, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, tonglen, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | Leave a comment

Lojong 50: Swayed

Posted on March 1, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, drawing, journal, lojong, meditation, pencil, ritual, tonglen | Tagged #blackwingpencil, #breatheinsendout, #charcoaldrawings, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, tonglen, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 2 Comments

Lojong 49: Resentment

Posted on February 23, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #greenolive, #ilovemycats, #koloro, #muddybucket, #opus88, #resentment, #robertosterink, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | Leave a comment

Lojong 48: Train Without Bias

Posted on February 9, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #buddhaball, #inkpainting, #lamyalstar, #lojongslogan, #opalgreenink, #penandink, #robertosterink, #tibetanbuddhism, #weepingbuddha, #zenbuddhism, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, meditation, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, waterbrush, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | Leave a comment

Lojong 47: Encouragement

Posted on February 2, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #robertosterink, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | Leave a comment

Lojong 46: The Three Causes

Posted on January 26, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 3 Comments

Lojong 44: Commit to real change

Posted on January 19, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #gethelp, #truechange, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | Leave a comment

Lojong 43: Observe these even at the risk of your life, part 2

Posted on January 12, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #artjournal, #buddhaball, #gategatepāragate, #inkpainting, #mindfullnesstraining, #weepingbuddha, #zenbuddha, buddha, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, sketching, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | Leave a comment

Lojong 43: Observe these even at the risk of your life

Posted on January 5, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #mindfullnesstraining, #weepingbuddha, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 3 Comments

Lojong 42: Patience!

Posted on December 29, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #patience, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 7 Comments

Lojong 41: Two Activities

Posted on December 22, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 5 Comments

Lojong 40: Correct all Wrongs…

Posted on December 15, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #bishoptoking, #Murasakishikibu, #pilotiroshizuku, #robertosterink, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 1 Comment

Lojong 39: All activities should be done with one intention

Posted on December 8, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Neocolor II, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 3 Comments

Cat Squares, 7 Puck Redo

Posted on March 11, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

9. PUCK, REDO (See post on the Puck.) When your human screws up the toss… You smack the puck on the bed to say, “got it!” That’s their cue to throw it again. The disappointment on his face when it … Continue reading →