Category Archives: drawing

Tools: Leonardo Officina Italiana Pen

Posted on October 9, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Red is my favorite color… I love pens! I love gifts! Imagine how thrilled I am with three favorite things coming together in one pen? Thrilled! Leonardo Officina Italiana Pen in Red Passion… Filled with Robert Oster Direct Sun! This … Continue reading →

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VSW: And More Posies in Queenspark, Toowoomba!

Posted on October 7, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Another from the lovely images from Amanda Thompson (@a21981 on IG) of Queenspark, Toowoomba. Love the poppy’s heads before they bloom, as if bowed in prayer. I don’t feel I did the delicate papery petals justice… I should have chose … Continue reading →

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VSW: Posies in Queenspark, Toowoomba!

Posted on October 3, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Amanda Thompson (@a21981 on IG) offered me some amazing images of Queenspark, Toowoomba from which to sketch. Foxglove towers over what appears to be snapdragons.. I LOVE sketching flowers! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check … Continue reading →

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Tools: Wing Sung Brush Piston Pen

Posted on September 30, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

I bought three Wing Sung Brush Piston Pens from Etsy. I wanted to compare them with the plastic Pentel Vistage Water Brush (formerly known as the Pentel Aquash waterbrush pen), which I use normally like a waterbrush over watercolors, but … Continue reading →

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VSW: New Caledonia Pier

Posted on September 28, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I am so oriented around linework, but wanted to try a … Continue reading →

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VSW: New Caledonia Sunset

Posted on September 23, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. Because this process had so much waiting time, I decided to image the … Continue reading →

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VSW: Echinacea Field

Posted on September 21, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Dreaming of Monet… I saw an image of a field of echinacea in many colors and had to try to paint it — so cheery! I did not have the image to look at, from memory. Lots of artfully placed … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Kentucky Bluegrass

Posted on September 19, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Above, Kentucky Bluegrass ink on two different watercolor papers; right, in a Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook. Writing samples on a Post-it and on fountain-pen friendly paper in my Moo Journal, below Birmingham Kentucky Bluegrass ink is from the Crisp Formula ink … Continue reading →

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Doodling, Drawing, Whatever

Posted on September 15, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

I draw whatever is in front of me while I am listening to just about anything. When I was listening to my brother talk about being on his way home from the hospital (no one called me to say he … Continue reading →

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Tools: Updated M.Graham Palette

Posted on September 15, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Recently I reorganized my palettes, and the M.Graham was moved into a smaller Schminke palette. I still find MG watercolors a bit stinky, but remember I returned the following pigments out of my palette and that stopped the headaches: Sap … Continue reading →

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VSW: New Caledonia Palms

Posted on September 12, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I did a very fast sketch because I was showing a … Continue reading →

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Portraits

Posted on September 7, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

I am not a portrait artist so this was a huge stretch for me — A wedding present (only a few years late) for two people we love. I like this one a lot. Details — click to make these … Continue reading →

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Dieting… Ugh

Posted on September 5, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

I hate dieting but I need to do something because I have to lose some weight. I decided to try something with a tiny A6 Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book. Each night I draw my food… So far I am just … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Sketchbook Workshop

Posted on August 30, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

While I was sick I took the Wild Flower Sketchbook Explosion (workshop) with Lucia Leyfield (she goes by the name Wild Ink). I had a lot of fun, and the price (around $20 US) is good for the class. I … Continue reading →

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Gibbs Reclining, a Masterpiece

Posted on August 28, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

HA HA HA HAHAHAAAA! I don’t know what we’d do without the cats for laughs… Tough pose, finally tackled it, not liking it… Good practice but yeows, I need to do this again… foreshortened legs, all so very wrong! To … Continue reading →

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Ancho Chili

Posted on August 27, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

. Ink Painting with Birmingham inks (Black Olive and Ancho Chili) and Robert Oster inks (Red Candy)… A meditation on a dried chili! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory … Continue reading →

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Sunflower

Posted on August 25, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Sometimes I just want to leave the ink drawings as they are. Sexy Lines. Thank you Tracey… still missing you today. My favorite flower, joyfully following the light! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out … Continue reading →

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Wisteria Streets

Posted on August 24, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

I see wisterias in Portland sometimes, but not like I used to see them in Southern California — streets lined with them all over the older parts of Los Angeles and San Fernando, so old they created purple and green … Continue reading →