Category Archives: timed painting

Three Cats: The End of a Sketchbook

Posted on December 11, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Sleeping in Mitchell’s legs, all three of them. I don’t know how he does it… but maybe that’s what keeps him warm on cold winter nights! Chonky Gibbs, left, Yaman, center, and Savitri, far right. To hear about classes, follow … Continue reading →

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VSW: Fast Echinacea 3

Posted on October 18, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

They can’t all be good…. Or even acceptable. Other artists should show their duds. Here is mine. To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita … Continue reading →

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VSW: Fast Echinacea 2

Posted on October 15, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

I’d love to SEE a real field of echinacea… not just in photos! My birthday today so spending the day painting! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more … Continue reading →

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VSW: Fast Echinacea 1

Posted on October 13, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

I have been tryign to do some sketchs in under ten minutes… not counting dry time though most of my sketches include the dry time on these. Lovely echinaceas… I have so many pics from which to sketch! To hear … Continue reading →

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VSW: Basílica de Guadalupe, 2

Posted on June 23, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

This leaning portion of the facade of the Basílica de Guadalupe in Mexico city is from an image from Margaret Metcalfe. It was fun to do… ink then watercolor. I also tried this odd reflection and played with it, took … Continue reading →

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VSW: Basílica de Guadalupe, 1

Posted on June 16, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

This month, we are painting the Basílica de Guadalupe in Mexico city, with images from Margaret Metcalfe (and a little help from Google maps). I am also trying, with resistance, the no line work first. I place a couple of … Continue reading →

VSW: Alamo, a Fast Study

Posted on December 9, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

In an effort to begin to discuss how I look at buildings in order to begin to draw them, I took an image of the Alamo and dissected it. Most of this I do by simply looking, but what helps … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors, a day late….

Posted on November 18, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

I took a moment yesterday late to draw the door itself in this beautiful building that reminds me so of the Brentwood area of Southern California. I am finishing up images of this building that I will post later, but … Continue reading →

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VSW: San Antonio, 1

Posted on August 9, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

Thanks to a month of very fast watercolors I’ve lost some inhibitions… or left my editor in the dust. I quite like this freeing fast sketching, and throwing on of color! A page from our San Antonio River Walk: Some … Continue reading →

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VSW: Capetown South Africa Beachwalk, 2

Posted on May 31, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

Necessity is the mother of fast sketches. I barely finished these by the end of our month on Capetown! I used a water-soluble graphite fat pencil and splashed watercolors over the sketches. From beginning to end in about 15 minutes … Continue reading →

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VSW: Capetown South Africa Beachwalk, 1

Posted on May 15, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

I haven’t much time this week. Necessity is making my goal for this sketchwalk to capture the essence of the view, let go of details. What stands out about the view? the buildings? the beach? the sky? the mountain? Capture … Continue reading →

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USk: Smith Tower, Vancouver, Washington

Posted on January 16, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

I had lunch with my niece yesterday and went an hour early to find an interesting building or scene to sketch. As I was driving into the city of Vancouver I remembered the “beer can” building, looking glum and peachy … Continue reading →

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Cats: The End of a Sketchbook

Posted on December 21, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Kamala and I are the only gurls in the bedroom. She thinks she owns Mitchell, and competes with Jai, Sammy and me. She spent eight years living outside our door in a rural area and fended for herself, with fresh … Continue reading →

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Monastery of the Precious Blood Portland Oregon

Posted on December 14, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Drawn on site in Mount Tabor, this is such a pretty building. Reminds me of Southern California, home home home . . . Had almost no time! Drawn in an Stillman & Birn Alpha journal on site with Caran D’ache … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Symmetry + South Entrance

Posted on December 8, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I love it when an architect moves you through spaces, making you experience an environment as it was meant to be seen or felt. I also love symmetry, especially in the hands of architects who know how to use it. … Continue reading →

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Reclining Buddha

Posted on July 2, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

My feeble attempts to paint watercolor with no pencil marks continue. This is a Reclining Buddha from the Buddha Park in Laos (Wiki image bottom.) I had pencil/pen sketched the head a while back — now I did a very … Continue reading →

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Quan Yin Sits

Posted on June 11, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Blue ink with Cocoiro pen and waterbrush (lightly) on Okima OE NOTES sketchbook. Learning to be faster and less structured, less pencil, more ink. Then I played with her in watercolors: Daniel Smith and Golden’s QoR. I enjoyed hitting a new … Continue reading →

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Tapestry: Timed Sketch

Posted on May 9, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Gina Rossi’s sprout for the week was to paint from an embroidered piece this week. I had no embroidery in sight, though when I finished my timed sketch Mitchell reminded me of several wonderful fabric samples we have: oops. I … Continue reading →