Tag Archives: #WorldWatercolorMonth

WWM: Day 23, PDX Roses

Posted on July 23, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Lovely roses in from of a “brownstone” in the Pearl District! “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post your drawing on any platform, and add your watercolor … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, landscape, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor | Tagged #greetingcards, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #middleofthenight, #pinkflowers, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #wildroses, #WorldWatercolorMonth, flower, pink, Platinum Carbon pen, roses, watercolor | Leave a comment

WWM: Day 22, VSW Rockport Dog

Posted on July 22, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

A second stab at catching the essence, this time of a poodly dog in a doorway. Under five minutes, played with where I placed my color for fun. Still paying attention to the eyes in the end livened up the … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, art journal, challenge, creativity, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #davinciwatercolors, #fiveminutes, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #rockportmaine, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, dog, poodle, watercolor | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 21, VSW Rockport Cow

Posted on July 21, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

I have NO time so decided to try catching the essence in a few strokes and brushes of color. Cow was first try, under five minutes. Paying attention to the eyes in the end helped give the cow life. Thanks … Continue reading →

WWM: Day 20, Laguna Postcard

Posted on July 20, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Randy Boyd let’s me use his photos of home, Laguna Beach, to paint from. His images fill me with cheer; I miss home and the beach so much! Went for fat inked lines and deep tones on this one — … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, ink painting, landscape, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor | Tagged #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #lagunabeach, #middleofthenight, #palmtrees, #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 19 Grape Hyacinth

Posted on July 19, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Back to textured, rough Hahnemühle Post Cards. Love Grape Hyacinths, which I’d never seen until my first Spring in Oregon. “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, painting, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #davinciwatercolors, #grapehyacinth, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #middleofthenight, #rough, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor | 2 Comments

WWM: Day 18 Moon Palm

Posted on July 18, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Any excuse to use my Moonman pen, below! Added a brush dipped in inks and you have my Moon Palm! “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink | Tagged #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #robertosterink, #WorldWatercolorMonth | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 17 Moms Stuff, Sun

Posted on July 17, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

My mom’s copper sun hanging in my finish room. Trying a different route, waterproof inks building them up. Lexington Grey above… Brown inks added, De Atramentis Document Brown and something I mixed up in a waterbrush! Finally, watercolors added. And … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor | Tagged #coppersun, #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentink, #frankfurtink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleHarmony, #mexicansun, #middleofthenight, #super5ink, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, sun | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 16 Moms Stuff, Sun Postcard

Posted on July 16, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Playing around with Robert Oster African Gold; ink-painting! In the end added lines… I LIKE lines! This is loosely based on my Mom’s big copper sun from Mexico. It now hangs in my finish room… Happy Sun! “Paint as you … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink | Tagged #africangold, #diamineink, #gouletnib, #HahnemühlePostCards, #lamyvista, #middleofthenight, #robertosterink, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Jinhao, sun | Leave a comment

WWM: Day 15, Canvas Project, Bedlam!

Posted on July 15, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

BEDLAM! I have the word “BEDLAM” for my entry into the Canvas Project 2018… I started with sketches, as I only have one canvas! I saw Yaman coming at me one night! Bedlam is when the “kittens” get CRAZY … Continue reading →

Posted in acrylic, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #canvasproject, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, bedlam, Canvas Project, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, Yamantaka | 1 Comment

WWM: Day 14 Posey Cards

Posted on July 14, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Unknown card stock… Ink Painting with J.Herbin Rose Cyclamen ink and Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrün ink. Ink Painting with Monteverde Chariote ink and Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrün ink. “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink | Tagged #greetingcards, #jherbinink, #middleofthenight, #monteverdeink, #pinkflowers, #purpleflowers, #RohrerKlingnerink, #twsbieco, #WorldWatercolorMonth, flower, pink, posey, purple, purple flower | 2 Comments

WWM: Day 13 Buttercups

Posted on July 13, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Back to textured, rough Hahnemühle Post Cards. I like how the divots hold deeper color, especially in the Primatek colors. “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, painting, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #buttercup, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #middleofthenight, #rough, #sagebrushbuttercup, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor | Leave a comment

WWM: Day 12 Moms Stuff Dragonfly

Posted on July 12, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

This was a garden decoration, and my mom always had great flower gardens. I saw quite a bit of pink in the greys, and so went with the mauve-pink. I used Super5 Frankfurt ink for the waterproof lines. I sketched … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor | Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #deatramentisink, #diamineink, #Fluidwatercolorpaper, #frankfurtink, #greyink, #LamyLX, #middleofthenight, #super5ink, #tobaccoink, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Daniel Smith watercolors, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, watercolor | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 11 Moms Stuff, Pelican

Posted on July 11, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Ink as watercolor, in this case Robert Oster African Gold. I think I can stretch this World Watercolor Month to include this ink painting on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Post Cards. This squatty body is such a joy to paint! “Paint … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink | Tagged #africangold, #HahnemühlePostCards, #lamyvista, #middleofthenight, #momentcatchers, #momentsketchers, #pelican, #robertosterink, #WorldWatercolorMonth, sun | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 10, VSW Rockport Sailboat

Posted on July 10, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

I sketched the sailboat in ink and added shadow in waterproof grey ink. I’m not a person who can ever be in a boat for more than a few moments — I get deadly motion sickness! I love their shape … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, landscape, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #middleofthenight, #rockportmaine, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, bay, Holbein, Primatek, sailboat, Sennelier, trees, watercolor | 6 Comments

WWM: Day 9 Moms Stuff, Pelican

Posted on July 9, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

I love this pelican. More than most objects of mom, this and the whale (which someone in her building STOLE while we were packing) will be the best of my mom and I. She loved the ocean, we moved there … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, challenge, creativity, drawing, memory, painting, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #lagunabeach, #middleofthenight, #momentcatchers, #momentsketchers, #pelican, #WorldWatercolorMonth, sun | Leave a comment

WWM: Day 8, VSW Rockport

Posted on July 8, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Thanks to Tom Brudzinski for the great images from which to sketch! Today I tackled a sweet image of a walkway to a home with many flowering plants. Almost all of these sketches are a wonderful escape to unwind after … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 7 Firework

Posted on July 7, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

I did this to commemorate our 4th of July — I do one every year. Ours is a unique night, and often includes a night or two before. This is because we conserve institutional and private antiquities for a living; … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, painting, pen & ink, process, recipe, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #4thjuly, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleDSSketchbook, #middleofthenight, #recipepainting, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, fireworks, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor | Leave a comment

WWM: Day 6 Crazy Quilts

Posted on July 6, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Finally moved from the postcards to the Hahnemühle Watercolour Journal and got serious about these quilt studies. Seems I love painting them! Maybe I’ll do many squares to sell! This one didn’t turn out quite as well as I’d liked… … Continue reading →