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Navratri #notinktober
The Durgha Festival is on, Navratri, and ten nights of a celebration of the many faces of the goddess is in full swing. Lamy Al-Star with Robert Oster Opal Green ink. She sits on my desk, a reminder of strong … Continue reading
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Dark of the Moon
Dark of the Moon, finished this journal. I love it when that happens… Silence for a few days, and as we’ve gathered our thoughts for how to work with this crazy Covid-19 virus, I can begin work tomorrow a bit … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, Buddha, color, gods and goddesses, ink painting, lunar cycle, paint brush, pen & ink, tonglen, waterbrush
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #darkofthemoon, #esterbrookpen, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #sydneylavenderink, #weepingbuddha
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Inktober 2019 is Coming!
I adore INKTOBER! I’ve done it every year! This year, however, I’m embarking on a class about illustration, and that class is requiring a commitment for two months. I’m excited, and a little sad I will sorta miss Inktober… My … Continue reading
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Bright Ideas: Buddha Om Elephant
I started Trishna Jewelry because I could not find the jewelry I wanted… Not too ethnic, not to refined. When I fell in love with antique whitehearts I began. The business did so-so — seems most people wanted ethnic and … Continue reading
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Tagged #brightideasjournal, #buddhistdiety, #coloredpaper, #gaspeite, #greentara, #madebyme, #memories, #memoryjournal, #shakyamuni, #shakyamunibuddha, #vintagejapaneseglass, aum, Bright Ideas journal, De Atramentis Document ink, earrings, goddess, Lamy Joy, necklaces, om, Platinum Carbon pen
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Ganesha Heart
When sick, I started a day off with watercolors. Gads I am rusty… Groans… I’ve been painting with inks! This is a mixture of ink and watercolor, an experiment, actually mixing them together and it is a failed experiment… oddly … Continue reading
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Bright Ideas: Green Tara Om
When I saw Gaspéite the first time I thought it was dyed. How could anything from the earth be so very spring green? I made these to be worn together — the heishi is large and so are the beads. … Continue reading
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Tagged #brightideasjournal, #buddhistdiety, #coloredpaper, #gaspeite, #greentara, #madebyme, #memories, #memoryjournal, aum, Bright Ideas journal, De Atramentis Document ink, goddess, Lamy Joy, necklaces, om, Platinum Carbon pen
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Bright Ideas: Green Tara Gau
This Bright Ideas journal is so rag-tag now… bleed-through inks, watercolor tries that soaked in and didn’t work, and even greasy-foodstuffs from drawing in cafes. When I started back into it I forgot how crazy thin the paper was and … Continue reading
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Tagged #brightideasjournal, #buddhistdiety, #coloredpaper, #greentara, #madebyme, #memories, #memoryjournal, #prayerbox, aum, Bright Ideas journal, De Atramentis Document ink, gau, goddess, Lamy Joy, necklaces, om, Platinum Carbon pen
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New Moon
New Moon, New Journal. I love it when that happens… Parvati is starting this journal. Inked, and wouldn’t you know it after a couple years I decided to change the ink in my Metro and so she is drawn in … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, Buddha, color, gods and goddesses, ink painting, paint brush, waterbrush
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #emeraldink, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Parvati, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Super5 ink
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WWM: Day 1 Mom’s Stuff, Leaf Goddess
Doing ritual here… memories of my mom’s house. This leaf and straw goddess was a gift from me when she moved to Ashland Oregon It has survived all her moves and now lives in my finish room. Objects hold a … Continue reading
Posted in art, cards, gods and goddesses, journal, meditation, memory, pen & ink, ritual, watercolor
Tagged #brownink, #coldpressed, #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentink, #earthgoddess, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #leafgoddess, #mothersanddaughters, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Hahnemühle Postcards
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Happy Solstice!
Happy Solstice! I’m ready for the shift in light! ☾ ☾ ☾ ☾ ☾ ☾ ☾ ☾ ☾ ☾ ☾ ☾ To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook! ☾ ©D. Katie Powell. My images/blog posts may be reposted; please … Continue reading
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Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, watercolor
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Ganesha and Matteo Grilli’s Paints
Sometimes I try small handmade paint companies. I took a chance on Aussie painter and paintmaker MatteoGrilliArt handmade paints! and liked his so much I ordered more! LOOK AT THOSE COLORS!!!! Intense pigment, beautiful, not as creamy smooth as a … Continue reading
Ganesha New Moon Eclipse
Ganesha is calling again. ☾ Pentalic Nature Sketch Journal, with a Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, Sennelier, Holbein, and DS Primatek watercolors, and Daniel Smith Watercolors ©D. Katie Powell. My images/blog … Continue reading
Feminine
A prayer for the Feminine, above, from ancient symbols. It is easy to point fingers at the other guys, especially when their hatred fills the airwaves. My encounter yesterday with a female peace activist out of the box immediately, screaming … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Smith watercolors, feminine, Pentalic Aqua Journal, prayer, Sennelier, watercolor
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2016 World Watercolor Month: Last Day
My last entry for World Watercolor Month! My entire month! Next year, I’ll do them both again! ©D. Katie Powell. My images/blog posts may be reposted; please link back to dkatiepowellart.
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, Buddha, challenge, color, creativity, drawing, gods and goddesses, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Alphabet District Portland, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, NW Portland, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, Strathmore journal, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Buddha Blues
These sketches came from a necessity to keep to my goal of a painting a day. They were busy days, and my ulterior motive was to continue to learn about both runny or non-waterproof inks and also wet-on-wet techniques. Wet-on-wet … Continue reading
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Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, buddha, Daniel Smith watercolors, Diamine Ink, Jinhao, moon, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor, wet on wet
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