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Tools: A Black and White Palette
I don’t use black, white or grey often — or metallics. The exception is Daniel Smith’s Hematite, right, which I love to mix with earth tones in city sketches. It is too easy to mix a color without black or … Continue reading
Happy New Year of the Metal Rat!
YEAR OF THE METAL RAT! New decade, and the beginning of the Chinese Zodiac! Ink painting and notes in my new Hahnemühle 1584 Journal! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory … Continue reading
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Purple Gurl
The holidays brought new inks (not that I need an excuse.) A couple were gifts to me, and a couple were gifts to Mitchell (he goes for shimmers and glitters, and I should have predicted this, because he is also … Continue reading
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Dingbats Journal, Review
I have tried three of Dingbat’s journals, two of the Wildlife and one of the Earth series, left and right, above. A huge reason I chose them over others was their commitment to the environment, and their pretty covers. I … Continue reading
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Lou Grant’s Messed With Pun’kin Bread
(Above sketch in inks with Lexington Grey diluted used for shadows.) I was doing my own studio things and decided to surprise Mitchell with Pumpkin Bread. I have many of my mom’s things in the studio — I just went … Continue reading
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Tools: The Saga of the M.Graham Palette
A gift of credit at Merriartist left me with $$$ to spend on watercolors… I’ve had a few M.Graham paints and enjoyed them, but my experience was they often didn’t dry in the pans, probably because of the moist climate … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #travelpalette, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Inky Thots: Akkerman 21 Chinatown Red
Paraphrased from their site: For generations the P.W. Akkerman store located in The Hague has been a well known fountain pen destination. In 2010, to mark the 100th year anniversary, PW Akkerman introduced the Akkerman inks. Originally they ink’s came … Continue reading
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Jungle Out There, or Xmas 2019
Okay those who are followers know that this year and past month have been bad. Usually I do a cheery holiday layout for memories. But what to do when the world is going to crap?. Well. it is my journal, … Continue reading
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Baby Yoda (for a contest…)
Don’t hate me…. Not a Baby Yoda fan… kinda creepy, frankly. I am an original Yoda fan! But there was a contest for a very nice pen and so, TWO Yoda beings within a couple weeks! To hear about classes, … Continue reading
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VSW: San Francisco, 4
The Yoda statue in San Francisco is filed in my virtual deity file, next to Buddha… How can I not? He helped young Skywalker on his mission. Extraterrestrial Buddha! Also my first time out with my new Himalayan with the … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, Buddha, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, writing
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Aussie Brown
I love a great brown ink; Robert Oster Aussie Brown is a favorite sketching and writing ink, suitable for the office. It is a rich dark brown leaning red, and has a touch of graphite sheen, seen left. The ink … Continue reading
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VSW: San Francisco, 3
Ink painting from pictures from Debi Taylor’s last visit to San Francisco. Sketch over watercolor pencil in Diamine Ancient Copper. Hard to control inks… they need to do what they need to do! Colors I used below. To hear about … Continue reading
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VSW: San Francisco, 2
Thanksgiving. I loved returning to regular sketching with a fast one of one of my favorite views in San Fransisco. cable cars. When I was in college and early 20’s I stayed at the Stratford Hotel. I did a quick … Continue reading
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VSW: San Francisco, 1
It has been awhile since I sketched regularly… Taking a class and sketching thumbnails just isn’t the same! I have a couple days off here and NO family obligations and so, sketching and noshing with my sweetie… Wishing everyone a … Continue reading
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Word Art: Mugged by Reality
What do you do when you are living under oppression and you have things to say but you are living in fear? Not little fear, but cataclysmic fear? For the first time in your life? I wrote this and got … Continue reading
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Daily Journal, 3
My favorite WRITING journals? Personal preferences, and you should try several to find yours. I like grids or dots best, or blank. Must take fountain pens… though some bleed can be tolerated — I use fat juicy pens! I want … Continue reading
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Word Art: Save the Whales Ocean Your Children
again, i try to get through to the stores where i shop to stop buying lemons, oranges, avocados, brussells sprouts and oh my goddess now even melons packaged in plastic. birds and fish and whales are all dying from our … Continue reading
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D.Katie Powell Art 