Category Archives: watercolor

Tools: Watercolors, 7, Black, White, Grey and Sparkly Colors!!

Posted on July 16, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Each Sunday this summer I am looking at my paint “collection”: Tools: Watercolors, 1, Yellow-Orange; Tools: Watercolors, 2, Red-Pink Tools: Watercolors, 3, Greens to Yellows Tool: Watercolors, 4, Blues to Greens Tools: Watercolors, 5, Violet and Purple Tools: Watercolors, 6, Browns … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, color, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, black, charcoal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, favorite, graphite, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, grey, Holbein, iridescent, M.Graham watercolors, Mayan paints, opaque, paynes grey, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, transparent paint, watercolor, white | 1 Comment

Raku Giraffe

Posted on July 16, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

My Zen brother gave me my raku giraffe. I think of him as my painterly Zenny Oriental giraffe, a cool dude. He is a cherished object, but not THE cherished object. To find out what object I cherish more than … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, art journal, challenge, memory, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Daniel Smith watercolors, giraffe, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, M.Graham watercolors, Noodlers ink, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Preppy pen, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, watercolor | Leave a comment

Indian Paintbrush

Posted on July 15, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

California wildflowers are deeply connected to memories of my childhood. Until World Watercolor Month I had only a fleeting understanding of that, but the more I choose to paint California wildflowers, the more I am aware! Somehow, when you draw … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, California wildflower, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, floral, flower, Indian paintbrush, Lamy Joy, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, watercolor | 2 Comments

Thursday Doors: Monastery of the Precious Blood

Posted on July 14, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Okay, I had to pull up an old sketch for Thursday Doors! A wonky urban sketch of the side doors, which is nicer than the front doors, of the Monastery of the Precious Blood in the Mount Tabor neighborhood of … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged #thursdaydoors, art journal, circulation, marble, Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy, Stillman & Birn, Thursday Doors, urban sketchers, Washington State Capitol Justice Building | 13 Comments

Bleeding Hearts

Posted on July 14, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Bleeding Hearts As of today this reminds me not only of family, but of this incredibly awful political season and the vitriol among people on the “same side.” I am told I am a bleedin’ heart liberal. I wear it … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Bleeding Heart, California wildflower, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, floral, flower, Lamy Al-Star, Noodlers ink, pan watercolors, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 16 Comments

Gratitude: My Red Bike at the Haskell Street Barn

Posted on July 13, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

*alert: vampire child face, oops* I had a good childhood, raised by a single mom with an alcoholic dad who skipped, and three much older brothers who loved me dearly. I am GRATEFUL because I wasn’t around JD (what they … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, journal, memory, pen & ink, portrait, series, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, apricot, babysitter, bike, Daniel Smith watercolors, Encino California, George Puttnam, ghosts, gratitude, Haskell Ave, Holbein, journal, memory, Moleskin Watercolor journal, pen & ink, Platinum Carbon pen, red barn, red bike, selfie, sketchbook, the Haunting, watercolor, watercolor art journal | 18 Comments

Two Hooks

Posted on July 11, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I did these in tandem, so will post them in tandem. Still working with the DeA tobacco ink, and loving it. Pentalic Aqua Journal, Lamy Al-Star, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, and Sennelier, Holbein, QoR and Daniel Smith watercolors. ©D. Katie … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Fineline masking fluid, froggie, frogs, hook, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham watercolors, palm, palm trees, Pentalic Aqua Journal, QoR, watercolor | 2 Comments

Vetch is Not Good for Horses!

Posted on July 10, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I had to paint vetch after the lupines: equal time for Pa after Mimi! After my memory jog in California Lupines, I kept wondering why Pa warned me not to feed the horses vetch whenever I visited the ranch. There … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, journal, memory, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, California, companion planting, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, floral, flower, horses, Lamy Al-Star, Pa, pan watercolors, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, QoR, vetch, watercolor | 7 Comments

