Rona2: Oregon on Fire

Posted on September 14, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

There is not a lot to say…
You’d have to have been in a coma not to know what is going on
as Oregon has made world news for months,
and now it is all about the fires.

The skies are either grey-white or brown-grey…
Everything is seen through a brown fog
and after a long day my throat hurts…

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Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book, Pentel Aquash waterbrushes,
Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Vintage Pelikan P20 Twist Fountain Pen with Pelikan Black ink,
Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Holbein, MGraham, DS Primatek and Daniel Smith watercolors.

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Rona2: Rochester and Portland

Posted on September 8, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I follow @maranierae (you should too) on Instagram, and her posts on the Rochester
protests compelled me to see the Daniel Prude video for myself.
I wept.
I was sorry I’d watched it before bed…
but if I am horrified and heartbroken to have witnessed this lynching,
my heart pain is nothing compared to the pain his brother must feel
to have called the police to help him with his mentally ill brother and
know he called them to torture and lynch him…
The worst thing was the aftermath, when they lightheartedly talked about
“These things happen…” I’d like to get the quote right but cannot see that video again.

I was alone as Mitchell was asleep.
I roughly sketched this while weeping.
Putting it into my sketchbook helps me to process what
I am witnessing.

I still could not sleep, and so continued drawing and listening to videos
first from @maranierae (her image inspired the sketch above)
then to @pdxgabs and @r3evolutiondaddy and beyond.

Back to an image from @maranierae of Mike Hastings…
I listened to his impassioned speech while adding color…
He’s earned the right to talk to these immature cops who talk about the protests as riots —
Bronze Star for his work as a medic in Vietnam in the army, and now a retired RN, showing up and tried to get through to the humanity of the PPB…

They have none.

We are not a humanity.
I don’t know what we are.

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Rona2: 100 Days of Protest, 2

Posted on September 7, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I also listened to speeches given by various BLM activists.
None call for violence,
and in fact call for passive resistance, staying together,
and what to do when the PPB arrests you in violation of your right
to free speech and freedom to peacefully assemble.

I watched videos by pdxgabs, r3volutiondaddy, and others of the same scenes:
Portland Police and State Police who have been made federal agents
by Kate Brown so that they could arrest Press, Medics
and others who are doing their jobs and used to be protected by that clause,
dragging peaceful but noisy protesters, beating them bloody in a few cases.

It makes me sick, depresses me and is in fact defeating.
If this is what law enforcement in a supposedly liberal town
has come to then we are indeed lost.

We are not a humanity. I don’t know what we are.

No one can blame this one on Trump.
This is Oregon State and City of Portland…

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Rona2: 100 Days of Protest, 1

Posted on September 6, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

My middle of the night sketching setup.

Each night I spend 1-2 hours watching raw and live videos of what is happening in Portland to the protesters.

Yes, TO the protesters.

Fake News and simply poor reporting is partially to blame for people thinking that BLM protesters in Portland have burned down buildings and killed/assaulted people.
ALL major news outlets persisted for months in calling Proud Boys and other
brown shirt (Nazi or Trump supporter groups) protesters. They are not.

Protesters have agendas and demands, an end goal, though it may be difficult to achieve. They let people know where they are gathering, openly invite anyone interested,
and pull permits to assemble. They do not carry weapons (or if they do they are not brandishing them). They do not threaten those around them — no locals who happen
to be passing by. They do not bully, or intimidate other than their sheer size in numbers.
They have painted graffiti, and lit trashcans on fire; not punishable by violence.

IF one of them (of the thousands who are protesting) did anything violent it was not part of the plan, and they acted alone. I say IF, as I am giving them that possibility.

Many independent news people took this image last night.

The news should have separated them (they were told repeatedly by locals)
from the agitators, because we’ve seen them before.
I first saw them in the last election braking windows of shops in the Pearl…
They come to Portland, usually from out of state or from hours away,
and they are here to cause trouble.
They are violent, carry weapons (bully everyone in their wake,
scream obscenities at passerbys who are not part of their troop
(and it is a small militia of sorts). They are bigots, racists, etc.,
and they are Trump supporters, inspired to do his bidding.

