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Tools: New Cold Press Hahnemühle Post Cards

Posted on June 6, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Loving Hahnemühle Post Cards as I do, I am thrilled to have the cold pressed option! Fabulous!  Perfect!  I am in love!! When I started with the first batch of post cards, highly textural, I loved the size/shape but struggled … Continue reading →

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Tools: Review: Hahnemühle D and S Sketchbook

Posted on May 26, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

What is it about a new journal? I love the blank page — not one of those peeps who hates them. The Hahnemühle D & S Sketchbook (Draft and Sketch) is a new journal for me. I wanted to try … Continue reading →

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Tools: TWSBI ECO for St. Patty’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

For Valentine’s Day Mitchell gifted me with the Lamy Al-Star in the new pink *flowers and pens and ink and watercolors, the man knows the way to my heart* but the color was really meh… not bright fuchsia or magenta … Continue reading →

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Inktober, 21 Galley Sunflower

Posted on October 21, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

We had Sunflowers whose stems were not standing up tall. I popped them into smaller vases and spread their cheer throughout the studio. One place was in front of the many-colored Fiesta-ware plates in our studio galley. Middle-of-the-night. To hear … Continue reading →

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Tools: Viviva Colorsheets and Hello Inktober

Posted on October 1, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Viviva is a new watercolor “sheet” out of India. I bought them through their Indiegogo campaign. Watercolor sheets are meant to travel with a waterbrush, so that you simply touch the wet brush to the colored paper and the color … Continue reading →

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Rooked

Posted on September 25, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

My second pen show (way back in summer) was a lesson in buyer beware. Last time, my virgin voyage, I had great luck and was gifted (Mitchell bought it for me) with the loveliest Jinhao, made better with tweaks and … Continue reading →

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Tools: Da Vinci Watercolors

Posted on September 10, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

I was able to buy a couple of Da Vinci watercolors half-off with free shipping. *i wanted to see if i liked them… nooo, not quite truthful… i am a watercolor tube addict and could not stop myself… i am … Continue reading →

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Ganesha and Matteo Grilli’s Paints

Posted on August 30, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Sometimes I try small handmade paint companies. I took a chance on Aussie painter and paintmaker MatteoGrilliArt handmade paints! and liked his so much I ordered more! LOOK AT THOSE COLORS!!!! Intense pigment, beautiful, not as creamy smooth as a … Continue reading →

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HWB: Boy and Gurl Come to Own Us

Posted on June 16, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

My journal  of Boy and Gurl will be told in the Hahnemühle Watercolour Book,  my spring gift to me! I wish I’d done this for all my kitties… but back then it was architectural drawings or big acrylic paintings. I LOVE … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, Ta-Dah!

Posted on May 31, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

gads turn off the sound! mac is not letting me turn it off during export! I haven’t done a prompt with challenges in a couple of years. I have no trouble thinking of things to sketch and time is what … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 19, Buddha’s Feet

Posted on May 20, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

I went for something a bit more meaningful to me than my feet. WAIT… oops, my feet are meaningful to me!  Where would I be without them? “Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”  … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 15-17

Posted on May 19, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

i cannot believe i am so swamped at work that i posted two of these before. *sigh*  losing it… edited It is not fancy, not pretty, and not expensive. It has many annoying design qualities. But in the end, the … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 15-16

Posted on May 16, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

There are a lot of things about the Platinum Carbon pen that are just plain stupid — like it doesn’t post (have a place for the cap) but dang this baby just writes and writes, and after all, that is … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 9-10, HUGE Problem, and a Great Lunch

Posted on May 12, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

I find this EDIM is causing me to write more than I do about my drawings… The prompts this year feel more personal to me. The prompt for the 9th was something huge, and as it followed the smallest-thing-on-my-desk, I … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 8, Trishna Jewelry

Posted on May 11, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

A little bittersweet for me, the earrings are some of the first I made for myself, and then for my new fledgling jewelry company, Trishna Jewelry. They were laying on my desk the day I had to do this prompt! … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 7, Architecture

Posted on May 10, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

This I see when I go to the bank.  I take my sketchbook often. Such a beautiful church sitting under the I-5 on-ramp! The list, above.  To hear about journalling and architectural sketching classes, follow me on Facebook! ☾ Hahnemühle … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 6, Truck

Posted on May 8, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Mitch Ridder‘s truck photos were the inspiration. Amazing photographer! The list, above.  To hear about journalling and architectural sketching classes, follow me on Facebook! ☾ Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Lamy LX pen with De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Pilot Preppy pen with … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 5, Onion

Posted on May 7, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

The onion that wants a life outside the chopping block. We are going to see where it goes! The list, above.  To hear about journalling and architectural sketching classes, follow me on Facebook! ☾ Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, KWZ Ink’s Foggy … Continue reading →

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