I love sketching in journals because I love making our memories come to life. Mitchell and I are staying in Portland for our vacation; I am told the hip thing to call it is a “staycation.” Mostly we are working … Continue reading
Note: I am writing a story/journal that I don’t want to show before it is published in full. These are some of the illustrated pages in the sketchbook for the story. Preparing pages to tell a hand-written story is a … Continue reading
In all this waiting-for-kidney-stone maladies to heal (the surgeon tore my ureter) I have been creating a healing journal. I’m not sure I can share it in its entirety, but will at some point share within my comfort zone. It … Continue reading
REFLECTIONS AS I CREATED THE JOURNAL AND AFTER I was in the middle of the A-to-Z challenge last year when I stumbled upon the International Fake Journal Month, and “met” Roz Stendahl. I wished I had seen it before the … Continue reading
April Fool’s Day 2015 ver went to sleep, not really. Laid down but could not sleep and so, I stayed up. Too excited about the trip, plus I had to connect one last time with Jai and the kids before … Continue reading
I wish my grandfather had not sold their ranch in California. I have all good memories there of family and being a kid and critters and holidays and making things and first riding a horse and shooting a rifle and … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Lunar Moondae:
This moonth was an unplanned painting of what is happening as I design the class on journaling with the lunar cycles. I wrote less, and painted more, my little gurl as she moved through the…
I’ve made a hard decision during this Dark-of-the-Moon. Previously I set up a second blog that was dedicated to my love of working with Lunar energy. Lunar Moondae was also home to my Booby Gurl images. After a great deal … Continue reading
This is an amazing and touching article in the Washington Post, which I came by via one of the artists, Richard Johnson. Drawing The World Together Once we were soldiers They are only translucent distorted shadows of the soldiers, marines, … Continue reading
Last week, the end of this challenge. Oddly, I think I am the only one who did it! No matter; I am developing a drawing habit. Next I take the 75-day challenge from Brenda Swenson. *sigh* I know I will … Continue reading
Thank you to Sammy at bemuzin for this blog post! I am asked how I manage to be so productive. We have our business together and I am working 25-40 hours/week. And I have several blogs — see the side … Continue reading
Week two, still many obstacles in my life. AND, started Sketchbook Skool. Tuesday was a day off (YAY!!!!) and spent the day painting, including a recipe. Saturday, Cathy Johnson posted some outtakes from her Sketchbook Skool class, a video on … Continue reading
I’ve spoken about the series on My Family I created for a year-long study group with Brugh Joy. One of my favorite paintings from the series is of my grandmother, Lyle Genevieve Smith. I was the last grandchild, and so … Continue reading
It took me a while to want to write this. I learned a lot from the A-to-Z Challenge — and probably won’t do it again. I don’t want to set out to write short blurbs just to collect followers and … Continue reading
I started with an iconic view of my hometown, Laguna Beach, from the cliffs to the north. I really went for saturation this time, trying to move lots of color onto a piece. Not what I saw in my mind’s … Continue reading
Pia Rom’s prompt this month for her challenge grabbed me immediately, though the colors for this month are not me at all! We collect coffee mugs! Mitchell and I have names for them — Our Happy Mug (white roosters stamped … Continue reading
I love it when I find writers who paint and draw, because I am both writer and artist. Kenneth Patchen, Natalie Goldberg, and Henry Miller are some of my favorites. I enjoyed these drawings of Vonnegut’s and was surprised as … Continue reading
D.Katie Powell Art 