Now, sadly, and it layers a whole new horror for me,
the Portland Police (and their new buddies in crime, the State Police and DHS)
definitely are violent nightly. They enter a peaceful but noisy protest,
bully and prance around, then declare it a riot.
(If these “law enforcement” officials saw a real riot —
like Watts in the sixties — they might pee in their pants.)
I see no riot but what follows… they ask for them to do conflicting things
(on or off the sidewalk?) and when people ask for clarification they grab them
and throw them to the ground and arrest them. The protestors are noisy (they scream their names and phone numbers to others around them) but docile as they don’t want to be beaten, but they are often beaten anyway — broken bones and bloody faces

Remember that this is not a Judge Dredd state;
The police are STILL not allowed BY LAW
to judge and dispense punishment.

No one can blame this one on Trump.
This is Oregon State and the City of Portland…

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Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book, Pentel Aquash waterbrushes,
Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Platinum Japanese Art Pocket Brush Pen, with
Robert Oster Green at Night ink, Robert Oster Midnight Sapphire ink,
with Birmingham Tarnished Nickel ink, with Robert Oster Bishop to King ink,
Robert Oster African Gold ink, J.Herbin Rose Cyclamen ink.

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Using Watercolour vs Sketching Journals

Posted on September 5, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

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Covid changed my journal use yet again.
Between the pandemic, sequestration, and the Portland protests,
I began to write pages in my sketching journal… because that is what I carry with me,
and I felt like I was writing to save my sanity and life!
I had begun a Grey Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book and
just began using it up, above, instead of saving it for nicer watercolor attempts.
Notes and sketches about ordering delivered groceries, missing people
in our studio neighborhood, feeling alone, taping recipe items, and
of course, my silly cat sketches all went into the more “expensive” journal.

And I loved that!
I loved having it all in one journal!

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My second Covid journal I grabbed the Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook.
Freedom to write and write and write… BUT, I missed being able to lay
in several layers of watercolor, or lift watercolors.

Now I am standing at a crossroads.
I’ve always been wary of “wasting” watercolor paper on writing…
And watercolor journals are usually $7-10 more than good sketching journals.

But, the best news ever changed my concern over $$$!

Merriartist is now carrying
my favorite Hahnemuhle journals at a substantially lower everyday pricepoint
than other stores! I have been paying close to $30, and
A5 landscape is just under $20 at Merriartist. Amazeballs!
This makes them affordable enough to be my go-to journal! Click here for all their watercolor journals! But I digress… because though the price savings makes them affordable, my burning question:

Can I consistently and freely write on watercolor pages?

I DON’T KNOW! I’m working on it!

Do you have this problem?

I am finicky about my sketching and watercolor journals.
Everyone has different uses that dictate the choices in journals.

I prefer hardbound so I can sketch anywhere without having to carry a hard surface,
and I want durable… I am hard on books. Many good sketchbooks are softcover.
And it needs to open flat… pop-up books are annoying.

I like A4 or A5 landscape, so I can sketch and then often write a quote
or Buddhist passage at the edge; some otherwise good sketchbooks only do portrait.

Even a sketchbook I want paper that can take a watercolor wash
(thankfully Nostaglie does that!) However, I must jump to the Watercolour journal
for multiple washes or scrubbing, or ink washes.
Ink/watercolor combo is shown above in an image of the Pitt Museum in Portland.
No bleed in even the heaviest ink washes! (Inks bleed more than watercolors.)

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P.S.

Marriartist is also carrying my favorite sketching journal at amazing everyday prices,
Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, above, for light watercolors and sketching, and
Hahnemuhle Watercolor Postcard Tin (below) filled with Cold-Pressed
watercolor postcards ready to send. I use my empty tins for watercolor palettes.

