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Tools: New Watercolor Palette Arrangements
I’ve been a little depressed lately. Okay, a LOT depressed, some for “good” reasons (family issues) but some because I-don’t-know. I cleaned my palettes, and finally added a couple of new colors. Left, in my primary palette, and I added … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #travelpalette, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Tools: Drywall Repair Tape
I was buying product for the business and found this Drywall Repair Tape. (Image from their company, above; hopefully they will be okay with me using it.) I had a thought that it might be a fun tool to lay … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #drywallrepairtape, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nostalgiesketchbook, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertostersignatureink
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Tools: Fall Watercolors
Gads I love color! I’ve been asked why I buy so many tubes of watercolors… It’s true, I could buy a dozen tubes and mix everything — well almost everything, because the Primatek colors have their own lovely granulating properties. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #asphatum, #autumncolors, #brownpaint, #danielsmithwatercolors, #fallcolors, #greenpaint, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #orangepaint, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #review, #sennelierwatercolors, #travelpalette, #watercolors, #yellowpaint
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PS: Even More Thinking… Testing… and Memories
My Nostalgie sketchbook really is a testing ground. If something works a bit on the smooth sketch paper then I will try it out in one of my watercolor journals. Someday this will be a nice memory of Mitchell and … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, drawing, landscape, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #dippen, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #nostalgiesketchbook, #PilotMetropolitan, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #trees, #waterproofinks
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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
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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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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Tools: Gouache
I’ve not given gouache a real chance to woo me, so I decided to play with some very old gouache before I purchased better quality tubes. When I moved into watercolors, I enjoyed them for their transparent washes, so gouache, … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #travelpalette, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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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
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Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolor, #MGrahamwatercolors, #sennelierwatercolors, #sketchbookcotton, #watercolourbookcotton, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Primatek, watercolor
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Inky Green Tara
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
Posted in art, art journal, Buddha, color, ink painting, journal, meditation, process, sketchbook
Tagged #buddhistdiety, #greentara, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #tara, #tibetanbuddhism, #tibetanbuddhistdiety, art journal, buddha, buddhist, De Atramentis Document ink, deities, Green Tara, Pentalic 2B woodless pencil, Pilot Gold Marker, Tara
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VSW Windmill
Reference image of a windmill at the Dalles in Oregon was taken by me on one of our rambles exploring the Columbia River towns on both sides of the river. The colors translated nicely into this sketch to showoff Robert … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, color, ink painting, landscape, memory, pen & ink
Tagged #brownink, #citiesink, #citiesofamericaink, #DallesOregon, #fountainpenink, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #kansascity, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #windmill, architecture, art journal, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, virtual sketchwalk
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30 Posies: 24th Avenue Camelias
This was a little bit of urban sketching, a little virtual sketching…. sketched on a walk with watercolors added in the middle of the night! Above, a detail of the line drawing and the finished camellia watercolor. 24th Avenue is … Continue reading
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Tagged #24thavenue, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #camelias, #camellia, #camellias, #danielsmithwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentink, #handbookjournal, #holbeinwatercolor, #holbeinwatercolors, #lexingtonpolarbrownink, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nwportland, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #redcamellias, #redflowers, #sennelierwatercolors, #takeawalk, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Fineline masking fluid, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Dragon Night
It is no surprise Robert Oster inks my favorite inks. Dragon’s Night is such a gorgeous sketching BLURPLE ink it has a permanent home now in my purple leopard Pilot Metropolitan. I art journal many nights with this one, a … Continue reading
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Tagged #blueink, #blurple, #blurpleink, #darkofnight, #dragon, #forest, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #inkreview, #lupine, #newmoon, #nightsky, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #purpleink, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, art journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Super5 ink
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D.Katie Powell Art 