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Inktober 15, Chicken Curry with Great Northern Beans
One of our favorite meals, I make this every week. it starts as a roast chicken, and then becomes curry burritos I freeze for lunches or dinners later on. We buy Smart Chicken, which, even when not organic, is Non-GMO … Continue reading
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Tagged #chickenwithbeans, #currychicken, #davincitrio, #davinciwatercolors, #diamineancientcopperink, #fiestaware, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #montereytrio, #recipepainting, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, #travelpalette, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, opaque, palette, transparent paint, watercolor
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Inktober 12, Denny Pat’s Spice Rack
I keep working on various things that came from my mom’s house. I am amazed this spice rack made it through 60 years intact. *okay, i notice some glued bits* I can imagine my brother as a little kid buying … Continue reading
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Tagged #davincitrio, #davinciwatercolors, #familymemories, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #montereytrio, #spicerack, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, #super5inkdarmstadtink, #travelpalette, palette, transparent paint, watercolor
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Inktober 8, Summer Artichokes in my Da Vinci Monterey Trio!
Mmmmm, this summer the organic artichokes were amazing. We had them every week! This is one of those tests of soul-mate compatibility: Are you a hot butter or a Mayo person? (NO Miracle Whip!) My ink-only sketch was too fuzzy … Continue reading
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Tagged #australiaink, #davincitrio, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #montereytrio, #recipepainting, #super5ink, #super5inkaustrailiaink, #travelpalette, artichoke, palette, transparent paint, watercolor
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Da Vinci Paint Launches the Monterey Trio!
I am so happy to be chosen to be a Da Vinci Watercolors Trio Artist! Quinacridone Gold, Alizarin Crimson and Sap Green create Katie’s Monterey Trio. Da Vinci Paint packages their NEW 8ml Vegan tubes to highlight great watercolors in … Continue reading
Posted in color, creativity, landscape, painting, process, review, watercolor
Tagged #davincitrio, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #montereytrio, #travelpalette, opaque, palette, transparent paint, watercolor
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Tools: Autumn Travel Palettes
Changes in my travel palette! Autumn I tend to clean more than spring, and reorder… Getting ready for painting season, as I like to paint outdoors more in the months that are not HOT. In Spring I tried the double … Continue reading
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Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #jazperstardust, #MatteoGrillipaints, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #pfeifferart, Daniel Smith watercolors, DaVinci watercolors, Harbor Freight toolbag, Holbein, M.Graham watercolors, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor
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USk: Pelikan Hub 2018
The 2018 Pelikan Hub happened Friday night. My first time, and wow I will never miss another. It happened at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Oddly, my sketch while waiting for it to start (after dinner) is in Robert Oster’s … Continue reading
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Tagged #fountainpengeeks, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #luckylabradorbrewing, #motoroil, #pelikanhub, #PilotMetropolitan, #Portlandoregon, #portlandpenclub, #robertosterink, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland
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USk: Trip to Lacey Washington
Trip across the big wide Columbia to make a presentation in Lacey, Washington. Labor day the bridge was very slow due to traffic; this meant I could draw while Mitchell drove. Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink is becoming a go-to … Continue reading
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Tagged #columbiariver, #davinciwatercolors, #drawingwhiledriving, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #motoroil, #nwportland, #PilotMetropolitan, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, #urbansketchingseattle, bridge
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