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I Stand With Ukraine

Posted on February 27, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Middle of last night I was made watching another round of tanks and fear, and journaled for quite a bit. A ritual we do when we are enjoying our safe, warm, happy beingness (and good food and so forth) is … Continue reading →

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Kamala and My Art Bag

Posted on February 21, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I bought a canvas riggers bag from Harbor Freight. It holds my A4 Hahnemuhle watercolor journal easily plus pens and brushes and watercolors and my wallet. It sits flat on the floor, allowing me to reach in and grab whatever! … Continue reading →

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Tools: Fountain Pen Revolution Himalaya

Posted on February 16, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I am a huge fan of Fountain Pen Revolution’s Himalaya pen (not Himalayan as I’ve been calling it all this time!) From here on referred to as “FPR” so not to have to spell it out! Currently I am asking … Continue reading →

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VSW: Gunung Kawi Temple Fields

Posted on February 9, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I love virtually sketching to other’s images… This one from Aniko’s Bali walk was especially energizing! You can always join us at Virtual Sketchwalk on Facebook (one of th few good things about FB is the artist groups! To hear … Continue reading →

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Tools: First Hahnemühle Journal

Posted on February 8, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I like to reuse and recycle and I’ve been looking at three years of beautiful saved Hahnemühle calendars. Stunning watercolors prints that begged to be used! Today I dove in and made my first concertina journal using Hahnemühle Bamboo paper … Continue reading →

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Feed the Birds

Posted on February 6, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Okay, my game is off (for good reason, another story) but I did this baaaad sketch because I have to shake it off and that can shift my mojo. I share the bad stuff so someone starting doesn’t feel badly … Continue reading →

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My Perfect Journal

Posted on February 4, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve been journaling for 50 years, art journaling for forty (first architectural ideas, now art). I’ve tried many journals before finding my perfect journal. I bought the Chinese Journals (left, and btw, review in links) from Chinatown in San Fransisco … Continue reading →

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Kill Winter with Orange

Posted on February 1, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Time honored tradition now in the pen community… I’m ready! Kill Winter with Orange! I’m for warm colors warm weather and this year the cold in the studio never seems to end despite woolly socks and a heater! Cold cold … Continue reading →

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Swooshy Gurl

Posted on January 31, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

She is the cheeriest most amorous cat, my swooshy shadow cat! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. “I think not….” … Continue reading →

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Idahome Lily

Posted on January 29, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Marianne offered some lovely flower images and I sketched several; just found this one lingering about from last year! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Two Twinkles

Posted on January 25, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Twinkle is all about the shimmer! Birmingham Pen Co has fifteen Twinkle inks right now, and if you love shimmer, these are the best! These inks are Mitchell’s favorites. He loves shimmery inks, and Tributary Twinkle is probably his favorite. … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Monsoon Clouds

Posted on January 7, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

From the post Wednesday! I love sketching with soluble grey inks, but this last month I popped a new greyish purplish color in my Benu Talisman pen, which I am loving: PEN CHALET’s Exclusive, Robert Oster Monsoon Clouds. To … Continue reading →

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Robert Oster’s Monsoon Clouds Ink Sketches

Posted on January 5, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I don’t usually show the images I sketch from, but this is an exception. This is a view I see almost every night: Savitri curled into my right side while I try to sketch. She thinks she helps, and as … Continue reading →

Three Cats: The End of a Sketchbook

Posted on December 11, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Sleeping in Mitchell’s legs, all three of them. I don’t know how he does it… but maybe that’s what keeps him warm on cold winter nights! Chonky Gibbs, left, Yaman, center, and Savitri, far right. To hear about classes, follow … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster African Gold

Posted on December 7, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Robert Oster Signature African Gold is my favorite gold sketching and suitable for the office and of course, my artwork. It is a rich gold going into a blackish sheen. I don’t think of it as a shading ink. Others … Continue reading →

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Gratitude, not just at Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

One key to surviving depression is gratitude. Every day I write about what I am grateful for, even if it is just a line during the day in my journal. The more depressed I am the more I do gratitude … Continue reading →

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Tools: How I Make My Swabs

Posted on November 16, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

I am asked this a lot, and it is on my inks page, but thought I’d repost it here. For my large ink test I laydown roughly a half-square of ink, above. I let it dry, then load the bottom … Continue reading →

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Tools: TWO Bamboo Sketchbooks by Hahnemühle

Posted on November 10, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Hahnemühle makes two bamboo sketchbooks: the Hahnemühle Bamboo SketchBook, shown below, which is 50lbs; and the Carnet de Voyage, aka the Bamboo Mixed Media journal by some, shown above, spiral bound and coming in at 265lbs, which I reviewed in … Continue reading →