Tools: Watercolors, 6, Browns and Golds

Posted on July 9, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Each Sunday for the next few weeks I am looking at my paint “collection”, and why I have keepers and ‘meh’ colors that I probably won’t buy again. Tools: Watercolors, 1, Yellow-Orange Tools: Watercolors, 2, Red-Pink Tools: Watercolors, 3, Greens to … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, color, process, tools, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, brown, Daniel Smith watercolors, favorite, gold, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Holbein, M.Graham watercolors, Mayan paints, opaque, Primatek, QoR watercolors, quinacridone gold, rust, Sennelier, transparent paint, watercolor | 5 Comments

California Lupines

Posted on July 8, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Lupines are a wild California flower — hillsides in Southern California turn deep violet with hues of magenta-purple vetch running through them. Both remind me of my grandparents. My grandfather used to tell me not to feed the horses vetch. … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, California wildflower, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, floral, flower, Lamy Al-Star, lupine, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, purple, Sennelier, watercolor | 7 Comments

Sweetpeas

Posted on July 7, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I was called Sweetpea by my brother growing up; I didn’t see a wild sweetpea until I moved to Oregon, and now they greet me in early summer and sometimes have a second blooming in autumn. I hear my brother … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, floral, flower, Lamy Al-Star, pan watercolors, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, QoR, sweetpea, watercolor, wild sweetpeas | 6 Comments

Thursday Doors: Justice Building Front Doors

Posted on July 7, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

For Thursday Doors, I am looking at the Washington State Capitol Justice Building interior is more pink-mauve than the Legislative building (see the top shell scroll), and perhaps it is because it was painted at a later date. This detracts … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #thursdaydoors, art journal, circulation, Delta journal, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, marble, Platinum Preppy, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, Sennelier, Stillman & Birn, Thursday Doors, urban sketchers, Washington State Capitol Justice Building | 14 Comments

VSW: Beach Palm Brazil and One-Liner Wednesday

Posted on July 6, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Skies as expressive as a tropical ocean. Deep calm. Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, De Atramentis Document black ink; Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors. Photograph by Murilo Romeiro of a beach in Brazil. I started a Facebook group page … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #1linerWeds, #WorldWatercolorMonth, beach, Brazil, De Atramentis Document ink, ink and wash, palm trees, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 2 Comments

VSW: Ucluelet BC

Posted on July 5, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I love this image by Joan Wilson of the Ucluelet in British Columbia. Working on skies and washes, they are so not easy. Challenges the zennie in me; they can be overworked in the blink of an eye! Pentalic Aqua … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, landscape, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Document ink, grisaille, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, pan watercolors, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, Ucluelet, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | Leave a comment

New Moon 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

HAPPY AND SAFE 4TH TO EVERYONE! It’s that time of year when everyone in the West living near forests and fields worries about fireworks. Crazily, they still allow personal street fireworks as part of a RIGHT as if people’s homes, … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, lunar cycle, process, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, fireworks, Lamy Al-Star, pan watercolors, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Sennelier, watercolor | 2 Comments

USk: Mitchell, Saw, ER Kaiser

Posted on July 3, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Mitchell had a saw buck and a piece of wood went flying yesterday. We are very lucky and thanked KaliMa that it missed his artery in his arm by mere mms! Hit him in the middle of his two eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, memory, pen & ink, portrait, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor, writing | Tagged ‪#‎WorldWatercolorMonth, Daniel Smith watercolors, ER, kaiser permanente, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Strathmore journal, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk | 22 Comments

Tools: Watercolors, 5, Violet and Purple!

Posted on July 2, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Each Sunday this summer I am looking at my paint “collection”: Tools: Watercolors, 1, Yellow-Orange; Tools: Watercolors, 2, Red-Pink Tools: Watercolors, 3, Greens to Yellows Tools: Watercolors, 4, Blues to Greens I hated pink and purple as a girl; I was … Continue reading →

Posted in art, color, painting, process, tools, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Daniel Smith watercolors, favorite, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Holbein, M.Graham watercolors, Mayan paints, opaque, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, transparent paint, watercolor | 10 Comments

July is World Watercolor Month!

Posted on July 1, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Charlie from Doodlewash starting World Watercolor Month to celebrate that which many of us love — WATERCOLORS — and to help benefit kids without access to art supplies. Artists from around the world will be posting their daily efforts on … Continue reading →