Category Archives: drawing

Tools: Inks, Part II, Soluble Inks!

Posted on September 28, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

In preparation for Inktober, I am reviewing inks. As always, these posts are about my relationship with inks, and is not definitive. You might want to read yesterday’s post on waterproof inks! *again, a bit of advice, especially if you … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching | Tagged #akkermanink, #diamineink, #inktober, #inktober2018, #jherbinink, #KWZink, #monteverdeink, #robertosterink, #RohrerKlingnerink, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Platinum Carbon pen | 1 Comment

Tools: Inks, Part I, Waterproof

Posted on September 27, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

In preparation for Inktober, I am reviewing inks. As always, these posts are about my relationship with inks, and is not definitive. *peeps, a bit of advice, especially if you are not made of money and have to budget: look … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching | Tagged #deatramentisdocumentink, #deatramentisink, #inktober, #inktober2018, #middleofthenight, #RohrerKlingnerink, #super5ink, #waterproofinks, De Atramentis Document ink, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen | 6 Comments

USk: Water Towers

Posted on September 26, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve been getting my pens in shape for Inktober. I had received a Goulet nib in the mail and was out sketching the water tower in NE Portland… The dang Conklin nib is sooooo awful, I switched it between sketches. … Continue reading →

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USk: Broadway Bridge

Posted on September 24, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Traffic has a few good points… I added watercolor later, and after I bought a couple of new colors. I swear I am never ever going to be seduced by a Daniel Smith color name again. “Burgundy Yellow Ochre”??? I … Continue reading →

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I Lost the Centre for Transformative Work Design Competition

Posted on September 12, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

*entry not enter (end of video)… no way was i doing this a third time with yaman driving me crazy!* I don’t enter many competitions, but the Sketching Work competition for the Centre for Transformative Work Design out of Perth … Continue reading →

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New Hahnemühle Nostalgie Journal

Posted on September 10, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I reached my 1000th post and never noticed… But my friend Dan Antion reached his and that celebration made me look! As I start my new journal this has me looking back and forward, reflecting, and the New moon is … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, Buddha, drawing, journal, pen & ink, process | Tagged #artjournal, #frankfurtink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Super5 ink | 6 Comments

Hahnemühle DS Art Journal: Last Look Back

Posted on September 4, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I finished my Hahnemühle D & S Sketchbook and am well into my new Nostalgie journal; this is a rambling last look back, at the things I had no time to post that I can share. Sometimes I can’t share, … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: Hahnemühle YouTangle for Inktober!

Posted on September 3, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I have one regret… I didn’t find Hahnemühle’s YouTangle.art tins before last year’s Inktober! (see bottom for video!) I know why… I’m not a zen-tangling person so I would not be looking. But I doodle, and these are great for … Continue reading →

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Sketchpack Project 2018: Pen and In, Week 3

Posted on August 23, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

This year’s theme: Pen & Ink This year my Sketchpack is to be all inked drawings with a bit of water to move ink color. I almost passed on Di’s challenge but I always have a good time! Making it … Continue reading →

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Moms Stuff, Jewelry

Posted on August 18, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

My mom’s jewelry box was a mess when it came to me. She had taken to only wearing few things (arthritis kept her from changing necklaces and earrings.) I had to sort to find earring pairs and backings. On top … Continue reading →

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Sketchpack Project 2018: Pen and In, Week 2

Posted on August 15, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, challenge, color, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink | Tagged #jinhaoshark, #Lamy, #lamyvista, #Moonmanpen, #penandink, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #Sketchpack, #sketchpackproject, #super5ink, #twsbieco, Artsauce, August Challenge, Capetown, Conklin, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, folded jurnal, Jinhao, Sketchpack Project, tools, TWSBI | Leave a comment

Sketchpack Project 2018: Pen and In, Week 1

Posted on August 7, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink, series, sketchbook, tools | Tagged #Lamy, #lamyvista, #Moonmanpen, #penandink, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Sketchpack, #sketchpackproject, #twsbieco, Artsauce, August Challenge, Capetown, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, folded jurnal, Jinhao, Sketchpack Project, tools, TWSBI | 6 Comments

We have our winners!

Posted on August 2, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

We have our confirmed WINNERS, picked at 12:05 on 1 August! Kris from Oregon Wisconsin, and Marieanne from Edmeston! Congratulations!

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WWM: Giveaway! Cold Press Hahnemühle PostCards

Posted on July 24, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Giving away to two lucky winners my favorite middle-of-the-night watercolor surfaces! Cold Press Hahnemühle PostCards! In honor of the paper I use most often for the World Watercolor Month challenge, I’m offering TWO prizes of postcard tins! (Sorry, USA + … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 18 Moon Palm

Posted on July 18, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Any excuse to use my Moonman pen, below! Added a brush dipped in inks and you have my Moon Palm! “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink | Tagged #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #robertosterink, #WorldWatercolorMonth | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 17 Moms Stuff, Sun

Posted on July 17, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

My mom’s copper sun hanging in my finish room. Trying a different route, waterproof inks building them up. Lexington Grey above… Brown inks added, De Atramentis Document Brown and something I mixed up in a waterbrush! Finally, watercolors added. And … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 16 Moms Stuff, Sun Postcard

Posted on July 16, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Playing around with Robert Oster African Gold; ink-painting! In the end added lines… I LIKE lines! This is loosely based on my Mom’s big copper sun from Mexico. It now hangs in my finish room… Happy Sun! “Paint as you … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 15, Canvas Project, Bedlam!

Posted on July 15, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

BEDLAM! I have the word “BEDLAM” for my entry into the Canvas Project 2018… I started with sketches, as I only have one canvas! I saw Yaman coming at me one night! Bedlam is when the “kittens” get CRAZY … Continue reading →