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Roy’s Challenge: Little Bird
An unexpected bit of joy on a tough day. 99% ink, and done in about five minutes (but ink dried between splashes while I was packing for a business trip.) Roy DeLeon posted this little challenge on FB: 1. Copy … Continue reading
Using up my Falling-apart Pentallic
Pentalic replaced this falling apart journal, and I am trying to get through it because it continues to break open at new places. I want the new year to be free of breaking journals! Middle of the night QUICK sketches… … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged art journal, artichoke, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, gratitude, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pilot Desk Fountain Pen, Prima Watercolor Confections, Primatek, Sennelier, solstice, Super5 ink, Trump, watercolor
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Tools: Brush Pens
I don’t sketch with brush pens often, because I like a juicy wash and/or pen and ink — BUT I do occasionally, and so, here is my take on them. They are great on the go for quick sketches, thinking … Continue reading
Posted in color, drawing, ink painting, painting, review, tools, waterbrush
Tagged De Atramentis Document ink, highlighter, Kuretake Zig Cartoonist Brush Pen No. 22, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Noodlers ink, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Japanese Art Pocket Brush Pen, Platinum Preppy, refillable felt tip pen, refillable highlighter, review, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Gratitude
☾ I am also thankful for my blog and the connections it has brought into my life. The wonder of the new and unexpected should be appreciated through new eyes! Have a day filled with Gratitude… ☾ UNKNOWN Watercolor paper … Continue reading
CA Trip, 1: Telegraph Road, Santa Paula
I’ve been processing a wild and woolly trip to So Cal. I’ll be posting items out of order, that is for sure. I’m adding color to many, and some are images from photos taken. Starting with Tooling around Mitchell’s home … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, ink painting, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, watercolor
Tagged architecture, art journal, California, De Atramentis Document ink, Hand Book journal, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Noodlers ink, palm tree, palm trees, Platinum Carbon pen, Santa Paula, Sennelier, Super5 ink, Telegraph Road, travel, urban sketcher, USk, Ventura County, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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USk: Pepso-Cola Building
I love this loopy building, and now I get to see it whenever I meet my tax gal. Fabriano A4 Watercolor journal, Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document black ink and Platinum Carbon pen with Platinum Carbon ink; Noodler’s Lexington … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pepsi-Cola Building, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Sandy Boulevard, Sennelier, urban sketchers, USk, watercolor
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Tools: Painting with Ink
Inktober and two new purchases pushed me even further into playing with just inks, or mostly inks, instead of watercolor. Today I write about my first month of using inks in a painterly way… and that means I am moving … Continue reading
Posted in color, drawing, paint brush, painting, pen & ink, process, review, sketchbook, waterbrush
Tagged art journal, brunaille, Daniel Smith Walnut ink, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, grisaille underpainting, KWZ Foggy Green ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy LX, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, NW Portland, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Portland Oregon, Sennelier, Super5 ink, Thurman St, urban sketchers, USk, verdaille, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Restore Oregon: Lindberg House
Peter (Pehr) John Lindberg house, located in the small coastal town of Port Orford, was built over a four-year period from 1892 to 1896. The home was designed and constructed in the Queen Anne style by Mr. Lindberg, who was … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, commission, drawing, history, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, architecture, cedar, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Peter (Pehr) John Lindberg, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Port Orford, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Queen Anne Style, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, shingles, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Restore Oregon: EOU Inlow Hall’s Grand Staircase, La Grande, Oregon
Eastern Oregon University’s Inlow Hall’s original grand staircase has fallen into disrepair, below, and Restore Oregon is assisting with the restoration efforts of this once beautiful and important grand staircase. It was used in many ways for formal and informal … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, challenge, commission, drawing, history, landscape, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, architecture, brunaille, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Eastern Oregon University, Fineline Masking, Grand Staircase, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, Inlow Hall, La Grande, Lamy Al-Star, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, verdaille, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Jantzen Beach Carousel 6, Roman
One of my favorites, the Roman Horse! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the sixth and last of this set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) The many layers, above. 1) I began with a sketch … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art, commission, history, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, amusement park, architecture, armored horse, armoured horse, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Mason Monterey, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, roman horse, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Jantzen Beach Carousel 5, Eagle
The all-American Eagle Horse! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the fifth in the set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) De Atramentis Document brown (brunaille) and Noodler’s Lexington grey (grisaille) worked the undertones. A video … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art, commission, history, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, Americana, amusement park, architecture, bald eagle, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, eagle, Fineline Masking, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Mason Monterey, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: San Antonio Zoo’s Dragon
This is part of an older virtual sketchwalk (see below) and I kept meaning to get to it. I love this gorgeous dragon/ I saw it painted in Daniel Smith Serpentine Primatek! *how perfect is that name?* One of my … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, tools, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, art journal, carousel, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, dragon, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, QoR watercolors, quinophthalone yellow, Riverwalk, San Antonio, Sennelier, serpentine primatek, virtual sketchwalk, zoo
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A Gurl Can Dream
Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen with Platinum Carbon ink; Noodler’s Lexington Grey, De Atramentis Document inks; White Uniball Signo pen 153; Sennelier, Holbein, and Daniel Smith watercolors. 1959 Morris Woody Wagon and trailer image used as source found on … Continue reading
Jantzen Beach Carousel 4, Pinto Fishing
I had to work a Pinto into the series! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the fourth in the set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) The many layers, above and below. I think the fish, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art, commission, history, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, amusement park, architecture, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, fishing horse, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, pinto, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, trout, virtual sketchwalk, water serpent, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen
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Mary’s Lake
Mary J. Melange blogger friend and lover of photography, shared wonderful images and I stole a few (with her permission), and this one caught my eye last night. I think I was needing some peaceful fishing energy… As it is … Continue reading
Jantzen Beach Carousel 3, Floral
One of my favorites, the Floral Horse! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the third in the set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) The many layers, above. Grisaille (pronunciation, taken from the French word for … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, commission, history, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, amusement park, architecture, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, floral horse, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Mason Monterey, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen
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Elephant Tea Pot
Another experiment… Very very fast teapot sketch, middle-of-the-night. Covered the sketch in water and dropped ink samples onto it. Inktober is all about experimenting. I think maybe it is time to stop the mad scientist. What do you think? Fluid … Continue reading
Posted in animals, challenge, color, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink
Tagged #inktober, Diamine Ink, elephant, Fluid paper, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Randy Boyd, Super5 ink, teapot
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Janzten Beach Carousel 2, Grapes
Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the second in the set. (Click here to see the first, the Chinese Water Serpent Horse.) I named this Horse with Grapes! Why am I naming them differently than CW Parker … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art, commission, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged amusement park, architecture, commission, cornacopia, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, grapes, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen
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D.Katie Powell Art 