Category Archives: oil paint

Bright Ideas: Cleaning Brushes

Posted on October 23, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Used daily, my metal brush cleaner takes good care of my brushes. It is filled with Gamblin’s Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS). When you use watercolor on these pages it ghosts!. Bright Ideas multi-color journal (which I am not sure is … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, memory, oil paint, paint brush, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools, watercolor | Tagged #brightideasjournal, #cleaningbrushes, #coloredpaper, #coloredpaperjournal, #deatramentisdocumentink, #drawing, #fineartbrushes, #gamblins, #gamblinsoms, #inkdawing, #lamyjoypen, #memories, #memoryjournal, #odorlessmineralspirits, #paintingbrushes, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #watercolorbrushes, Bright Ideas journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen | Leave a comment

Painting on Demand

Posted on February 14, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

I find commission work, or painting on demand, very different than painting for myself. I spend most of my time creating for myself, exploring something that I find interesting, a medium or color or an idea. Commission work is usually … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, commission, history, oil paint, painting, portrait | Tagged #DARstateflag, #gamblinartistcolors, #gamblinoilpaint, #mpfconservation, #paintingconservation, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, commission, flag, MPF Conservation, painting on silk, replication, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State DAR, Washington State Flag, watercolors | 7 Comments

Preserving Our Small Art Stores

Posted on July 3, 2019 by dkatiepowellart

I support our local small art stores 99% of the time; This week reminded me of WHY I shop small business, and why YOU SHOULD TOO. I have used Golden Gesso many times in my life, but never paid attention … Continue reading →

Posted in acrylic, creativity, oil paint, painting, pastel, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor | 8 Comments

Journaling the DAR Washington State Flag

Posted on June 18, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

In my other life (the one that pays the bills), Mitchell and I own a conservation business which conserves (restores) antiquities, both private and institutional. I do a lot of finish (painting, shellacking) work in our business, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, commission, history, oil paint, painting, portrait | Tagged #DARstateflag, #gamblinartistcolors, #gamblinoilpaint, #mpfconservation, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, DAR, flag, MPF Conservation, painting on silk, replication, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State DAR, Washington State Flag | Leave a comment

MPF Conservation: Washington State Flag First Drafts, Paper

Posted on April 26, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

In my other life (the one that pays the bills), Mitchell and I own a conservation business which conserves (restores) antiquities. I do a lot of finish (painting, shellacking) work in our business. The DAR approached us to recreate the … Continue reading →

Posted in commission, history, oil paint, painting, portrait | Tagged #DARstateflag, #gamblinartistcolors, #gamblinoilpaint, #mpfconservation, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, DAR, flag, MPF Conservation, painting on silk, replication, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State DAR, Washington State Flag | 4 Comments

My other job….

Posted on September 14, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I am also a conservator, and we have the charge to recreate the first flag of the State of Washington. I will be creating the painted medallion on the flag, and doing the hand stitching (endless), and Mitchell is recreating … Continue reading →

Posted in art, color, history, oil paint | Tagged #gamblinartistcolors #gamblinoilpaint, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, flag, painting on silk, replication | 8 Comments

A visit to Gamblin Paints

Posted on September 5, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

NOTE: This is from our MPF Conservation website but thought that some of you might enjoy! I am reproducing the first Washington State Flag for the DAR. I might’ve struggled through and trail and error and testing on many phases, … Continue reading →

Posted in oil paint | Tagged DAR, flag, Gamblin Oil Paint, painting on silk, reproduction, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State DAR, Washington State Flag | Leave a comment

A Change in Posting

Posted on August 28, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

As I move along for the next couple of months my posting habits will change: I have a PAINTING project in our business that is in oil paint. The DAR is commissioning a formal reproduction of the Washington State Flag. … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, oil paint, painting, watercolor, writing | Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, lunar, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor | 14 Comments

Our Antique Burro Chair, Monterey Style

Posted on December 9, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I started out to do a little post on painting one of our chairs. Then I realized I was posting about a chair I had also painted — so figured I should post about both restoration, painting the chair and … Continue reading →

Posted in color, creativity, furniture, memory, oil paint, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor | Tagged A-Frame chairs, Alpha Journal, antiqued, antiques, art journal, Gamblin, leather, Mason Monterey, oil paint, restoration, Stillman & Birn, upholstery | 1 Comment

U is for Ultramarine: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 24, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Ultramarine blue is one of those amazing electric colors that you want to fall into. I first fell in love with the crayola color, then Golden Acrylic’s Ultramarine Blue Deep Hue. It was my go-to blue! Ultramarine blue was originally … Continue reading →

Posted in acrylic, color, oil paint, watercolor | Tagged Daniel Smith watercolors, Gamblin, Golden Acrylic Paints, lapis, Primatek, ultramarine blue | 4 Comments

G is for Granulating: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 8, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I had no idea what granulating paint was until I began using watercolors. And you have to know or you get wonky things happening that you didn’t want, like the funny paint around Frank’s nose, below. Notice how most of … Continue reading →

Posted in acrylic, color, oil paint, painting, watercolor | Tagged granulating, ground paints | 3 Comments

E is for Environmentally Friendly: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 5, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I’m talking toxicity versus environmentally friendly and how to read labels. Above are three labels: Golden’s “AP Nontoxic”, Gamblin’s information label stated clearly, and an older tube of Cotman Cadmiun Red that shows a Health Label requiring no labeling (again, … Continue reading →

Posted in acrylic, oil paint, pastel, pencil, shellac, watercolor | Tagged Daniel Smith watercolors, Faber-Castel; Pitt pens, Gamblin, Golden Acrylic Paints, health labels, material safety data sheets, MSDS, toxicity | 5 Comments

A is fo Asphaltum, A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 1, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I discovered asphaltum when I was conserving/restoring two dozen pieces of Mason Monterey furniture for the National Park Service. Being a painter who up until that time primarily used acrylics, I had never heard of it before. Asphaltum (also called … Continue reading →

Posted in art, oil paint, painting | Tagged asphaltum, bitumen, conservation, MPF Conservation, oil paint, paint | 10 Comments

PROCESS: From Acrylic to Oil Paints

Posted on March 5, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I paint with oils in our business but in my own artwork have used acrylics or gouache. Painting in our business is very different; I am working precisely toward an image that is not mine, shown right, in a restorative or reproduction … Continue reading →