Category Archives: painting

Kakimori: Golf Palms at Night

Posted on November 28, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Getting the hang of the Kakimori nib! ☾ To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. “I think not….” Me… why … Continue reading →

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Posies: Cherry Blossoms

Posted on November 26, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

“I cannot go out tonight. Tonight everything scares me. Blossoming insanely are cherry treees and I don’t know how to blossom like that.” ~ Imants Ziedonis, Latvian Poet. Watercolor of cherry blossoms in a Handbook Journal. To hear about classes, … Continue reading →

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VSW: IM Pei, Louvre, France

Posted on November 21, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

This was sketched quickly in waterproof inks. A lot of controversy surrounded the Pyramid in front of the Louvre, by I.M.Pei. I have some of those trepidations myself, but it has grown on me. It was created to allow for … Continue reading →

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Kakimori: OM

Posted on November 19, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I continue to play with my Kakimori nibbed pens. I now have both the brass and the steel nibs. I love being able to change ink colors quickly by dipping, yet they hold more ink than a dip pen. My … Continue reading →

VSW: Oysterbeds, France

Posted on November 18, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I rarely do a piece more than once… But I so loved this image and my first try I did not get the depth of color in my washes. I am here to say, once that happens start over, do … Continue reading →

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VSW: Corbusier in Ronchamp, France

Posted on November 16, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Had to do one Corbusier, and what a history this architect has with me. This is the Catholic Chapel in Ronchamp, France. Drawing this brought up so many negative memories… maybe I can begin to clear them out by getting … Continue reading →

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Street Scene

Posted on October 3, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I wish I knew where I obtained this image… I know it is a friend’s but I just don’t know whose! Bad on me for not labeling! Direct watercolor, done quickly. ☾ To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, … Continue reading →

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Tools: New Watercolor Palette Arrangements

Posted on September 30, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I’ve been a little depressed lately. Okay, a LOT depressed, some for “good” reasons (family issues) but some because I-don’t-know. I cleaned my palettes, and finally added a couple of new colors. Left, in my primary palette, and I added … Continue reading →

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Tools: Drywall Repair Tape

Posted on September 27, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I was buying product for the business and found this Drywall Repair Tape. (Image from their company, above; hopefully they will be okay with me using it.) I had a thought that it might be a fun tool to lay … Continue reading →

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Ranunculus

Posted on September 26, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Okay, the first hurdle was spelling it correctly — I am dyslexic and oh-boy this one kept wanting to be turned around! A mix of inks for shadows, and watercolor… and I also removed watercolor from it. I think because … Continue reading →

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Tools: Fall Watercolors

Posted on September 14, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Gads I love color! I’ve been asked why I buy so many tubes of watercolors… It’s true, I could buy a dozen tubes and mix everything — well almost everything, because the Primatek colors have their own lovely granulating properties. … Continue reading →

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VSW: Berlin, 2, Direct Watercolor

Posted on September 12, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

As a lover of inky lines, the class in direct watercolor changed me. I LOVED creating this very fast watercolor by diving in, no planning. I wish I had a bit more foresight about placement, (the image was crowded to … Continue reading →

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USk: Oregon on Fire

Posted on September 10, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Wildfire season is upon us again. I sketched this quickly in in the studio in hopes I would get the worry and the words out of my system and be able to paint today on actual projects… It looks to … Continue reading →

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Sherre’s Posies

Posted on August 8, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

A high school friend has a lovely garden and one of her images caught me… I didn’t do it justice and might try again! I LOVE my sketch — and here is the secret, that I love line work. But … Continue reading →

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Soft Kitty Warm Kitty

Posted on August 7, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I drew the lines using Soft Kitty Warm Kitty ink in a Pilot Metropolitan with a stub nib. A waterbrush moved the lines without erasing them by moving it fairly fast only ONCE over the sketched lines (before below). I … Continue reading →

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Recipes: Ritual

Posted on August 6, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I enjoy writing our recipes in my Khadi Journal, though it will never be a favorite journal (more on that at the bottom). I have my journal when cooking; I make notes and sketch. I placed Ganesha, my favorite Hindu … Continue reading →

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Recipes: Ham and Lima Beans

Posted on August 5, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Rancho Gordo’s Big Juicy White Limas are soooo good… I’ve made a ham and beans for years but never had them as tasty as with these beans. If you try them you will never go back to any other Lima … Continue reading →

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30 Posies: Sunflowers Field

Posted on July 29, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I may be a bit obsessed with sunflowers. This one is a much more typical Oregon field, with big green trees in the background… Oddly, however, I think I went back to my So Cal days and thought of the … Continue reading →