Category Archives: memory

Visiting a museum . . . Art appreciation

Posted on October 15, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

This post was inspired by this article in the NYTimes about visitors to museums feeling tired and worn out from running to tag every piece of noteworthy art, rather than slowing down and enjoying what they find interesting. I grew … Continue reading →

Posted in art, history, meditation, memory, museum | Tagged art museum, Billy Al Bengston, Centre Georges Pompidou, Jeu de Paume, Monet, museum, waterlily | 5 Comments

A Very Old Sketchbook

Posted on October 4, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I wish I could tell you more, but this is a very old sketchbook on display at the Flandrica Museum, in, I believe, Belgium. To move through the images page by page (again, assuming that this is what we are … Continue reading →

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Odile, Palms, Oceans in Autumn

Posted on September 15, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Heating up in Portland. Today I want to be on a deserted beach, as long as it is not in the path of Hurricane Odile. We must work — and give thanks for air conditioning. Drawn in an OE Cadic … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, beach, palm, sunset | 3 Comments

A Clan Member Died: Jorge Royan

Posted on August 8, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

“Do not worry about being known. Just try to be somebody worth knowing.” ~ JR In our last private communication, I told him we were holding energy for his surgery, and it touched him that I remembered. And in my … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, Buddha, memory, urban sketchers | Tagged art journal, Jorge Royan, prayer, urban sketchers | 11 Comments

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 →

Posted in art, art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged art journal, buddha face, conch, scallop, shell | 27 Comments

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 →

Posted in art, art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, buddha face, Ganesha, Govinda Jai | 13 Comments

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 →

Posted in art, art journal, challenge, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged buddha, buddha face, buffalo, Milk Bone, nymph, platform rocker, spindle rocker, spool rocker | 17 Comments

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 →

Posted in art, class, color, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, buddha, bunny, duck, giraffe, rabbit, stuffed animals | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, journal, memory, process, series, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged art journal, Cocoiro pens, flag, Ganesha, hanuman, Quan Yin, USA | 9 Comments

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 →

Posted in acrylic, art, journal, memory, painting, series, writing | Tagged grandmother, Hamangia, My Family series, sitting woman of hamangia | 4 Comments

In Your Pocket: Anniversary of Meeting my Soulmate

Posted on May 9, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Happy Anniversary Loverman! Bring on the vacation! I am now agreeing to the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License, which you can learn more about by visiting the site, or, visit my web page for a more user-friendly summary on my … Continue reading →

Posted in art, journal, memory, painting, watercolor | Tagged anniversary, husband, lover | 12 Comments

Mix-It Monthly, Pia Rom’s Challenge

Posted on May 1, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Pia Rom is doing a Challenge called Mix-It Monthly. Nice that it is a once a month challenge, so don’t be afraid to commit! This month is was all about Maps! I am showing Laguna Heart, a paper heart I … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, collage, handmade paper, memory | Tagged maps, Mix-it Monthly, Pia Rom | 8 Comments

Y is for Yellow: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 29, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Gee, can’t I just use the yellow from yesterday’s post? No? Okay, timed stream of consciousness writing begins . . . When I was twelve my favorite color was pure lemon yellow. I was a tanned beach girl so I … Continue reading →

Posted in color, journal, memory, painting | Tagged orange-yellow, yellow | 5 Comments

W is for Willendorf: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 26, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I am reblogging my post from zenkatwrites, my other blogging identity, with changes: I am entranced by this small figurine, known as the Venus of Willendorf. I began drawing and painting her twenty years ago. I saw her in a … Continue reading →

Posted in art, journal, memory | Tagged fat, goddess, Willendorf, zaftig | 4 Comments

Journal: Trip to Southern Oregon

Posted on April 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

We have a guy that is our beloved pal, and he is getting old. He is driving us nuts, because he somehow thinks that he has earned the right to boss us, and have everything the way he wants it. … Continue reading →

Posted in art, color, journal, memory, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged blood moon, Cat, chinkapin, dogwood, grape hyacynth, green, hawthorn, Oregon Caves NM | 15 Comments

Prayer Flags in the Wind

Posted on April 18, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Originally posted on zenkatwrites. Prayer flags begin as we do, bright colors, full of the promise, like wishes on a dandelion. People notice them, cheered by their vibrancy. They oh-so-quickly fade, and begin to tatter here and there. Many people … Continue reading →

Posted in art, journal, memory, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged birds, prayer flags, squirrel | 15 Comments

In the Garden: Memory

Posted on April 13, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

(I can see the difference in my second nasturtium, much looser. . . and I like this background.) I was feeling blue. I was also so disappointed because Daniel Smith did not get my paints to me for our time … Continue reading →