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Tools: Beauregarde From Birmingham
I wanted this pen for a long time. Stunned by it’s simple beauty and clear drenched color, I waited for over a year. I was not seduced by other pens in similar colors… Then when it became available, I could … Continue reading
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VSW: Pittock Mansion, West Bedroom
What do you do with a really bad drawing in your nice new art journal? I started this on a day of talking and talking and a little sketching with an art friend. We went to the Pittock Mansion to … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #pittockmansion, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #portlandhistory, #Portlandoregon, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #watercolorjournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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VSW: Last of Bellingham
Bellingham city sketched with a Sailor Fude De Mannen Calligraphy Navy Blue Angle 40 Degrees pen with Robert Oster Muddy Water ink. I can’t believe I like the 55-degree fude better! I had a hard time feeling the edges of … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, landscape, pen & ink, sketchbook, sketchcrawl, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bellinghamwashington, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #muddywater, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #SailorFudeDeMannen, #sailorfudepens, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Lojong 50: Swayed
I’ve studied through the slogans a dozen times in my life; these are my musings on the slogan currently, what comes up on the day that I am posting the slogan, not a formal interpretation. For that reason they are … Continue reading
Posted in art, Buddha, drawing, journal, lojong, meditation, pencil, ritual, tonglen
Tagged #blackwingpencil, #breatheinsendout, #charcoaldrawings, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, tonglen, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha
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Perfect Blues
Got the blues…. A bottle of (shimmering) PenBBS #103 Hyacinth Macaw ink leaked… It replicates the color of the beautiful hyacinth macaws perfectly! This glittering ink is Mitchell’s! (Image by Hank Gillette in Wikipedia**.) Got me thinking about my blue … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #blueinks, #Hahnemühle, #hyacinthmacaw, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #penbbs, #robertosterink, #trueblue, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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SoCS: Election
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and participate in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday whenever I have time. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You … Continue reading
Memory PenBBS
Thomas Blanchard was an online friend. We traded watercolors, pens, and ink, and chatted on two platforms. He knew I wanted this PenBBS and it was no longer available, and was going to sell his to me because that was … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #penbbs, #PentelAquashWaterBrush, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #trueblue, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Killing Winter With Orange, Pens
Showing my orange pens some love — especially as I added a new pen to the lineup, a bright orange Nemosine — so cheery to use when it is grey skies for a month. Beat the doldrums! Kill winter with … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, calligraphy, cards, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools, watercolor, writing
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VSW: Whatcom Falls
View of the Whatcom Falls, near Bellingham, WA; from an image on Wikipedia. Sketched with a Sailor Fude De Mannen Calligraphy Bamboo Angle 55 Degrees pen with Robert Oster Muddy Swamp ink. The fude nibs have given me nothing but … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bellinghamwashington, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #muddyswamp, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #SailorFudeDeMannen, #sailorfudepens, #virtualsketchwalk, #whatcomfalls, art journal, doodle, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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1584 by Hahnemühle Giveaway!
DRUM-ROLL…. And the TWO winners are: From this blog post pull: atoomre! Our winner on Instagram is stacy.hannon! CONGRATS! EMAILS ARE ON THEIR WAY! BTW, they can be purchased at Wet Paint Art and Hyatt! To hear about classes and … Continue reading
Lojong 49: Resentment
I’ve studied through the slogans a dozen times in my life; these are my musings on the slogan currently, what comes up on the day that I am posting the slogan, not a formal interpretation. For that reason they are … Continue reading
Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor
Tagged #greenolive, #ilovemycats, #koloro, #muddybucket, #opus88, #resentment, #robertosterink, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha
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SoCS: Meowr
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and participate in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday whenever I have time. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You … Continue reading
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
Posted in art journal, calligraphy, cards, copyleft, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, making a living, memory, painting, pen & ink, ritual, sketchbook, tools, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #cards4sale, #cardsforsale, #coffeepot, #comfortfoods, #creativecommons, #etsyseller, #Hahnemühle, #lawyersarekillingus, #makingaliving, #middleofthenight, #morningcoffee, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #presspot, #wasagoodmemory, art journal, copyleft, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, watercolors
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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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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #certifiedhumane, #certifiedorganic, #chickensoup, #freshfarmveggies, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #potaufeau, #recipepainting, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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1584 by Hahnemühle Giveaway!
The new 1584 Journal by Hahnemühle was sent to me for review by Hahnemühle. They also sent me two journals for giveaway! I added everything you need for your first day out with your journal! To enter, sign up below … Continue reading
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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Purple Lilies
Ink-painting with lovely new ink colors… Nostalgie sketchbook takes watercolor washes well, but sometimes ink washes get bogged down in the paper… Especially inks I have not played with enough to see how they move. Troublemaker Sea Glass (green) is … Continue reading
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Sammy’s Chair
Sammy held the post as Chief Studio Cat and Greeter! When clients visited, he was never shy… He came out to set them at ease and contribute to our contractual discussions. Whenever a new piece came into the studio, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #blackandwhite, #blackcat, #cards4sale, #cardsforsale, #catsintraining, #catswhowork, #cattoy, #Hahnemühle, #ilovemycats, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #studiocats, #tuxedocat, #tuxie, art journal, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, watercolors
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D.Katie Powell Art 