Category Archives: journal

75-Day Sketch Challenge: Days 1- 8

Posted on August 9, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Brenda Swenson has a drawing challenge to draw every day for 75 days. We are supposed to use a black or blue pen, but I know I will not do that one. Still, I play along because challenges are fun … Continue reading →

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Finished a Sketchbook for the Month of July

Posted on July 30, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Amazing how fast this sketchbook filled with me drawing every day. The more I drew the more I wanted to draw, and the habit begins. A lot of Buddha heads, due to drawing in the middle of the night! Looking … Continue reading →

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Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #4

Posted on July 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Last week, the end of this challenge. Oddly, I think I am the only one who did it! No matter; I am developing a drawing habit. Next I take the 75-day challenge from Brenda Swenson. *sigh* I know I will … Continue reading →

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Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #3

Posted on July 18, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Okay, we are  into the waning moon cycle and it is time to STOP the lies! I cannot work with one pen. . . Must.Use.All.Colors.AND.Medium.At.Whim. Wow, I feel better having come clean with all of you! Sketchbook Skool had us … Continue reading →

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Selfies, a Challenge

Posted on July 17, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Argh, a week of selfies. What don’t I like about this challenge?  Realism. I found it harder to screw around with my own image, especially when I was supposed to draw myself like you are. Okay, I’ve bitched, now getting … Continue reading →

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Hit. The. Floor. Running.

Posted on July 12, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Thank you to Sammy at bemuzin for this blog post! I am asked how I manage to be so productive.  We have our business together and I am working 25-40 hours/week.  And I have several blogs — see the side … Continue reading →

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Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #2

Posted on July 11, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Week two, still many obstacles in my life.  AND, started Sketchbook Skool.  Tuesday was a day off (YAY!!!!) and spent the day painting, including a recipe. Saturday, Cathy Johnson posted some outtakes from her Sketchbook Skool class, a video on … Continue reading →

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Taking a Class

Posted on July 9, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I am taking Sketchbook Skool for two reasons: I want to be able to go “lead-free” — to drop my dependency on pencil lines first — and because friends are teaching.  Some of the teachers are excellent pen-and-ink folks. And … Continue reading →

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Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #1

Posted on July 4, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I’m up for a simple challenge like this, or so I thought. Laughingly, the first night I broke the rules. I used multiple colors of the same pen and then used a waterbrush!  EEEK! The book: OE NOTES (my favorite … Continue reading →

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Reclining Buddha

Posted on July 2, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

My feeble attempts to paint watercolor with no pencil marks continue.  This is a Reclining Buddha from the Buddha Park in Laos (Wiki image bottom.)   I had pencil/pen sketched the head a while back — now I did a very … Continue reading →

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Sitting Buddhas

Posted on June 19, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Sitting Buddha can be Shakyamuni, a host of Tibetan deities, but I am including the female Buddha above. I love her peaceful face and head; she looks like she is dressed in bright silks. These and others were created as … Continue reading →

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Buddha Faces

Posted on June 16, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

This week I was off my game — drugs do not make for better art, and I hurt my hip. So for better or worse, I decided to draw and paint Buddha’s head. I have several statues, which makes it … Continue reading →

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Mimi, from “My Family” Series

Posted on June 1, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve spoken about the series on My Family I created for a year-long study group with Brugh Joy.  One of my favorite paintings from the series is of my grandmother, Lyle Genevieve Smith.  I was the last grandchild, and so … Continue reading →

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QoR, Golden’s New Line of Watercolors

Posted on May 27, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I finally bought nine of Golden’s QoR Modern Watercolors, and I am sold!  Golden has by far the best acrylic paints on the planet, and now they have made a line of watercolors that is making me want to ditch … Continue reading →

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Saturdays, A New-Found Freedom

Posted on May 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

(How funny.  I wrote this during the A-to-A Challenge and forgot to post it!) This year, we are finally getting Saturdays off — yaaaaaah! Mitchell made us bump eggs from Ralph — chicken, duck and turkey, yummy runny heavenly over … Continue reading →

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Process: Peony Pinks

Posted on May 22, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Pink and corals are not my go-to colors, but I use them when painting Missions.  We bought some local peonies that were luscious a few days ago, and they used every pink I had to paint!  I loved how they … Continue reading →

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Full Moon Puja, Anniversay Prayers

Posted on May 19, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Mitchel and I met, had our first date, and married within a week in May, with a few years between meeting and wedding.  We celebrate it as a weekly event. On the full moon this year Mitchell and I went … Continue reading →

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Tapestry: Timed Sketch

Posted on May 9, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Gina Rossi’s sprout for the week was to paint from an embroidered piece this week. I had no embroidery in sight, though when I finished my timed sketch Mitchell reminded me of several wonderful fabric samples we have: oops. I … Continue reading →

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