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World Watercolor Month: Three Berries
Berries in pretty blue glasses! What could be better? Okay, we added a little vanilla bean ice cream in one serving and that was good too! Ink painting, mostly Robert Oster inks, and Hoping Charlie will be okay with ink-painting: … Continue reading
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Tagged #3oystersink, #berriesareinseason, #birminghaminks, #blackberries, #blueberries, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #inkpainting, #mexicanglasses, #momentsketchers, #oregonberries, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #strawberries, #summerfruits, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Platinum Carbon pen
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Pandemic Recipes: At the Beginning, A Prayer
I am creating a new cookbook, gathering the recipes we relied upon in the last year of this crazy pandemic. I am using a journal I am unfamiliar with, created from heavy unfinished and rough paper from India, a Kadhi … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beansandrice, #danielsmithwatercolors, #elephantgod, #ganesha, #holbeinwatercolor, #khadijournal, #lovethestub, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #pandemicpainting, #pandemicrecipe, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ranchogordo, #ranchogordobeans, #recipebook, #recipepainting, #vegetarianrecipe, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Posies: Cynthia’s Sedum
You n ever know how you change someone… I have a friend who is an artist and also has an amazing garden. Cynthia shares her whimsical garden with us daily, and also lets me sketch from her flowers. This morning … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, creativity, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, waterbrush, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #nostalgiejournal, #nostaliesketchbook, #pinkflower, #pinkposie, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #posie, #sedum, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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USk: NW Vaughn St
East street from NW Wilson by one block… flanked on both sides by homes similar to the ones on NW Wilson. Nice memories of buying Christmas trees for several years; no Christmas trees in June, so I took liberties with … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, waterbrush, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nwvaughn, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, USk
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USk: NW Wilson St
In NW Portland there is an area we often drive through on our way to other places, and each time I think about what a sweet neighborhood this must have been before the area around it become warehouses… At some … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, waterbrush, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nwwilson, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, #victorians, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, USk
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In Memory of My Brother
Oh I’ve had him on my mind…. Nine years gone, and I miss him more than I’ve ever missed anyone I’ve lost. He was a man who connected and cared, reached out and made sure you were thought of in … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #anniversarydeath, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #charcoalink, #dennispatrickbeck, #flexnib, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #rip, #robertosterink, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Green at Night
I love the name of this Robert Oster ink, Green at Night! It is a moody dark green that, when washed, brightens! The forest scene above was drawn over a light wash of Robert Oster’s Green at Night. with a … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianink, #greenatnight, #greenink, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #lovethestub, #reviewink, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, Green at Night
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Pillows
It’s been ages since I have pulled out my watercolors for anything more than a splash. You know that I don’t artists criticizing their work, but in this case, I am sharing with you a process of my own, as … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, furniture, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, waterbrush, watercolor, writing
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No Time
For 2-3 weeks I have been wearing my fingers to the bone hand-stitching on a project for our actual business. These are pillows to go with two French Louis XIV Settees, and a longer French Empire Sofa, both from the … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #montblancink, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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New Pen Day: TWSBI Eco
It’s not that I collect TWSBI Ecos… If I did, then I would have the Rose Gold variety, but they are not my thang. I do LOVE these pens, however. They are an ever-ready bunny pen, and hold a ton … Continue reading
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Tagged #demonstratorpens, #fountainpen, #fountainpengeeks, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nemosineink, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, TWSBI, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Coping
Okay, I am coping. Some movement I attribute to working these items below. Like exercise, you have to force it then it feels good. (Okay, me and exercise, in theory only.) Maybe some is the answer to prayers, a shift … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, loss, painting, pen & ink, ritual, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Delight
Lights! I wanted to stay with objects that delight. Lights are strung on our bookcases in both studio and home, colorful, brilliant spots of twinkle that delight our hearts. We both love color, and our choices of objects that sit … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, Buddha, creativity, drawing, furniture, gods and goddesses, ink painting, journal, meditation, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, waterbrush, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #buddha, #chesapeakepenco, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #finelinemaskingfluid, #goddess, #guitarlights, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #nostalgiejournal, #paperlanterns, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sunflowerlights, #twinklelights, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor
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D.Katie Powell Art 
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Not happy with this company. Fought with them over their technicians stripping all the bolts during installation, 2 years ago (how would we know until we wanted to move it?). Weeks of fighting. They tried not to deal with it. … Continue reading →