Remember to support small locally owned businesses whenever possible…
especially in this pandemic!
Merriartist makes it easy as their prices often beat the big box stores!

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Watercolour Journal,
Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook (light watercolors and sketching),
Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour book,
Various Robert Oster inks for ink painting,
Platinum Carbon pen with De Atramentis Document Brown ink,
Pilot Metropolitan with Super5 Frankfurt ink,
Jinhao 750 with Goulet 1.1 stub nib and Super5 Frankfurt ink,
Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,Da Vinci, MatteoGrilliArt, JazperStardust, PfeifferArt, Sennelier, Holbein, MGraham,
DS Primatek watercolors, and Daniel Smith Watercolors.

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Linda Fishing

Posted on September 4, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I loved this image of my bestest friend from High School!

She goes fishing (catch and release) on a lake near her home —
Such a joyful image to sketch!
Now I have her image forever in my art journal!

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book,
Noodler’s Lexington Grey Ink in Pentel Aquash waterbrushes,
Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Holbein, MGraham, DS Primatek and Daniel Smith watercolors.

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Rona2: VSW Street in France

Posted on September 1, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

From an image from Evalyn Baker of a street in Languedoc, France!
I took great liberties with color!
Never before have I appreciated Virtual Sketching as much as I do now;
late at night after tough days sketching saves me.

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book,Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Vintage Pelikan Fountain Pen with Pelikan Black ink,
Sennelier, Holbein, DS Primatek watercolors, and Daniel Smith Watercolors.

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The Sketchpack Project 2020, 22-31

Posted on August 31, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Continuing with the Sketchpack Project on “Emotional Body:
If you’d like to see the first post go here; the second post go here.
the third post, here; below, my completion.

Saturday when no one intrudes.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Troublemaker Sea Glass ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Cosmic Swirl ink, Robert Oster Australian Opal Grey ink.

Sometimes it is a song that gets stuck in my head…

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Robert Oster Melon Tea ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
L’Artisan Pastellier Classique Jaune ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

It was weeks of boxing at ghosts.
I hate that.
I prefer to confront problems.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Pitt White pen,
Papier Plume House of the Rising Sun ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
L’Artisan Pastellier Classique Jaune ink, Robert Oster Marrone Mustard ink.

Robert Oster Vine Leaf ink, Monteverde Moonstone ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Sydney Darling Harbour ink.

We all saw this coming.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink, KWZ Grapefruit ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Robert Oster Australian Opal Grey ink.

The exercise of working with pure color first (usually)
and then moving to imagery if so moved,
and sometimes then not for days,
helped me to work through the issues.
No solutions, but then, when things happen
that are out of your control and
for which you had no hand,
there is usually no solution unless
other parties decide to weigh in.

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle ZigZag Accordian Journal (watercolor ready),
Fineline Masking Fluid, Pentel Aquash waterbrushes,
Duke Fude (Bent) Nib with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink…
Colored inks: Robert Oster Green Olive ink, Robert Oster Muddy Dragon ink,
Birmingham Albert Einstein Relative Cadmium ink,
Dennis Rodman Gunpowder Tea ink, Krishna Pencil ink, Robert Oster Muddy Water ink, Birmingham Cranberry Nobel ink, Blackstone Wild Orange (Scented) ink,
Blackstone Australian Bush (Scented) ink, Robert Oster Green at Night ink, Robert Oster Sydney Lavender ink, Robert Oster Chartreuse ink, Robert Oster Melon Tea ink,
Robert Oster Orange Zest ink, Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink,
Robert Oster Thunderstorm ink, Robert Oster Opal Green ink,
Vinta Sea Kelp Leyte 1944 ink, 3oysters Gogung ink, Waterman Tender Purple ink,
Taccia AKA red ink, Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink, Birmingham Green Weenie ink,
Robert Oster Dark Chocolate ink, Troublemaker Sea Glass ink,
Robert Oster Cosmic Swirl ink, Robert Oster Australian Opal Grey ink,
L’Artisan Pastellier Classique Jaune ink, Robert Oster Marrone Mustard ink,
Papier Plume House of the Rising Sun ink, Robert Oster Vine Leaf ink,
Monteverde Moonstone ink, Robert Oster Sydney Darling Harbour ink,
KWZ Grapefruit ink, Robert Oster Australian Opal Grey ink.

