Category Archives: urban sketchers

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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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: Outside Torchéres

Posted on October 10, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

The outside lighting at the Capitol is another one of those parts that must be overlooked by visitors during the day, who are not drawn to the various sconces and torchéres because the light does not draw their eyes like … Continue reading →

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HyperAllergic: Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement in Pen and Ink

Posted on October 7, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Artists Mobilize to Capture Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement in Pen and Ink by Laura C. Mallonee in HyperAllergic, October 6, 2014 Art has played a role in the Umbrella Movement since day one, from public art installations like Stand By You: ‘Add … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Torchére

Posted on October 6, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Mitchell took great images of object details around the Legislative Building, and the torchére caught my eye. Not the same as painting in front of it, but fun nonetheless. I began with a detailed sketch, and almost left it alone, but … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Urban Sketching at Capitol Park

Posted on October 3, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Last Saturday we infilled missing color to the historic shellac. It is one of the few times when Mitchell had time to play a bit more than I did, and he took great images of the details around the Legislative … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: At the Capitol

Posted on September 27, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

We’ve been working to the point where I’ve had little time to paint or even sketch, however, we’ve been in a place I wanted to sketch: we’ve been repairing historic shellac on the wainscot of two offices in the Legislative … Continue reading →

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A Clan Member Died: Jorge Royan

Posted on August 8, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

“Do not worry about being known. Just try to be somebody worth knowing.” ~ JR In our last private communication, I told him we were holding energy for his surgery, and it touched him that I remembered. And in my … Continue reading →