Category Archives: painting

Reclining Buddha

Posted on July 2, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

My feeble attempts to paint watercolor with no pencil marks continue.  This is a Reclining Buddha from the Buddha Park in Laos (Wiki image bottom.)   I had pencil/pen sketched the head a while back — now I did a very … Continue reading →

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Students Teaching Students, 1st Month

Posted on June 29, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I love to continually learn, going where the uncomfortable edge is; this led me to say yes when asked to join a small group of artist from around the world who were willing to try teaching each other and seeing … Continue reading →

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Sitting Buddhas

Posted on June 19, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Sitting Buddha can be Shakyamuni, a host of Tibetan deities, but I am including the female Buddha above. I love her peaceful face and head; she looks like she is dressed in bright silks. These and others were created as … Continue reading →

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Buddha Faces

Posted on June 16, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

This week I was off my game — drugs do not make for better art, and I hurt my hip. So for better or worse, I decided to draw and paint Buddha’s head. I have several statues, which makes it … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Saturdays, A New-Found Freedom

Posted on May 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

(How funny.  I wrote this during the A-to-A Challenge and forgot to post it!) This year, we are finally getting Saturdays off — yaaaaaah! Mitchell made us bump eggs from Ralph — chicken, duck and turkey, yummy runny heavenly over … Continue reading →

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Process: Peony Pinks

Posted on May 22, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Pink and corals are not my go-to colors, but I use them when painting Missions.  We bought some local peonies that were luscious a few days ago, and they used every pink I had to paint!  I loved how they … Continue reading →

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Full Moon Puja, Anniversay Prayers

Posted on May 19, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Mitchel and I met, had our first date, and married within a week in May, with a few years between meeting and wedding.  We celebrate it as a weekly event. On the full moon this year Mitchell and I went … Continue reading →

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God/dess Series: The “Thinker” and “Sitting Woman” of Hamangia

Posted on May 16, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Most of my research for these two figures originally came through Marija Gimbutas (link to wiki.)  I was introduced to her through the University of California, Los Angeles. She wrote two wonderful books I’ve used as references when painting my goddesses and gods, … Continue reading →

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Process: Watercolors, Mountains and Laguna Beach

Posted on May 13, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I started with an iconic view of my hometown, Laguna Beach, from the cliffs to the north.  I really went for saturation this time, trying to move lots of color onto a piece.  Not what I saw in my mind’s … Continue reading →

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Process: Painting With Artist’s Prompts

Posted on May 12, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Today I played with artists from Community Thrive, painting their way.  I didn’t like all that I did, but will show you the “failures” too.  The thing about classes is two-fold, assuming you are pretty good at making art: I … Continue reading →

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Do Subject’s Matter?

Posted on May 10, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Mitchell and I  happened into an exhibit the other night and the subject matter stirred discussion between us.  No, it was not some wildly controversial political statement or sexually explicit subject; the subject matter was Portland’s street scenes.  The exhibit … Continue reading →

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Tapestry: Timed Sketch

Posted on May 9, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Gina Rossi’s sprout for the week was to paint from an embroidered piece this week. I had no embroidery in sight, though when I finished my timed sketch Mitchell reminded me of several wonderful fabric samples we have: oops. I … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Process: Mixing Chinese White Paints

Posted on May 7, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

“As an acrylic artist I almost never used white except under other colors to  pop them.  But as a water-colorist I have reached for white a few times, and I am using an old Sakura Chinese white right now until … Continue reading →

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Process: Mixing Quinacridone + Caput Mortem Paints

Posted on May 6, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Building from Process: Mixing Hematite Paints, I moved into mixing two colors into each of my paints: Caput Mortem and Quinacridone Gold.  The latter has been a favorite of mine for 20 years. Caput Mortem has also been known as … Continue reading →

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Process: Mixing Hematite Paints

Posted on May 5, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

New color paints are the yummiest, and my new clean watercolors all moist from a spray call to me. After buying mostly Golden Acrylics for 15 years (and they have watercolors coming out which I am dying to try), I … Continue reading →

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Mug of Hope: Mix-it Monthly Challenge

Posted on May 3, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Pia Rom’s prompt this month for her challenge grabbed me immediately, though the colors for this month are not me at all!  We collect coffee mugs!  Mitchell and I have names for them — Our Happy Mug (white roosters stamped … Continue reading →

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