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Rona2: VSW Cars, Languedoc, France

Posted on August 30, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

From an image from Annette Morris old rusting cars, France!
Mixing watercolors and soluble inks.

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Vintage Pelikan Fountain Pen with Pelikan Black ink,
Robert Oster Austrailian Opal Blue ink, Robert Oster Green at Night ink,
Robert Oster Melon Tea ink, L’Artisan Pastellier Classique Jaune ink…
DS Primatek watercolors, and Daniel Smith Watercolors.

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Rona2: VSW Saint-Siffret, France

Posted on August 29, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Sketched from a photo from artist Tom Brudzinski streets of Saint-Siffret, France!
No watercolor and inks!

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Vintage Pelikan Fountain Pen with Pelikan Black ink,
Da Vinci, Sennelier, Holbein, DS Primatek watercolors, and Daniel Smith Watercolors.

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True Love, Sweets!

Posted on August 26, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

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Cooking is important again… and has stayed that way for months!
We don’t buy baked goods and other deli items while shopping now…

GREAT cookie recipe from www.butterbaking.com!
I had only brown sugar, and now have a versatile recipe that is yummy;
I added walnuts or instant espresso to vary the taste.

Our memory journal now has pandemic entries on the cookies too.
Drawing is keeping me going.

I am sure, though, Mitchell is keeping me around for the fudge,
which I used to make only on holidays.
Walnuts have turned out to be his favorites, and I like them chopped into the fudge.
Anything to keep us happy during this quite miserable time in US history!

Bright Ideas multi-color journal, Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook,
De Atramentis Document Brown ink,
Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Holbein, MGraham, DS Primatek and Daniel Smith watercolors.

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“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

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Rona2: VSW Pigasse, France

Posted on August 25, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

From an image from Annette Morris of a Canal du Midi, Pigasse, France!
No watercolor, inks!

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
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“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Robert Oster Austrailian Opal Blue ink, Robert Oster Green at Night ink,
Robert Oster Melon Tea ink, L’Artisan Pastellier Classique Jaune ink…
mixed.

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Rona2: In the Groove with Rancho Gordo

Posted on August 24, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

You are not hearing me rave as much about Rancho Gordo beans because
I am kinda getting into a groove with them. I cook more of them in the manner described on their site, and then mix it up with other items and the yummy beans.

This is a typical dinner now — I last made it with Marcella beans,
adding them to a quick “stir-fry” of cherry tomatoes, zucchini, and onions.
Incredibly yummy!

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Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook,
Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Holbein, MGraham, DS Primatek and Daniel Smith watercolors.

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The Sketchpack Project 2020, 12-21

Posted on August 23, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Continuing with the Sketchpack Project on “Emotional Body:
If you’d like to see the first post go here; the second post go here.

In the second post I talked about overwhelm and upset,
and finally working through it. These images reflect those issues.
I had no ideas, felt spent, so each day I only did inks until
I began to make pencil marks here and there.

Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Duke Fude and Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Chartreuse ink, Robert Oster Melon Tea.

Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Robert Oster Orange Zest ink, Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink.

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Thunderstorm ink.

Such an amazing watery pacific ocean bay ink;
though made from an Australian so reflecting his oceans?
Anyway, it got me to cry laying in this ink, and that was good.
In many of these the inks came first.

Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Robert Oster Opal Green ink.

Yes, I muted a word….

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Vinta Sea Kelp Leyte 1944 ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

New Moon.

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Waterman Tender Purple ink.

Who knew there was so much gold sheen in Taccia AKA red ink?

