Category Archives: sketchbook

VSW: Swimming in the Bay, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Posted on August 2, 2024 by D. Katie Powell

Our Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook visited Croatia, and the green waters of the bay near Dubrovnik win my heart. Inked sketch using an EF Platinum Carbon pen with Platinum Carbon waterproof ink cartridges. Pentel Aquash waterbrushes added definition or … Continue reading →

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NOT Politics As Usual

Posted on July 27, 2024 by D. Katie Powell

I am so fucking depressed about the turn of events in our country, about how divided we are, that I have not been able to sketch anything. For the first time in years, I am stuck. Hear me out, because … Continue reading →

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Cats: Yaman

Posted on July 25, 2024 by D. Katie Powell

PS. Yaman had a skin issue; that is why the bandage. I’ve been getting questions. I hope this two-page watercolor of Yaman has finally taught me a lesson, and it has nothing to do with the quality of Hahnemühle’s Nostalgie … Continue reading →

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St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Hvar, Croatia

Posted on July 21, 2024 by D. Katie Powell

Our Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook visited Croatia, and the island of Hvar. I chose to sketch St. Stephen’s Cathedral, located at the eastern end of the city square of Hvar. The eight-hundred year old cathedral is a blend of … Continue reading →

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HANDBOOK: Robert Oster and TWSBI Eco

Posted on October 2, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

I sketched my newest TWSBI Eco, a beautiful blue with gold trim — gold trim is not my usual (I love silver) but this is stunning — and matched it up with Robert Oster Signature ink’s Lost Dutchman’s Gold (a … Continue reading →

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Tools: New Watercolor, a Test Palette

Posted on August 13, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve been a little depressed lately, some for “good” reasons but some because I-don’t-know. The world has gone mad, and I’ve been journaling about it to get to the truth of it. I think talking about it helps others and … Continue reading →

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Sleepy Izzee

Posted on May 20, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

Izzee at her most peaceful, asleep on a chair on a fuzzy. Usually she is a force of movement, always investigating, causing trouble, pushing where she doesn’t belong. I would never characterize her a sweet — though she has her … Continue reading →

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Posies: Eucalyptus Blossoms

Posted on May 1, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

I grew up with lovely Eucalyptus, though I remember the blossoms being a bit more orange than the image I sketched from. I love them, as they are home home home! Happy May Day! I am ready for spring! ☾ … Continue reading →

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Posies: Yellow Magnolia

Posted on April 27, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

This image of yellow magnolia blossoms ends the 8-inch square Handbook Journal! I like the Handbook Journals, I just love Hahnemühle Journals more. I tried Handbook Journals when I needed to bump up an order for free shipping and I … Continue reading →

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Posies: Pink Poppies

Posted on April 25, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

I think they are a type of poppy; I saw an image and painted it! Played with an abstract background. ☾ Hahnemühle Watercolour Journal, De Atramentis Document Urban Grey ink in Pentel Aquash waterbrushes, De Atramentis Document Brown ink in … Continue reading →

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VSW: Ireland

Posted on April 22, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve found the Landscapeartclub on Instagram and am enjoying having the resource to add a virtual sketch by another when moved to do so. This bridge was from images in Ireland in week 72! No pencil/ink, just direct watercolor and … Continue reading →

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Working Cats

Posted on April 15, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

Buzy Izzee cam in to inspect the furniture when it was delivered. She was just a kitten then, curiouser and curiouser! Fun to draw this from the image I took of her, shown bottom. I am not happy with the … Continue reading →

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VSW: Koh Chang Buddha

Posted on April 14, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

One of Aniko’s images posted for the Facebook Virtual Sketchwalk, Of course I had to do this lovely Buddha-in-the-Trees (my naming). An ink-painting, with just a touch of watercolor in the greens. ☾ Hahnemühle Watercolour Journal, Pentel Aquash waterbrushes with … Continue reading →

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VSW: Koh Chang Buddha, 2

Posted on April 11, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

Another of the lovely images posted for the Facebook Virtual Sketchwalk, a lovely HUGE Golden Buddha, image shown above tilted as one might have seen it when looking UP! This one I decided to do over shellac, which changes the … Continue reading →

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Making Shellac

Posted on April 10, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

Top row, three pieces of artwork with shellac and watercolor or ink! Food grade shellac has been used in past for various foods such as the M&M’s above to keep them from melting (“Melts in your mouth, not in your … Continue reading →

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Chinese Food from Ling Garden

Posted on April 8, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

Friday nights we order from Ling Garden… They deliver to our studio and we take it home for dinner… It should be a standing order: Everything medium hot, Kung Pao Chicken, Sautéed String Bean with added carrots, Orange Flavored Chicken … Continue reading →

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VSW: Sunflowers South of France

Posted on April 5, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

Direct watercolor. No lines, just wet paint. It is really so hard for me not to use lines! It isn’t that I don’t like my linework images — I do. But I also like what happens when I manage not … Continue reading →

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VSW: Koh Chang Beach

Posted on April 3, 2023 by D. Katie Powell

Our group on FaceBook, Virtual Sketchwalk, visited Thailand this month (and next) and the photos we are working with are stunning thanks to Aniko Szedlak. I am soooo sick of this damn image as I tried and tried to loosen … Continue reading →