Category Archives: challenge

VSW: Tasmanian Critters

Posted on March 30, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

The Tasmanian walk by Debi Taylor this month was glorious, and surprisingly, the critter caught my eye to sketch. I began with an Echidna , or Spiny Any Eater. Reminded me of our porcupines! I almost liked him better just … Continue reading →

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Canvas Project

Posted on March 18, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Remember when I posted about my entry into the Canvas Project? Hundreds of tiny canvas entries each painting their visual image of a word. They covered the walls of the art gallery with the canvases in Brooklyn! I wish I … Continue reading →

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Sharing a Carousel Event!

Posted on March 1, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Carousel horses have always delighted, even in the midst of virtual games and E-ticket rides; most of us don’t stop and look at them, but are seduced by the music and the action and the lights. I started a group … Continue reading →

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zenkatwrites: Family

Posted on February 14, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

I cry all the time watching Blue Bloods… I cry at the Reagan Family. I want a little of what they’ve got. Tonight when it ended I thought about how my family was so very “fuck-ed-up-ed” *channeling my baby brother … Continue reading →

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zenkatwrites: Why Sketch?

Posted on February 12, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

There are a few artists I follow because I love their work or their passion. A few because I love them, or love what they say about art. One because I can’t quite figure out why she has a huge … Continue reading →

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Sorting out this blog transfer!

Posted on February 11, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Note about merging my blogs… My art followers might not want to read my writing… My art followers might not want to read my recipes… In an effort to give a head’s up I am going to start my posts … Continue reading →

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SoCS: Stealthily Slinking Savitri

Posted on February 9, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

As I am pulling my zenkatwrites blog into my dkatiepowellart blog, and as I am getting back into regular blogging with my blogging buddies (I have missed you guys) I am committing to Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Rules at the … Continue reading →

Comforts

Posted on January 26, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Bread is a comfort food. My mom made fresh bread; I never got the hang. Maybe I need to try it again? Freshly baked, a piece ripped from the end… or sliced and baked with butter and garlic. Yum. I … Continue reading →

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Deadlines

Posted on January 25, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Deadlines are stressful, and partly it is because of my age; I am not as young as I used to be, and when hand stitching an item like the sofa, my arthritic hands feel it, as I am going through … Continue reading →

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Ice Cream Cones

Posted on January 23, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

The best way to eat an ice cream cone is to put just enough ice cream in the cone to top it off, because think about it, isn’t the best part of eating and ice cream cone to have bites … Continue reading →

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VSW: Kythira, Greece, Two

Posted on January 17, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Mmmm, beaches, a good thing to want to visit when you are in Portland in January! Beautiful photos from Demi Kalfa! Cheery flowers all by themselves…… Finished pages! Photos used with permission as reference are from Demi Kalfa! Thank you! … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Service

Posted on January 15, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

My mom’s memorial mass is today. I recreated a nicer drawing from the sketch I had in my journal, but left it blank so I could write in her prayer. I”ll have some of her ashes… A strange thing to … Continue reading →

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VSW: Kythira, Greece, One

Posted on January 13, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

This sketchwalk of Kythira, Greece is from beautiful photos from Demi Kalfa! The blues fill my heart and eyes and spirit… They take me home! I want to live right here… Photos used with permission as reference are from Demi … Continue reading →

Inktober 31, Last but not Least

Posted on October 31, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’m finishing a sketchbook from the Sketchpack Project this year… As it was all about pen and inks, seems a good fit to finish Inktober! Three pens and ink and we are finished… posted all today! For my birthday Mitchell … Continue reading →

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Inktober 30, Two Cheap Platinums

Posted on October 30, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’m finishing a sketchbook from the Sketchpack Project this year… As it was all about pen and inks, seems a good fit to finish Inktober! Update from the time I wrote this about it leaking… I had turned it into … Continue reading →

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Inktober 29, Squirrel Hill Journal Entry

Posted on October 29, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Do we really want this war in our country? do we want the hatred in our country? I stand with the Constitution, I stand with the Statue of Liberty. Please vote. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or … Continue reading →

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Inktober 29, TWSBI Pink again!

Posted on October 28, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I guess it is okay that I sketched the shocking pink TWSBI twice (first one right) — This time I also sketched the J.Herbin Rose Cyclamen ink bottle. This was one of my first bottle purchases, bought totally because of … Continue reading →

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Inktober 28, Fude Pens

Posted on October 28, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

FOUR MORE DAYS! Okay, full disclosure. I bought one of these pens years ago without knowing anything about pens, had limited success with it, and broke it…. I was sad but oh well. Now I see so many people enjoying … Continue reading →