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Category Archives: virtual sketching
Street Scene
I wish I knew where I obtained this image… I know it is a friend’s but I just don’t know whose! Bad on me for not labeling! Direct watercolor, done quickly. ☾ To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, painting, virtual sketching, watercolor
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Tools: Fall Watercolors
Gads I love color! I’ve been asked why I buy so many tubes of watercolors… It’s true, I could buy a dozen tubes and mix everything — well almost everything, because the Primatek colors have their own lovely granulating properties. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, creativity, drawing, journal, painting, process, review, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #asphatum, #autumncolors, #brownpaint, #danielsmithwatercolors, #fallcolors, #greenpaint, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #orangepaint, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #review, #sennelierwatercolors, #travelpalette, #watercolors, #yellowpaint
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VSW: Berlin, 2, Direct Watercolor
As a lover of inky lines, the class in direct watercolor changed me. I LOVED creating this very fast watercolor by diving in, no planning. I wish I had a bit more foresight about placement, (the image was crowded to … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, painting, virtual sketching, watercolor
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VSW: Berlin, 1, Tiergarten
New month, new walk for the Virtual Sketchwalk group on FaceBook. Berlin is our city this month, with contributions from two photographers, Rich Matheson and Eli Weisz. I played fast and loose with this sketch using a Sailor Fude pen. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, landscape, pen & ink, process, sketchcrawl, urban sketchers, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #berlin, #brandenburggate, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #sennelierwatercolors, #tiergarten, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #waterproofinks
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VSW: Quibao
Virtual Sketchwalk (group on Facebook) from our Shanghai walk, led by Aniko; this is from the town of Quibao. I had the flu when doing these and made mistakes, oh well, and one of them is I put Aliska on … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #PilotMetropolitan, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #quibao, #sennelierwatercolors, #shanghai, #virtualsketchwalk, #waterproofinks, architecture, art journal, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Holbein, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Sheree’s Naners
This post is about taking a sketch to a finished watercolor, or an idea to a commissioned piece. Sheree, a friend from high school, posted a photo of her banana tree, above left. I was intrigued by the color, especially … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, drawing, flowers, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
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Taking Classes
I enjoy taking classes — the camaraderie, and also, even if I know a lot about the subject, I always learn something. This was a class by Pat Southern Pearce, called Paperbag Blossoms. Pat often sketches on toned paper; that … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, flowers, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #pacificnorthwest, #paperbag, #paperbagblossoms, #patsouthernpearceclass, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, #virtualsketching, #waterproofinks
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Sherre’s Posies
A high school friend has a lovely garden and one of her images caught me… I didn’t do it justice and might try again! I LOVE my sketch — and here is the secret, that I love line work. But … Continue reading
30 Posies: Sunflowers Field
I may be a bit obsessed with sunflowers. This one is a much more typical Oregon field, with big green trees in the background… Oddly, however, I think I went back to my So Cal days and thought of the … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, flowers, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
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VSW: Eliska’s Posie
I stole a photo from a friend in Florida — Love this one Eliska! I collect great posies and keep them to sketch… ☾ To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com … Continue reading
Thinking, Thinking… Two
Continuing from yesterday’s post… When I am thinking about a larger piece I use my Nostalgie Journal to sketch out ideas… This takes me back to days as an architect when my thinking was done with pen to paper. The … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, creativity, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
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D.Katie Powell Art 