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Journal Editing
I was just talking about how I have to edit, and here is a journal entry which I can’t post… with a quickie sketch of a polychrome chair I am working on this weekend. This sketch is in Robert Oster … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #charcoalink, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #polychromechair, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Creating Journal Pages
I am writing more in my journal, so it has become less of a strict art journal and back to my everything journal but with watercolors throughout! From college forward, I wrote and sketched all the time. First in my … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
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SoCS: Leaves
I journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading
VSW: Cathédrale de la Sainte Trinité, Paris
The very modern Cathédrale de la Sainte Trinité, from a Google image on Virtual Sketchwalk (yes I wish I was in Paris!) Designed by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. I love greys; few are what I call a straight grey, neither blue … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #CathédraledelaSainteTrinité, #charcoalink, #churchesofparis, #Hahnemühle, #iloveparis, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Paris, tuilleries
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Inky Thots: Birmingham Allegheny Observatory Celestial Blue
I like what Birmingham says on their website: “We started Birmingham Pen Co. in 2012 in the Southside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the doors of our first retail shop opening to the public in 2016. The region of Pittsburgh where … Continue reading
Wax Resist Pencils
I use a fluid resist sometimes, but an urban sketcher had a good pencil he was using and I asked him repeatedly what that might be and he even answered me once but without giving me the name of it… … Continue reading
SoCS: Anti-Social
I journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading
VSW: Tuileries, Paris
Tuileries, from an image by Demi Kalfa for Virtual Sketchwalk. Robert Oster’s Green at Night is new to me, on sale at Vanness in Grandpa’s Basement. *I shouldn’t tell you about Grandpa’s basement because, more for me.* It has rich … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #demikalfa, #greenatnight, #Hahnemühle, #iloveparis, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Paris, tuilleries
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Puppy Postcards
And the showdown, water color versus ink! Okay, we know that watercolors, good ones, have light-fast ratings. This is a huge plus for sending postcards that someone might stick on a wall… PBeaux (left) should last longer than Poppy (right) … Continue reading
Posted in animals, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, portrait, watercolor, writing
Tagged #bostonterrier, #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #jinhaowithjowonib, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, puppy, Super5 ink, terrier, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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Patriotic Jumper in Grey
The Patriotic Jumper is actually white. He is huge, almost the size of a horse, and he is one of my favorites. He ended up grey because I had to save a perfectly good drawing which I messed up. I … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching
Tagged #birminghaminks, #carouselhorses, #cwparkercarousel, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #himalayan, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #nostalgiejournal, #parkercarousel, #super5inkdarmstadtink, #tarnishednickel, #watercolorjournal, art journal, carousel, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel
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SoCS: Grace
I journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook, writing
Tagged #goldenacrylicpaint, #Hahnemühle, #SoCS, art journal, grace, gratitude, Stream of Consciousness Saturday, writing
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30×30 Direct, Week 1, Finito
Okay why did I try this again? Because I love Marc Holmes as a teacher (follow his blog artists) and he is very gung ho on this. I used inks not watercolors. But a week later I still hate it. … Continue reading
Posted in creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, watercolor
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor, #diamineink, #robertosterink, art journal, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Super5 ink
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Wolf Spider
Stared with linework then tried to switch to a wet brush using Robert Oster Heart of Gold ink. Spiders scare me badly; I’ve done a lot of work on them. I don’t kill them anymore unless they crawl out from … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #goldshimmerink, #Hahnemühle, #heartofgold, #labellaluna, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #wolfspider, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Pain
It showed up Tuesday morning, pain so bad I could barely move… Seriously, I’ve dealt with pain all my life (dancer injury) But I said to Mitchell, Shoot me NOW!” I had pain killers and muscle relaxers and used them … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithjowonib, #Lamy, #lamyalstar, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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VSW: Église Saint Germain l’Auxerrois, Paris
A comparison, direct watercolor versus linework…. I’m struglling with the 30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge. I’m doing it because marc Holmes is such an amazing teacher — I learn things from him all the time and his work is so exciting … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, writing
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #ÉgliseSaintGermainlAuxerrois, #Hahnemühle, #iloveparis, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #parischurches, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Paris
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SoCS: New Moon Silence
I journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading
Coyote Cries
*warning… sad angry political post* I love coyotes. I love animals period. The feds are going to allow them to be hunted for sport and are even making a game out of it. I wept. I am so over the … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #coyotehowling, #fullmoon, #Hahnemühle, #labellaluna, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #stoptheslaughter, art journal, coyote, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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D.Katie Powell Art 