Category Archives: sketchbook

Tools: Ball Point Pens

Posted on November 26, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Playing with my tools in this exploratory, and thinking of Andrea Joseph, I had to also play with the various types of ball-point pens in my stash.  Uniballs have been my favorite for so many years, first the older Vision … Continue reading →

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Color Mixing: Four Primatek Colors

Posted on November 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I bought a few more Primatek (Daniel Smith) watercolor paints from Merriartist; they are having an amazing sale on watercolors this month (ask for the sale code.)  I had to play with them, of course, and think I have fallen … Continue reading →

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Waking Early to Crescent Moon

Posted on November 20, 2014 by dkatiepowell

Originally posted on Lunar Moondae:
I woke at 5am to lok for the crescent moon. Traces of sunlight in a lapis blue sky at one end of the view; but cloud cover hid her over the mountain where I expected…

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Watercolor Pencils, Ho-Hum

Posted on November 17, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I was challenged to use a tool I have but am not fond of for a week, and to figure out why I never reach for it; mine was watercolor pencils. I have a mess of them that I bought … Continue reading →

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Waterbrush Critique

Posted on November 17, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

All waterbrushes have their problems, but we love them anyway, because they let us travel lightly without carrying a mess of dirty water, and frankly, they are pretty inexpensive.  I want to talk about three that I use most often. … Continue reading →

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Travel Palette, FINALLY

Posted on November 14, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I love paint colors.  Friends have been pushing me to get serious about a travel palette so I can paint comfortably onsite, and I resist because I love all my colors, especially the transparent parrot colors and earthy mossy greens … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: North Entrance Chandeliers

Posted on November 5, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I think these are my last lamps for a while. I’m not sure I want to become Kate-light! To draw this last Tiffany chandelier I could stand and rest my notebook on the marble railing, next to Big George. All … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Tiffany Chandeliers Mark Pathways

Posted on November 2, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

It is unusual for me to start my sketchbook posts with photographs, but this Tiffany chandelier is simply too beautiful. I did not do them justice! They line the hallways and mark entrances to the various rooms, providing a delicate … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: AYA Sushi

Posted on November 1, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Aya Sushi sustained us during our days in Olympia.  I am a sushi aficionado; I was hooked during university.  Aya Sushi is the best sushi I’ve had since Lalaland! I reserved a page in our business sketchbook because we ate … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Washington State Campus

Posted on October 30, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Stepped outside at the end of the day while waiting for Mitchell to fetch me, and decided to do a couple of quick sketches of the two main buildings on campus, the Legislative Building (where we are working) and the … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Sketching the Senate from the Floor

Posted on October 28, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Like my earlier post on drawing the Senate gallery details, I came around to draw the Senate from a different angle.  I sat on the floor of the first entry arch looking up into one of the corners, in order … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Senate Gallery Details

Posted on October 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

More drawing challenges in the Washington State Legislative Building. Before I went running around, I asked where I could go with the pass we used to get into the Senate office area.  It was nice to sit in the Senate … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: The Rotunda

Posted on October 24, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

This week at the Washington State Legislative Building I had a good deal of free time, as it was Mitchell doing the lion’s share of the work on the Senator’s offices.  In the middle of a dark downpour, (the building … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: North Entrance Details

Posted on October 20, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

More drawings of the North entrance, with beautiful Corinthian columns, the dome with flanking “tomes”, and many details. Sketched onsite, and watercolors added later. The column was drawn looking up from the edge of the East side of the steps. … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Washington Capitol Popular View

Posted on October 19, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

It started with a popular view of the Washington State Capitol Legislative Building. This is a view that is on all the postcards, all seasons, which I sketched in early October while we were working in the building. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Weeping Buddha, One

Posted on October 18, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I fell in love with Balinese Buddha when I first saw him. The monks carve them as meditations. Mine has been on my altar for 20 years, and has a beautiful patina from being held. People call him Humble Buddha, … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Tiffany Chandeliers South Entrance

Posted on October 17, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

The chandeliers are a crowning point in the Washington State Capitol Legislative Building.  The architects felt the most important fixtures were those in the north portico, in the rotunda, and in the entry in the south porte cochere, as well … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Ballroom Rug

Posted on October 14, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Posting a page I am not 100% happy with. I may even try again . . .  We’ll get to that! The carpet in the State Reception Room floored me. It is so oddly modern when in fact it is … Continue reading →

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