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Pilot Iroshizuku Bottles
Pilot Iroshizuku are the most beautiful bottles of any ink I’ve seen… Not as inventive as Akkerman, but stunning… Think Tiffany! To see the ink sloshing in them is exciting! And btw, the inks are beautiful. But more on that … Continue reading
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VSW: Cathédrale de la Sainte Trinité, Paris
The very modern Cathédrale de la Sainte Trinité, from a Google image on Virtual Sketchwalk (yes I wish I was in Paris!) Designed by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. I love greys; few are what I call a straight grey, neither blue … Continue reading
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Inky Thots: Birmingham Allegheny Observatory Celestial Blue
I like what Birmingham says on their website: “We started Birmingham Pen Co. in 2012 in the Southside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the doors of our first retail shop opening to the public in 2016. The region of Pittsburgh where … Continue reading
Inky Blue Posie
My inky posie is in Birmingham Allegheny Observatory Celestial Blue ink. This layered so nicely. I used 2-3 layers, which often doesn’t work, but maybe thoroughly drying in between helps — Or the slight water resistance in the ink. I won’t … Continue reading
Wax Resist Pencils
I use a fluid resist sometimes, but an urban sketcher had a good pencil he was using and I asked him repeatedly what that might be and he even answered me once but without giving me the name of it… … Continue reading
VSW: Tuileries, Paris
Tuileries, from an image by Demi Kalfa for Virtual Sketchwalk. Robert Oster’s Green at Night is new to me, on sale at Vanness in Grandpa’s Basement. *I shouldn’t tell you about Grandpa’s basement because, more for me.* It has rich … Continue reading
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Puppy Postcards
And the showdown, water color versus ink! Okay, we know that watercolors, good ones, have light-fast ratings. This is a huge plus for sending postcards that someone might stick on a wall… PBeaux (left) should last longer than Poppy (right) … Continue reading
Posted in animals, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, portrait, watercolor, writing
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30×30 Direct, Week 1, Finito
Okay why did I try this again? Because I love Marc Holmes as a teacher (follow his blog artists) and he is very gung ho on this. I used inks not watercolors. But a week later I still hate it. … Continue reading
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Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor, #diamineink, #robertosterink, art journal, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Super5 ink
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Wolf Spider
Stared with linework then tried to switch to a wet brush using Robert Oster Heart of Gold ink. Spiders scare me badly; I’ve done a lot of work on them. I don’t kill them anymore unless they crawl out from … Continue reading
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Pain
It showed up Tuesday morning, pain so bad I could barely move… Seriously, I’ve dealt with pain all my life (dancer injury) But I said to Mitchell, Shoot me NOW!” I had pain killers and muscle relaxers and used them … Continue reading
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VSW: Église Saint Germain l’Auxerrois, Paris
A comparison, direct watercolor versus linework…. I’m struglling with the 30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge. I’m doing it because marc Holmes is such an amazing teacher — I learn things from him all the time and his work is so exciting … Continue reading
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Coyote Cries
*warning… sad angry political post* I love coyotes. I love animals period. The feds are going to allow them to be hunted for sport and are even making a game out of it. I wept. I am so over the … Continue reading
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Jade
From Robert Oster’s website: “My great interest in fountain pen inks – and by extension inks that combine many creative applications – began with the birth of my love of fountain pens in 1989. The contents and packaging of my … Continue reading
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Inky Thots: Sharing My Enthusiasm
This year I fell in love with ink painting. I’ve painted with inks for a time, and moved them about with water, but this year my heart really flipped over inks. Years ago I began with a swatch book of … Continue reading
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Memorial Weekend
The bliss of having several days unplugged from the business: The ability to do a personal check-in with my psyche. It is hard to process tragedies when you are swamped at work. To sleep in — Omi, so nice, and … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, ink painting, journal, making a living, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook
Tagged #Americanflag, #berriesareinseason, #birminghaminks, #darmstadtink, #diamineink, #frenchtoast, #friedchicken, #Hahnemühle, #icecreamcone, #ilovevanilla, #nostalgiejournal, #oldglory, #robertosterink, #super5ink, American flag, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Super5 ink
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Patrick’s Yahrzeit
Seven Years ago today. I did a tip-in from one of his music books and am thinking that I’d like to do more of these but the paper is so brittle and everything feathers on it… Still, it is interesting … Continue reading
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Peony, Young and Old
From young to old, fading… When the peonies are young they are firm and vibrant. So easy to fall in love with them. When they get older, and begin to fade, I love to watch the lessening of vitality. I … Continue reading
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D.Katie Powell Art 