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USk: Quimby UHaul
Every time I am sitting under the 405 freeway waiting to pick up Mitchell at UHaul, I think about trying to sketch the freeway overhead. ARGH! Not easy… So my first page was the drawing above… I usually sit facing … Continue reading
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Tagged #alphabetdistrict, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #momentsketchers, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #portlandurbansketcher, #quimby, #underthe405freeway, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #watertower, Alphabet District, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, urban sketchers, USk, watercolor
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USk: Cherry Blossoms in Tom McCall Park
Many parts of Portland smells sweeter, floral right now. Puffy trees line the parks and streets, looking like bridesmaids. They are so delicate… This year the rains came later and that is good… blossoms stayed put for days! I had … Continue reading
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Tagged #cherryblossoms, #tommccallpark, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, urban sketchers, USk, watercolor
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VSW: Kythira, Greece, Two
Mmmm, beaches, a good thing to want to visit when you are in Portland in January! Beautiful photos from Demi Kalfa! Cheery flowers all by themselves…… Finished pages! Photos used with permission as reference are from Demi Kalfa! Thank you! … Continue reading
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Tagged #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #KythiraGreece, #middleofthenight, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, #twsbieco, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Kythira Greece, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Schminke watercolors, virtual sketchwalk
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VSW: Kythira, Greece, One
This sketchwalk of Kythira, Greece is from beautiful photos from Demi Kalfa! The blues fill my heart and eyes and spirit… They take me home! I want to live right here… Photos used with permission as reference are from Demi … Continue reading
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Tagged #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #KythiraGreece, #middleofthenight, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, #twsbieco, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Kythira Greece, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Schminke watercolors, virtual sketchwalk
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VSW: Flamingos
Love me some Flamingos. Goes very well with that silly meme. If you want to join a virtual sketchwalk, all from pictures, come join us! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, challenge, ink painting, pen & ink, sketchcrawl, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #jherbinink, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, flamingo, Schminke watercolors, virtual sketchwalk
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VSW: Florida Trailer Park 2
This sketchwalk of trailer parks in Florida, some of which are now gone, was so much fun to draw! I had so little time but kept coming back, and sketching fast sketches , here adding shadow with diluted Lexington Grey … Continue reading
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Tagged #chevy, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #trailerpark, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, flamingo, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Schminke watercolors, virtual sketchwalk
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Tools: BIG Changes in My Travel Palette
I’ve been asked about my travel palette and here is the primary palette, though I have others, which I’ll talk about later. I have had this basic palette for two years with the exception of adding Da Vinci’s Rose Dore … Continue reading
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Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #travelpalette, Daniel Smith watercolors, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, M.Graham watercolors, Matteo Grilli, opaque, Primatek, Sennelier, transparent paint, travel palette, watercolor
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