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Nataraj
Nataraj and a whole lotta crazy journaling. My mojo went missing. Nataraj danced it back into my fingers! Killing winter with orange! “In order to be brave we must trust that underneath it all there is sanity and openness.” Sakyong … Continue reading
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Painting George
We have a lot of creatives in my family. My mom wanted to be an actress and took acting classes. *i can hear my baby brother laughing because she did a good job acting all her life* My baby brother … Continue reading
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Tools: Birmingham Inks
Over Christmas I took advantage of a huge sale on Birmingham’s own line of inks, scoring 30ml bottles for the price of samples! *btw i am sending you to their ink page site as they are a small company that … Continue reading
Cat Squares, 2
Continuing on from Cat Squares 1… 4. SOCCER BALL Savitri’s a world cup champ! She brings the ball to me in the mornings. the game begins when I throw it in the air… It sails over the studio tables to … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournaling, #cattoy, #deatramentisdocumentink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleDSSketchbook, #ilovemycats, #Lamy, #madeyoulook, #middleofthenight, #momentsketchers, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #soccerball, art journal, cats, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, watercolor
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Comforts
Bread is a comfort food. My mom made fresh bread; I never got the hang. Maybe I need to try it again? Freshly baked, a piece ripped from the end… or sliced and baked with butter and garlic. Yum. I … Continue reading
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Tagged #deatramentistobaccoink, #Edisonnouveaupen, #grapefruitink, #Hahnemühle, #KWZink, #middleofthenight, #motoroilink, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, #tobaccoink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen
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Ice Cream Cones
The best way to eat an ice cream cone is to put just enough ice cream in the cone to top it off, because think about it, isn’t the best part of eating and ice cream cone to have bites … Continue reading
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Tagged #bestway, #deatramentisdocumentink, #Hahnemühle, #icecream, #icecreamcone, #inktober, #inktober2018, #lamyjoy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen
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Mom’s Service
My mom’s memorial mass is today. I recreated a nicer drawing from the sketch I had in my journal, but left it blank so I could write in her prayer. I”ll have some of her ashes… A strange thing to … Continue reading
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Tagged #gaelicprayer, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #irishprayer, #maytheroadrisetomeetyou, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Platinum Carbon pen
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USK, Kaiser
Following on my last Robert Oster ink post, I took RO Purple Jazz ink out sketching while trying to stay sane. Last year was hard and this was part of it. Mitchell had a problem in his throat and after … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PurpleJazzink, #robertosterink, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, #uskportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen
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Mom’s Death: A Month of Journaling, I
I still don’t have a lot to say about my Mom’s death almost a month later. It is hard to talk about. The couple of days before she died I did this journal entry above. She’d been in and out … Continue reading
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VSW: Vista House
As I move back into posting, I will start with the pages I was drawing of the Vista House, below, when my mom died. (Not ready to write about that yet.) I don’t think we ever went there, though maybe … Continue reading
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Tagged #columbiariver, #Edisonnouveaupen, #frankfurtink, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #PurpleJazzink, #vistahouse, art journal, Columbia River, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Oregon, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Purple Jazz Ink, Robert Oster, Super5 ink, Vista House
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A Frightening Week
Dear Friends: This blog post has peeps writing with concern. Know that the cats are okay, and we took five full days and unplugged and slept. Now back to the proper blog post! Without knowing what was coming this week, … Continue reading
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Tagged #frankfurtink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #kitten, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #super5ink, art journal, cats, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink
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Finished a Journal!
Finished my Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook just before the election. I’ve been slow to post. Sorry there were pages I had to leave out; family members still alive. Who knows if they dip into my blog? I am doing so much … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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Okay, Again, Carousel Horses are Coming!
So our last try at moving the carousel into our studio was thwarted: Our main moving guy, one we trust, fractured his ankle. We have deadlines, so are scheduled for the move again tomorrow! Mitchell moved a few items two … Continue reading
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Tagged #carouselhorses, #davinciwatercolors, #deatramentisink, #Hahnemühle, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, carousel, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Bugs and Birds!
In the studio near the end of the day, especially in winter, the window facing the river becomes an attraction for the cats. Yaman and Savitri are teaching Hari-Gibbs-Tiger-Terror-TANK (yes his name is getting longer by the day) the ropes. … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, cats, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Inktober 29, Squirrel Hill Journal Entry
Do we really want this war in our country? do we want the hatred in our country? I stand with the Constitution, I stand with the Statue of Liberty. Please vote. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or … Continue reading
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Tagged #fireandice, #Hahnemühle, #inktober, #inktober2018, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #nostalgiejournal, #rip, #robertosterink, #squirrelhill, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Inktober 17, Slowstitch
I am thrilled with the movement of slowstitch — A movement which celebrates hand-stitching and mending. I’ve never liked sewing machines and love hand-stitching… why I do this for others in our business! I always wondered about the difference between … Continue reading
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Inktober 16, Carousel Horses are Coming!
I love to paint with ink samples, and Inktober is a good time to experiment. Even inks I don’t want to buy can make fun painting inks! And yes, the Jantzen Beach Carousel Horses are coming to our studio soon, … Continue reading
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D.Katie Powell Art 