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Morning Coffee
I wanted to be writing a different kind of blog about my artwork “Morning Coffee” today. I sketch about our lives, and especially times with Mitchell and the cats, the best times of the day, cooking, laughing, color, sharing. Mitchell … Continue reading
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Comfort Food
I made the best spicy chicken pot au feau! Mitchell loved it — and I love it in all its incarnations but he loved this one because of the rich beet broth addition. This WILL help heal a cold! BTW, … Continue reading
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Tools: Sailor Mo Tangerine Ink
No Lojong today… Wicked busy shellacking to a deadline! First trip to Oblation Papers here in Portland. It took a friend visiting from out of town — so sorry I had not gone before but better for my wallet! Great … Continue reading
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1584 by Hahnemühle, Journal, Review
The new “1584 by Hahnemühle” notebook was sent to me for review by Hahnemühle. I am both a fountain pen user and daily journaler, so this journal was a timely gift! I have been happy with all my paper products … Continue reading
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VSW: Bellingham, Larrabee State Park
View of the Larrabee State Park, near Bellingham, WA, from a photo by “Complicated” on Flickr. Doodling in keeping my commitment to a sketch a day, with a Conklin Duragraph w/ 1.1 Stub with Super5 Australia ink. This one started … Continue reading
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Tools: Esterbrook “Estie” Blueberry
I adore this lovely Estie… it is not the newer Lilac color but the older Blueberry. It is a cross between lovey deep blue-purples and mother-of-pearl. Sweet stub nib glides across the Nostalgie paper! Esterbrook is an excellent company — … Continue reading
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VSW: Egypt, 4 Giza Sphinx
View of the Sphinx, from a photo by Evalyn Baker. Doodling in keeping my commitment to a sketch a day, with a TWSBI Eco 1.1 with Robert Oster Aussie Brown ink. If you’d like to take our virtual sketchwalks the … Continue reading
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VSW: Egypt, 3 River
View of the river banks near the Valley of the Kings, from a photo by Evalyn Baker. If you’d like to take our virtual sketchwalks the images are posted in this closed facebook group — come join us! To hear … Continue reading
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VSW: Egypt, 2 Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun
View of the Mosque of Ahmad ibn TulunM from a photo by Evalyn Baker. Mostly inks, Taccia Kuro and Birmingham Horus Wagner Infield Brown. The inks moved into each other and did all kind of strange separations in the shadow. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #cairoegypt, #cityscape, #egypt, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pilotiroshizuku, #tacciaink, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Happy New Year of the Metal Rat!
YEAR OF THE METAL RAT! New decade, and the beginning of the Chinese Zodiac! Ink painting and notes in my new Hahnemühle 1584 Journal! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory … Continue reading
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Purple Gurl
The holidays brought new inks (not that I need an excuse.) A couple were gifts to me, and a couple were gifts to Mitchell (he goes for shimmers and glitters, and I should have predicted this, because he is also … Continue reading
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Pen Love
Who knew in 2015 I would fall in love with fountain pens? My sketch was of the beginnings of my pen obsession… Done in a Moleskin and a Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, it helped … Continue reading
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Lou Grant’s Messed With Pun’kin Bread
(Above sketch in inks with Lexington Grey diluted used for shadows.) I was doing my own studio things and decided to surprise Mitchell with Pumpkin Bread. I have many of my mom’s things in the studio — I just went … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #breakfast, #dessert, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pumpkinbread, #recipepainting, #yummyrecipe, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Tools: The Saga of the M.Graham Palette
A gift of credit at Merriartist left me with $$$ to spend on watercolors… I’ve had a few M.Graham paints and enjoyed them, but my experience was they often didn’t dry in the pans, probably because of the moist climate … Continue reading
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VSW: Egypt, 1 Cairo
View of the city of Cairo, from a photo by Evalyn Baker. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. “I think … Continue reading
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Inky Thots: Akkerman 21 Chinatown Red
Paraphrased from their site: For generations the P.W. Akkerman store located in The Hague has been a well known fountain pen destination. In 2010, to mark the 100th year anniversary, PW Akkerman introduced the Akkerman inks. Originally they ink’s came … Continue reading
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Jungle Out There, or Xmas 2019
Okay those who are followers know that this year and past month have been bad. Usually I do a cheery holiday layout for memories. But what to do when the world is going to crap?. Well. it is my journal, … Continue reading
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VSW: San Francisco, 6
View of SF showing Coit Tower, Washington square, and the Bay Bridge in the distance. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer … Continue reading
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