Category Archives: direct watercolor

Inky Thots: Robert Oster Australian Opal Grey

Posted on June 24, 2023 by dkatiepowellart

Robert Oster’s Australian Opal Grey ink is one of my favorite greys, leaning into turquoise and blue when touched with water. My delicate shell (that I have carried around since high school) was painted in a Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook with … Continue reading →

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VSW: Sunflowers South of France

Posted on April 5, 2023 by dkatiepowellart

Direct watercolor. No lines, just wet paint. It is really so hard for me not to use lines! It isn’t that I don’t like my linework images — I do. But I also like what happens when I manage not … Continue reading →