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1 Week 100 People: 1-18
Okay, here we go. 1 week, 100 people… groan. I do it because I hate drawing people and yet sometimes I have to and so… It is only a five days… and mine will be Sunday night through Friday morning. … Continue reading
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USk: Cherry Blossoms in Tom McCall Park
Many parts of Portland smells sweeter, floral right now. Puffy trees line the parks and streets, looking like bridesmaids. They are so delicate… This year the rains came later and that is good… blossoms stayed put for days! I had … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, process, sketchcrawl, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #cherryblossoms, #tommccallpark, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, urban sketchers, USk, watercolor
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SoCS: Fab Four
I journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading
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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Crescent Moon
Heading into the Dark of the Moon, I saw the crescent tonight. I love the inks overlapping. Ink painting, Robert Oster (Bronze, Thunderstorm, and Orange) and Birmingham but not sure which. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #crescentmoon, #Hahnemühle, #labellaluna, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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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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SoCS: Dough
I journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading
Tax Reward, Robert Oster Inks
On the Full Moon I was going to reward myself with a new pen from Fountain Pen Revolution, to be delivered after I finished taxes, but found Robert Oster inks on sale! I want to get to my 500 points … Continue reading
Half Moon
Waking to a half moon so bright it was like a full moon! Cat cuddles followed when they saw I was awake. Robert Oster Graphite ink does all that color… To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #catcuddles, #fountainpenrevolution, #FPR, #Hahnemühle, #labellaluna, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #quartermoon, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Taxes, Losing Your Grounding
I started my taxes two days before the Full Moon. It took waaaaaay longer than I thought, because I was determined to find every last little deduction. I am so tired of being screwed by the feds. On the Full … Continue reading
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Cat Squares, 8 Frisbee
10. CAT FRISBEE Every day they find more things with which to play. Many of these do not make me happy. Especially if they steal them from my desk! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #cattoy, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleDSSketchbook, #ilovemycats, #Lamy, #madeyoulook, #middleofthenight, #momentsketchers, art journal, cat toy, cats, De Atramentis Document ink, Hahnemühle D & S Sketchbook, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Al Noor Mosque
Artists around the world are showing solidarity with the New Zealand Mosques. I see this as a prayer that the USA will choose sanity. Understand I grew up with guns, have nothing against them… But this is plain stupid… the … Continue reading
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Tagged #alnoormosque, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #crescentmoon, #Hahnemühle, #labellaluna, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nzsolidaritysketch, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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SoCS: Hahnemühle ZigZag Journal
I journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading
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Tagged #accordianjournal, #Hahnemühle, #Hahnemühlezigzagjournal, #SoCS, #zigzagjournal, art journal, Hahnemühle ZigZag Watercolor Journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Stream of Consciousness Saturday, watercolor journal, writing
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Bright Ideas: Mom Stuff, Purple and Orange
I am stuck in tax hell, and so need a bit of brightening…. the colors of Johnny Jump-ups! And below, a video on making heart-shaped lollipops. Yes you could say I am losing it. Hate. Taxes. Love this little heart … Continue reading
Full Moon Setting
Cropping the images was a bit like how it was to experience the moon setting. I saw more and more through the window. And then it was right there and so bright. Ink painting, Robert Oster (Bronze, Thunderstorm, and Orange) … Continue reading
St Patty’s Day
Belated Happy St. Patty’s Day! It didn’t post… how strange! Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Pilot Metropolitan with Birmingham Slag Grey, Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, Robert Oster MIX! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or … Continue reading
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Tagged #birminghaminks, #robertosterink, Platinum Carbon pen
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Akkerman all the way from THE Hague!
Yes, they call it “THE Hague”… who knew? I did a favor for a friend and she sent me a thank-you gift. A totally cool and beautiful thank-you gift with some silly surprises in it. I swear to goddess it … Continue reading
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Tagged #akkermanink, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #delftblue, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaoshark, #middleofthenight, #moonmandippen, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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SoCS: Soul/Sole
I journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #SoCS, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, soul, soulmate, Stream of Consciousness Saturday, writing
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D.Katie Powell Art 