Category Archives: Buddha

WORDPRESS APPEARS TO BE OVER….

Posted on January 25, 2026 by D. Katie Powell

ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS OF WHERE TO GO TO POST ON A BLOG PLATFORM? IT IS TAKING ALL IMAGES AND LUMPING THEM TOGETHER ANYTIME I TRY TO INSERT MORE THAN ONE IMAGE AT A TIME. FRANKLY I DON’T WANT TO … Continue reading →

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VSW: Koh Chang Buddha

Posted on April 14, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

One of Aniko’s images posted for the Facebook Virtual Sketchwalk, Of course I had to do this lovely Buddha-in-the-Trees (my naming). An ink-painting, with just a touch of watercolor in the greens. ☾ Hahnemühle Watercolour Journal, Pentel Aquash waterbrushes with … Continue reading →

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VSW: Koh Chang Buddha, 2

Posted on April 11, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

Another of the lovely images posted for the Facebook Virtual Sketchwalk, a lovely HUGE Golden Buddha, image shown above tilted as one might have seen it when looking UP! This one I decided to do over shellac, which changes the … Continue reading →

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Making Shellac

Posted on April 10, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

Top row, three pieces of artwork with shellac and watercolor or ink! Food grade shellac has been used in past for various foods such as the M&M’s above to keep them from melting (“Melts in your mouth, not in your … Continue reading →

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Chinese Lion Guard

Posted on October 12, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

We get such interesting projects in the studio. These pocket-sized Chinese Lion Guards were beautiful after being cleaned and oiled. I drew her in De Atramentis Document Brown ink. After grisaille work in Lexington Grey ink, I began layering Robert … Continue reading →

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Inky Green Tara

Posted on May 30, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve drawn Green Tara many times. She is based on our Ganges River clay version of Green Tara. A challenge for me, she is very colorful and detailed, AND, I am still pushing for a loose wash effect. I can … Continue reading →

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20th Anniversary

Posted on May 18, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Why is it harder to sketch when the subject is “important”? We were married 20 years ago in a sweet colorful ceremony. When I wanted to draw our ceremony I am afraid my poor people drawing skills kicked in and … Continue reading →

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Delight

Posted on May 7, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Lights! I wanted to stay with objects that delight. Lights are strung on our bookcases in both studio and home, colorful, brilliant spots of twinkle that delight our hearts. We both love color, and our choices of objects that sit … Continue reading →

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Zoom Buddha

Posted on April 16, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve been in a creative block… No energy, no inspiration, no drawing, no sketching! I’ve played with ink swabs, but that is as far as it goes. I’ve also found I had nothing to say… Almost no writing, though there … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Dark of the Moon

Posted on March 22, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Dark of the Moon, finished this journal. I love it when that happens… Silence for a few days, and as we’ve gathered our thoughts for how to work with this crazy Covid-19 virus, I can begin work tomorrow a bit … Continue reading →