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Taccia AKA red ink, Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink.

The protesters are getting hit with tear gas!

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Melon Tea ink, Birmingham Green Weenie ink.

Looking forward…

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Dark Chocolate ink.

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle ZigZag Accordian Journal (watercolor ready),
Fineline Masking Fluid, Pentel Aquash waterbrushes,
Duke Fude (Bent) Nib with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Robert Oster Green Olive ink, Robert Oster Muddy Dragon ink,
Birmingham Albert Einstein Relative Cadmium ink,
Dennis Rodman Gunpowder Tea ink, Krishna Pencil ink, Robert Oster Muddy Water ink, Birmingham Cranberry Nobel ink, Blackstone Wild Orange (Scented) ink,
Blackstone Australian Bush (Scented) ink, Robert Oster Green at Night ink, Robert Oster Sydney Lavender ink, Robert Oster Chartreuse ink, Robert Oster Melon Tea ink,
Robert Oster Orange Zest ink, Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink,
Robert Oster Thunderstorm ink, Robert Oster Opal Green ink,
Vinta Sea Kelp Leyte 1944 ink, 3oysters Gogung ink, Waterman Tender Purple ink,
Taccia AKA red ink, Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink, Birmingham Green Weenie ink,
Robert Oster Dark Chocolate ink.

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Rona2: VSW Assignan France

Posted on August 22, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

From an image from Google streets of Assignan, France!
No watercolor, inks! I love ink painting… I wish they were lightfast!

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Robert Oster Australian Sky Blue ink, Robert Oster Emerald ink,
Robert Oster Aussie Brown ink, Robert Oster Golden Brown ink,
Robert Oster Melon Tea ink, Robert Oster Fire Engine Red ink… mixed.

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Aussie Liquid Gold

Posted on August 21, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

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I love Robert Oster Shake & Shimmer Heart of Gold ink, (shown for comparison),
but the wow factor in Robert Oster Shake & Shimmer Aussie Liquid Gold ink,
a clear bright yellow-gold is amazeballs (a technical term)!

Above, you can see the different in the ink on watercolor paper, (top row, with and without flash so you can see the glitteries!), versus on smooth Hahnemühle paper,
comparing Aussie Liquid Gold ink and Heart of Gold ink, second row.

Remember that others review these inks just for writing;
I am also interested in how they are used for ink-painting!

Properties of Robert Oster Aussie Liquid Gold ink:

This ink is well-behaved,
and does not feather on
any of the papers I normally
use, including calendars
and Post-its. I consider it a medium ink, neither wet
nor dry; it evaporates
quickly with a wet nib.
It has never smeared on me.

It has monster
white-gold glitter!

I found it hard to image but
there are several photos here.
When hit with water the base
color moves easily but
the gold tends have
some water resistance.

LEMON YELLOW

The edges fall into a green-brown.

*Above, watercolors, from Daniel Smith and Sennelier.*

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The base dye confounds me, as it looks to be warm in certain lighting and cool —
even a slight touch lemony green — in other lighting.
The paper towel test (above) shows a distinct green separation along the top.
I also see touches of Robert Oster’s Green Olive (above) in the washed color.

Looking at watercolor comparisons, above I offer Daniel Smith’s Indian Yellow, their Primatek colors Monte Amon Sienna, and Tiger Eye, as well as Sennelier’s Hansa Light and Lemon Yellow. The pigments fall into in the following Munsell ranges: PY108, PY153, and PY3.

Another comparison between Aussie Liquid Gold ink and Heart of Gold ink.

RO is experimenting and testing lightfast properties…
MOST water soluble ink companies do not pay attention to these things
because most artists who use ink are making prints of their work.

His inks are non-toxic. I have more Robert Oster inks
than any other brand. Why? Because no other brand
has the spectacular mix of pigments within a color,
which gives even his simplest inks such beauty to with which to sketch and paint that it is a shame to waste them on writing!

