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Rona2: The Squirt
She is the little Squeak, the Squirt — the kitten who didn’t make it to foster care for a couple more days after her siblings were found, and so also, missed feedings and started life the runt. She’s not getting … Continue reading
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Rona on Grey, VSW Pink Buildings France
Annette Morris is leading our FB Virtual Sketchwalk group this month… I am ready for diversion! Above, Carcassone Cite France. Having these images to sketch in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep is heaven. (The above quick … Continue reading
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Rona2: Rancho Gordo Best Cassoulet Beans
This a redo and making-it-better of my Rancho Gordo Cassoulet Beans. I nearly cried when we finished this batch! Doubled my 4 pieces bacon to 1/2 package, so almost double. A bit more Chipotle — but then we love things smokey … Continue reading
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Rona2: Rancho Gordo Yellow Eye Beans
*sigh* My first failure, sorta… Yellow Eye Bean did not deserve that! I put the beans in water to soak and forgot them and they soaked a LONG time, too long. I also put the wrong liquids in the pot … Continue reading
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Giveaway! Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book and more!
GIVEAWAY! Two new Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Books will be given away with other goodies! One A5 landscape each, in each colors, grey or warm beige. I am also offering a full size Fineline Masking Fluid with both tips and surprise goodies! To … Continue reading
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Rona on Grey, VSW Poppy Fields France
Virtual sketching in France this month, courtesy Annette Morris! Two images of poppy fields pulled me and I thought to combine them, One detailed and one a distant landscape. I masked some areas with Fineline Masking Fluid, and used Super5 … Continue reading
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Rona2: Day in a Pandemic Life
We are working, still, harder than ever it seems. As we have no employees and the people we work with all have their own studios, it is an easy thing to do except that now we spend much more time … Continue reading
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Rona2: A Change
I’ve been a mostly one-journal gurl for awhile now, but with all the writing I am doing during this pandemic, I decided to go back to two journals. It is an attempt to save money — the Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook … Continue reading
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Rona on Grey, Rancho Gordo Eye of the Goat Beans
Trust me, you are going to get bored hearing about my bean adventures… but Rancho Gordo and their beans are keeping me going in this pandemic! I have ordered many different types of beans and *SHOCK* I can taste the … Continue reading
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Tools: Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book
I’ve never filled up a journal before reviewing it! As this became my Corona-Virus Journal, I quickly filled it up with paintings and writing about this strange time we are living in. I’m a huge fan of Hahnemühle’s papers, and … Continue reading
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Rona2: Protests and Riots and Looting
Midweek, and several days since the protests started. I’ve thought about this so much, and partly has been self-serving, as we worry about our own business not too far from downtown. I/we think about where our country is heading all … Continue reading
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In Support
Like others my age, I lived through early modern lynchings. For me the awareness of it started when I went to college. There, black RA’s told us what the university was not telling us, because mine wanted to keep us … Continue reading
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Tagged #blacklivesmatter, #covid19, #mutewhitenoise
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Rona on Grey, VSW Kenya
Virtual sketching has been a nice escape: water on the lake, sailing away! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. … Continue reading
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Tagged #africa, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beachscenes, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentblack, #finelinemaskingfluid, #fishingboats, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #lifeinapandemic, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ronavirus, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Rona on Grey, Dishes I Will Not Name
Our studio dishes… Mitchell and I both love the bright colors of the dishes (Fiesta) that we now call “the dishes that will not be named”. The colors cheer me… Finding some Chinese storage dishes that match the brilliant colors … Continue reading
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Rona on Grey, MORE Fudge
I rarely do layerings but my Rona journal has lots of them, above! My hunny wants his chocolate!! I have been making fudge with what I had on hand (I ordered supplies now so soon the fudge will be made … Continue reading
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Rona on Grey, Zoom Sketching
Had my first Zoomie session! It was just a play date, using lines and fooling around in various ways: I had hoped for more social interaction, but had fun all the same. I also played with tools I don’t often … Continue reading
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Rona on Grey, Rancho Gordo White Lima Beans
Finally received the box of beans from Rancho Gordo… Been reading about them, and now I had to have beans… a staple during this damn Rona visit. I started with 1 lb of the big fat White Lima beans. They … Continue reading
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Rona on Grey, VSW African Flamingos
Virtual sketching has been a nice escape: my choices take me to palm trees or water… or African Flamingos! The forget-me-nots send a message… even though I have Mitchell with me, we still feel more disconnected… Our friends don’t drop … Continue reading
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D.Katie Powell Art 