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Spicy Ginger Teriyaki Chicken
I have a recipe watercolor journal I work in but sometimes I don’t take the time as that one is a bit special. Ginger People’s Spicy Ginger Teriyaki Sauce is a great shortcut for a different taste, and works best … Continue reading
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VSW: Guildford Town Hall
DANG DANG DANG! I forgot to take a picture of the bare line drawing…. And it was such a nice drawing of this lovely Art Deco building in Perth AU! Guildford Town Hall, part of our Virtual Sketchwalk in our … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artdeco, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #decobuilding, #GuildfordTownHall, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #perth, #perthaustralia, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #townhall, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #watercolor, #watercolorsketch, art journal, Guildford Town Hall, Platinum Carbon pen
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USk: MPFC Finish Studio
Every so often I like to sketch our studio rooms. This is primarily my finish room, where I work conserving objects. I use our own mixed shellac and (primarily oil) paints to bring back dead finishes. You can see one … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, furniture, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
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Echinacea
Pink echinacea from a photo… And a lovely quote to remember from Ani Pema Chodron: “We can make ourselves miserable or we can make ourselves strong. The amount of effort is the same.” We can also make ourselves and others … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, flowers, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching
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Tools: My Current Palette
Whenever I start a new journal, I always record my current main watercolor palette. I have a few palettes for specific tasks, but this is the largest main palette with a mix of a few Daniel Smith Primateks and many … Continue reading
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Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #hahnemuehlepapersarevegan, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sketchbookcotton, #watercolourbookcotton, art journal, Holbein, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Rubine
Robert Oster Rubine is a favorite red, and has found a permanent home in my red Pilot Metropolitan. It leans just ever so slightly into a blue-red. I usually do match pen to ink, mostly because I have many pens … Continue reading
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Dark Chocolate Easter Bunny!
Run right out and get yourself a YUMMY bottle of Robert Oster Signature Dark Chocolate Ink for your Easter Basket! Drawings made using the Sailor Fude and a Pentel Aquash waterbrush to move the Dark Chocolate ink. To hear about … Continue reading
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Inky Thots: Birmingham Petroleum
Above, Birmingham Petroleum on the bright white paper of a Hahnemuhle sketchbook. I test my inks on many drawing and watercolor papers. Remember that others review these inks just for writing; I am also interested in how they are used … Continue reading
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VSW: Ben Carlin’s “Half-Safe”
Ben Carlin’s Amphibious “Boat” was half land vehicle, half boat, aptly called the “Half Safe”. I was attracted by the bright yellow color, but the story was thrilling! This was part of a Virtual Sketchwalk in our FB group around … Continue reading
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Tools: Sonnet Watercolors
This is no April Fools! I am reviewing the watercolors called Sonnet from St. Petersburg watercolors (Their image from their site, right.) First off, I bought them for the pretty box. Why don’t more makers use pretty colors for their … Continue reading
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VSW: Duluth Train, 1
Our Virtual Sketchwalk group (Facebook) sketched Duluth, Minnesota.. I apologize — I have been spelling Duluth as DEluth all this time! Besides the lighthouses, I liked the trains at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. This first one (I hope I … Continue reading
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VSW: Duluth Lighthouses, 3
Split Rock Lighthouse may be my last in this series… I took the time to take process pics for you. I started with a watercolor pencil in a color that works nicely with the image. Moved to my favorite sketching … Continue reading
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I Stand With Ukraine, 2
Posting sunflowers for Ukraine is a way to flood Instagram with messages of prayers for Ukraine. It is in actuality a fairly useless thing to do but it moves me when I see another artist’s images… I know that they … Continue reading
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1 Week 100 People
It is the beginning of the challenge of 1 week, 100 people. Sadly I doubt I can do this all week but I had fun with the twelve I managed to produce today. Looking forward to seeing what you all … Continue reading
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VSW: Duluth Lighthouses, 2
Of the three lighthouses I sketched around Lake Superior I think the Duluth North Pier Lighthouse is my favorite, mostly because of the challenges. Lots of people, lots of color and texture, and a lovely reflection in a puddle on … Continue reading
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D.Katie Powell Art 
Shells
I have a beautiful soft green Roseville bowl of my grandmother’s that is filled with shells. Some are found, years of beachcombing as a kid, but some are from a trip my mom and I took to the Monterey Bay … Continue reading →