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30X30 Direct Watercolor, Week 4, The End
The month of June is when many watercolorists around the world participate in the 30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge, created by Marc Homes and Uma Kelker. Rules are simple: Each day post one watercolor, but no sketching, no inking, no pencil, … Continue reading
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30X30 Direct Watercolor, Week 3
The month of June is when many watercolorists around the world participate in the 30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge, created by Marc Homes and Uma Kelker. Rules are simple: Each day post one watercolor, but no sketching, no inking, no pencil, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, challenge, color, flowers, food, furniture, painting
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor, #bleedinghearts, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolor, #indianpaintbrush, #jacksonvilleoregon, #MGrahamwatercolors, #Nicolaiview, #ocean, #pacificocean, #pansies, #Portlandoregon, #rainclouds, #sennelierwatercolors, #sketchbookcotton, #stormyskies, #tractor, #tropical, #watercolourbookcotton, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Primatek, watercolor
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30X30 Direct Watercolor, Week 2
June is when many watercolorists participate in the “30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge”, created by Marc Homes and Uma Kelker. Rules are simple: Each day post one watercolor, but no sketching, no inking, no pencil, just straight watercolor. I’m giving it … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, challenge, color, flowers, food, furniture, landscape, painting, sketchbook, urban sketchers, virtual sketching
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30X30 Direct Watercolor, Week 1
The month of June is when many watercolorists around the world particpate in the 30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge, created by Marc Homes and Uma Kelker. Rules are simple: Each day post one watercolor, but no sketching, no inking, no pencil, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, challenge, color, flowers, food, furniture, painting
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolor, #MGrahamwatercolors, #sennelierwatercolors, #sketchbookcotton, #watercolourbookcotton, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Primatek, watercolor
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Laguna Beach 1950
Inspired from an old postcard from the fifties, and I wanted to do it because my mom and dad honeymooned in their second marriage (a looong story, not interesting except to family) but in a nutshell married, three boys, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, challenge, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #fifties, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #lagunabeach, #middleofthenight, #palmtrees, #southerncalifornia, #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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1 Week 100 People
It is the beginning of the challenge of 1 week, 100 people. Sadly I doubt I can do this all week but I had fun with the twelve I managed to produce today. Looking forward to seeing what you all … Continue reading
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Sketchpack Project: Week 4, 2021
In years past I’ve created pretty sketch books during the Sketchpack Project, But this year I wanted to push myself to work on something difficult for me. To see the entire project, go here. (To see other years you go … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #inkpainting, #makearteveryday, #middleofthenight, #robertosterink, #Sketchpack, #sketchpackproject, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, folding journal, Holbein, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, Sketchpack Project, watercolor
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Sketchpack Project: Week 3, 2021
In years past I’ve created pretty sketch books during the Sketchpack Project, But this year I wanted to push myself to work on something difficult for me. (To see other years you go here!) To see Week 1 and how … Continue reading
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30 Posies: Yellow Daisies
Maybe these are Black-eyed Susans? I liked the image of the sunny daisies! Started with a good line drawing…. Background and first layers… Final touches. Okay, the leaves bother me but here I am dealing with the paper in this … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #daisies, #handbookjournal, #inkpainting, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #makearteveryday, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #orangeflowers, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #yellowflowers, daisy, floral, flowers
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Sketchpack Project: Week 2, 2021
In years past I’ve created pretty sketch books during the Sketchpack Project, But this year I wanted to push myself to work on something difficult for me. (To see other years you go here!) To see Week 1 and how … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #inkpainting, #makearteveryday, #middleofthenight, #robertosterink, #Sketchpack, #sketchpackproject, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, folding journal, Holbein, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, Sketchpack Project, watercolor
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Sketchpack Project: Week 1, 2021
In years past I’ve created pretty sketch books during the Sketchpack Project, But this year I wanted to push myself to work on something difficult for me. (To see other years you go here!) I created an accordion booklet from … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #inkpainting, #makearteveryday, #middleofthenight, #robertosterink, #Sketchpack, #sketchpackproject, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, folding journal, Holbein, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, Sketchpack Project, watercolor
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30 Posies: Dogwood
This started as a World Watercolor Month challenge but I am finishing a square Handbook Journal which was a gift with posie images. Not ready to make a review of the paper yet — it is very different than what … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #dogwood, #Hahnemühle, #handbookjournal, #inkpainting, #Lamy, #linedrawings, #lovethestub, #makearteveryday, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #WorldWatercolorMonth, dogwood, floral, flowers
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World Watercolor Month: Himalayan Poppy
Fell in love with the paper-thin petals in the soft blue; I’ve not seen this flower before. Painted from an image from a friend. For these watercolor posies I am trying out a new book (to me) from Hand-Book, one … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #blueflowers, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #floral, #flowers, #Hahnemühle, #himalayanpoppy, #holbeinwatercolor, #makearteveryday, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sennelierwatercolors, #WorldWatercolorMonth, watercolor
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World Watercolor Month: Crocus
I don’t know whose image I painted from, but I thank them. flowers are so good for releasing an artist’s block. To hear more about World Watercolor Month visit here: Everyone can play! To hear about classes, follow me on … Continue reading
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World (Not) Watercolor Month: Orange Daisies
I know I won’t be able to keep up with the one-a-day watercolor, but when I do them I enjoy them! These took me way back to being a kid in the 60’s, avocado and orange and pop-culture flower power! … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #daisies, #daisy, #Hahnemühle, #handbookjournal, #inkpainting, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #makearteveryday, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #orangeflowers, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, #WorldWatercolorMonth, floral, flowers
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World Watercolor Month: Dan’s Purple Flower
Flower from an image by Dan Antion, a good photographer and writer-blogger, met through blogging and he is a friend who also lets me steal his images from which to paint. I love that I am starting this new book … Continue reading
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D.Katie Powell Art 
World Watercolor Month: Sweet Peas / Creative Block
I am in a creative slump. I’ve been in this stuck place for weeks and pushed myself to sketch posies — which usually works — but nothing is working. Painting these flowers has been like slogging through mud. I told … Continue reading →