Category Archives: landscape

Da Vinci Paint Launches the Monterey Trio!

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

I am so happy to be chosen to be a Da Vinci Watercolors Trio Artist! Quinacridone Gold,  Alizarin Crimson and Sap Green create Katie’s Monterey Trio. Da Vinci Paint packages their NEW 8ml Vegan tubes to highlight great watercolors in … Continue reading →

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Inktober, 2 Tracey’s Walk

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

Tracey Fletcher King shows this lovely walk frequently in images. I love it and wanted to have it on my wall… Now the postcard is winging its way to her instead! Started as a thang for Inktober, but added watercolors, … Continue reading →

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USk: Water Towers

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

I’ve been getting my pens in shape for Inktober. I had received a Goulet nib in the mail and was out sketching the water tower in NE Portland… The dang Conklin nib is sooooo awful, I switched it between sketches. … Continue reading →

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USk: Broadway Bridge

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

Traffic has a few good points… I added watercolor later, and after I bought a couple of new colors. I swear I am never ever going to be seduced by a Daniel Smith color name again. “Burgundy Yellow Ochre”??? I … Continue reading →

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Hahnemühle: Cézanne, Harmony, and Expression Papers with Watercolor

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

In Part 1 I tested inks on the papers, creating a simple journal; now I added watercolors to each Hahnemühle paper: Harmony, Cézanne, and Expression. Let me cut to the chase.  I am probably going to buy these papers in … Continue reading →

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Hahnemühle Review of Cézanne, Harmony, and Expression Papers, 1, Ink

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

I use a journal MOST of the time, mostly because right now I am still working full time. But I have lovely watercolor blocks from Hahnemühle, and they were bought or given to me (full disclosure) to review.  I finally … Continue reading →

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Hahnemühle: Cezanne, Harmony, and Expression Giveaway!

Posted on August 22, 2018 by

You know that I am enjoying making folded journals… (Above and below, a hand-made journal from Harmony paper.) I will be writing a bit more in the next couple of weeks about how I am using them. AND, I am … Continue reading →

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