His bottles are not the most beautiful, but I am happy
they are environmentally friendly bottles, created
from recycled chemical waste! This matters to me;
I started with fountain pens to stop the plastic pen trash.
I can get the fattest pen into them to refill on the go.
Yes, they are a bit tippy. I don’t care.
His inks make up for all that.

Robert Oster does not use boxes. As all my ink boxes
go into the trash, I am happy not to cut down a tree f
or a box around a bottle!

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
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“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle 1584 Journal, Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook,
Pentel Aquash waterbrushes, Robert Oster Shake & Shimmer Aussie Liquid Gold ink,
Robert Oster Shake & Shimmer Heart of Gold ink, Robert Oster Green Olive ink.

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Rona2: VSW Saint Chinian Windmill France

Posted on August 20, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

From an image from Annette Morris of a windmill in Saint Chinian!
Never before have I appreciated Virtual Sketching as much as I do now.

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Holbien, DS Primatek and Daniel Smith watercolors.

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Liza, a Commission

Posted on August 18, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Liza is a commission for a friend to gift in remembrance of her furbaby!

I started several versions of her, and the difficulty was that she was
white, white, and grey… and white!
White is harder to define…

Finally the decision to delineate her in ink then top with watercolors saved the day!
I loved her beautiful blue eyes and determined demeanor…

The recipient was delighted!

Paintings make great gifts and support
your local artists….I take commissions!

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Harmony watercolor block,
Pentalic HB woodless pencil,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Sennelier, Holbein, and Daniel Smith Watercolors.

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Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Troublemaker Sea Glass ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Robert Oster Cosmic Swirl ink, Robert Oster Australian Opal Grey ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink, Robert Oster Melon Tea ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, L’Artisan Pastellier Classique Jaune ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink, Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Pitt White pen, Papier Plume House of the Rising Sun ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink, L’Artisan Pastellier Classique Jaune ink, Robert Oster Marrone Mustard ink.

Robert Oster Vine Leaf ink, Monteverde Moonstone ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Robert Oster Sydney Darling Harbour ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink, KWZ Grapefruit ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink, Robert Oster Australian Opal Grey ink.

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Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, Robert Oster Orange Zest ink, Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink.

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Robert Oster Thunderstorm ink.

Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, Robert Oster Opal Green ink.

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Vinta Sea Kelp Leyte 1944 ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Waterman Tender Purple ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Taccia AKA red ink, Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink.

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Robert Oster Melon Tea ink, Birmingham Green Weenie ink.

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We are not a humanity.
I don’t know what we are.

No one can blame this one on Trump.
This is Oregon State and City of Portland…

Remember that this is not a Judge Dredd state;
The police are STILL not allowed BY LAW
to judge and dispense punishment.

No one can blame this one on Trump.
This is Oregon State and the City of Portland…

And I loved that!
I loved having it all in one journal!

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Troublemaker Sea Glass ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Cosmic Swirl ink, Robert Oster Australian Opal Grey ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Robert Oster Melon Tea ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
L’Artisan Pastellier Classique Jaune ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink, Pitt White pen,
Papier Plume House of the Rising Sun ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
L’Artisan Pastellier Classique Jaune ink, Robert Oster Marrone Mustard ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Sydney Darling Harbour ink.

Lamy Joy with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Robert Oster Australian Opal Grey ink.

Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Duke Fude and Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Chartreuse ink, Robert Oster Melon Tea.

Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Robert Oster Orange Zest ink, Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink.

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Thunderstorm ink.

Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
Robert Oster Opal Green ink.

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Vinta Sea Kelp Leyte 1944 ink, 3oysters Gogung ink.

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Waterman Tender Purple ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Taccia AKA red ink, Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink.

Duke Fude with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Melon Tea ink, Birmingham Green Weenie ink.

Platinum Plaiser pen with DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink,
Robert Oster Dark Chocolate ink.

Paintings make great gifts and support
your local artists….I take commissions!