Category Archives: challenge

Finished a Sketchbook for the Month of July

Posted on July 30, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Amazing how fast this sketchbook filled with me drawing every day. The more I drew the more I wanted to draw, and the habit begins. A lot of Buddha heads, due to drawing in the middle of the night! Looking … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook | Tagged art journal, buddha, Pegasus, ritual | 6 Comments

Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #4

Posted on July 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Last week, the end of this challenge. Oddly, I think I am the only one who did it! No matter; I am developing a drawing habit. Next I take the 75-day challenge from Brenda Swenson. *sigh* I know I will … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged art journal, buddha face, conch, scallop, shell | 27 Comments

Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #3

Posted on July 18, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Okay, we are into the waning moon cycle and it is time to STOP the lies! I cannot work with one pen. . . Must.Use.All.Colors.AND.Medium.At.Whim. Wow, I feel better having come clean with all of you! Sketchbook Skool had us … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, buddha face, Ganesha, Govinda Jai | 13 Comments

Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #2

Posted on July 11, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Week two, still many obstacles in my life. AND, started Sketchbook Skool. Tuesday was a day off (YAY!!!!) and spent the day painting, including a recipe. Saturday, Cathy Johnson posted some outtakes from her Sketchbook Skool class, a video on … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, challenge, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged buddha, buddha face, buffalo, Milk Bone, nymph, platform rocker, spindle rocker, spool rocker | 17 Comments

Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #1

Posted on July 4, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I’m up for a simple challenge like this, or so I thought. Laughingly, the first night I broke the rules. I used multiple colors of the same pen and then used a waterbrush! EEEK! The book: OE NOTES (my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, journal, memory, process, series, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged art journal, Cocoiro pens, flag, Ganesha, hanuman, Quan Yin, USA | 9 Comments

Reclining Buddha

Posted on July 2, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

My feeble attempts to paint watercolor with no pencil marks continue. This is a Reclining Buddha from the Buddha Park in Laos (Wiki image bottom.) I had pencil/pen sketched the head a while back — now I did a very … Continue reading →

Posted in art, challenge, journal, painting, process, timed painting, watercolor | Tagged buddha Laos, Buddha Park, Buddha's face, reclining buddha | 3 Comments

A-to-Z Challenge Relections

Posted on May 18, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

It took me a while to want to write this. I learned a lot from the A-to-Z Challenge — and probably won’t do it again. I don’t want to set out to write short blurbs just to collect followers and … Continue reading →

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Process: English Birdie House

Posted on May 12, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I finished up Jeannette House’s sweet bird. Realism is not my thang, but practicing watercolors in this way makes me learn the mixing and the wet/dry work of watercolor. I am still very frustrated by it — colors too dark, … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, class, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged English Bird, Jeanette House | 3 Comments

Process: Painting With Artist’s Prompts

Posted on May 12, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Today I played with artists from Community Thrive, painting their way. I didn’t like all that I did, but will show you the “failures” too. The thing about classes is two-fold, assuming you are pretty good at making art: I … Continue reading →

Posted in acrylic, art, challenge, class, color, creativity, painting, pencil, process, watercolor | Tagged birds, faces, horses | 3 Comments

Tapestry: Timed Sketch

Posted on May 9, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Gina Rossi’s sprout for the week was to paint from an embroidered piece this week. I had no embroidery in sight, though when I finished my timed sketch Mitchell reminded me of several wonderful fabric samples we have: oops. I … Continue reading →

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Mug of Hope: Mix-it Monthly Challenge

Posted on May 3, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Pia Rom’s prompt this month for her challenge grabbed me immediately, though the colors for this month are not me at all! We collect coffee mugs! Mitchell and I have names for them — Our Happy Mug (white roosters stamped … Continue reading →

Posted in art, challenge, creativity, drawing, india ink, journal, painting, shellac, sketchbook, writing | Tagged Blue Sky Pottery, coffee, cup, cuppa joe, Deb Babcock, journal, Mix-it Monthly, morning, poetry | 15 Comments

Mix-It Monthly, Pia Rom’s Challenge

Posted on May 1, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Pia Rom is doing a Challenge called Mix-It Monthly. Nice that it is a once a month challenge, so don’t be afraid to commit! This month is was all about Maps! I am showing Laguna Heart, a paper heart I … Continue reading →