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World Watercolor Month: Three Berries
Berries in pretty blue glasses! What could be better? Okay, we added a little vanilla bean ice cream in one serving and that was good too! Ink painting, mostly Robert Oster inks, and Hoping Charlie will be okay with ink-painting: … Continue reading
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Tagged #3oystersink, #berriesareinseason, #birminghaminks, #blackberries, #blueberries, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #inkpainting, #mexicanglasses, #momentsketchers, #oregonberries, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #strawberries, #summerfruits, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Platinum Carbon pen
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Pandemic Recipes: At the Beginning, A Prayer
I am creating a new cookbook, gathering the recipes we relied upon in the last year of this crazy pandemic. I am using a journal I am unfamiliar with, created from heavy unfinished and rough paper from India, a Kadhi … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beansandrice, #danielsmithwatercolors, #elephantgod, #ganesha, #holbeinwatercolor, #khadijournal, #lovethestub, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #pandemicpainting, #pandemicrecipe, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ranchogordo, #ranchogordobeans, #recipebook, #recipepainting, #vegetarianrecipe, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Posies: Cynthia’s Sedum
You n ever know how you change someone… I have a friend who is an artist and also has an amazing garden. Cynthia shares her whimsical garden with us daily, and also lets me sketch from her flowers. This morning … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, creativity, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, waterbrush, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #nostalgiejournal, #nostaliesketchbook, #pinkflower, #pinkposie, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #posie, #sedum, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Green at Night
I love the name of this Robert Oster ink, Green at Night! It is a moody dark green that, when washed, brightens! The forest scene above was drawn over a light wash of Robert Oster’s Green at Night. with a … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianink, #greenatnight, #greenink, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #lovethestub, #reviewink, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, Green at Night
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Pillows
It’s been ages since I have pulled out my watercolors for anything more than a splash. You know that I don’t artists criticizing their work, but in this case, I am sharing with you a process of my own, as … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, furniture, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, waterbrush, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #pillows, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #process, #watercolorjournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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No Time
For 2-3 weeks I have been wearing my fingers to the bone hand-stitching on a project for our actual business. These are pillows to go with two French Louis XIV Settees, and a longer French Empire Sofa, both from the … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #montblancink, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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New Pen Day: TWSBI Eco
It’s not that I collect TWSBI Ecos… If I did, then I would have the Rose Gold variety, but they are not my thang. I do LOVE these pens, however. They are an ever-ready bunny pen, and hold a ton … Continue reading
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Tagged #demonstratorpens, #fountainpen, #fountainpengeeks, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nemosineink, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, TWSBI, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Coping
Okay, I am coping. Some movement I attribute to working these items below. Like exercise, you have to force it then it feels good. (Okay, me and exercise, in theory only.) Maybe some is the answer to prayers, a shift … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, loss, painting, pen & ink, ritual, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Delight
Lights! I wanted to stay with objects that delight. Lights are strung on our bookcases in both studio and home, colorful, brilliant spots of twinkle that delight our hearts. We both love color, and our choices of objects that sit … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, Buddha, creativity, drawing, furniture, gods and goddesses, ink painting, journal, meditation, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, waterbrush, watercolor, writing
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Port Townsend Bowl
While writing about being stuck, I was inspired by a friend, Lucia Maya, of Luminous Ceramics (beautiful pottery in Maui colors). She published a quote (see below) that moved me, and came on the heels of me finding a small … Continue reading
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Tagged #architectsnib, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #chesapeakepenco, #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Primatek, watercolor, watercolors
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VSW: Cathedral of Saint Basil’s, Moscow
I’ve started this study very late on a weekend night. The building is the Cathedral of Saint Basil, AKA Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, AKA Cathedral of the Intersession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat (image right from … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #cathedralofsaintbasil, #cathedralofvasilytheblessed, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #inkpainting, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #moscowrussia, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Middle of the Night
Nighttime has been a wholly different time with my not sketching much. A friend has just had their first baby, a sweet little girl that may be a teenager before I get to meet her… I know that babies get … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #babyblanket, #badcat, #catdiscipline, #catsintraining, #crochetedblanket, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #himalayan, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #ultraflexnib, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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USk: Fire
Many weeks ago we had a big fire downtown… Sketched it from our studio window in Robert Oster Toffee Ink with a Sailor Fude pen. To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #fudenib, #Hahnemühle, #nostalgiejournal, #SailorFudeDeMannen, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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D.Katie Powell Art 
Unwinding Stuck
I am trying to work my way out of a creative block and depression. I am so stuck. I don’t remember the last time I was stuck like this… weeks on end. I was looking for images for something I … Continue reading →