Tag Archives: #365sketch2017

Hahnemühle Post Cards, 10, Palms

Posted on September 1, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

A lot to want to ESCAPE from this last couple weeks… Sad angry politics, riots, and my MAC is a lemon and screwed with my reports. So I go to my happy spot… doodling Palm Trees and Daisies and Stars … Continue reading →

Posted in cards, creativity, drawing, memory, painting, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #365sketch2017, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, doodling, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Hahnemühle Postcards, palm tree, palms, Platinum Carbon pen, Robert Oster ink, watercolor | 10 Comments

Tools, 8, Testing Nemosine Inks

Posted on August 6, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Inks on sale at Goulet prompted a few new colors to miraculously land on my desk. I’d sampled Nemosine Aeolis Palus Red + Solar Storm (orange). Right, I played with the orange in both the Pilot medium nib Metropolitan … Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #365sketch2017, art journal, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Nemosine inks, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor | 14 Comments

Hahnemühle Post Cards, 7, Palms

Posted on August 1, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

A tropical island, one place I go that is my happy place… Not too hot, Pacific Ocean, breezes. Brunaille and grisaille underpainting. Sent! Laguna Beach iconic view — from one of many photos I’ve taken over the years. Brunaille and … Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, drawing, ink painting, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, waterbrush, watercolor | Tagged #365sketch2017, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, brunaille, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, grisaille, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, Laguna Beach, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Neocolor II, palm tree, palms, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Robert Oster ink, Super5 ink, watercolor | 4 Comments

Hahnemühle Post Cards, 6

Posted on July 24, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I had no idea when I began playing with the Hahnemühle Post Cards that I would love them so much! Trading postcards, sending an actual watercolor, and now, gifting them to Patreons! Now I am comfortable with the ribbed rough paper, … Continue reading →

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Hahnemühle Post Cards, 5

Posted on July 15, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

A second image of Randy’s Gardenia created during the video. Terry Phillips’ Morning Glories climbing her bird feeder, showing a bit of the layering process from ink to finish. Hahnemühle makes a longer post card, which I played with above. … Continue reading →

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HBG: The Back Story

Posted on July 6, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I am sure there are hundreds of amazing and honest foster parents in the world, but ours wasn’t one of them. Because of her lies and antics, our guys cost us roughly a thousand dollars more than they “should” have … Continue reading →

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HBG: Dosha Types

Posted on July 4, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

*btw, that is not a rat… it is he with his head under a roll of cotton trying to find a rattle mouse he thinks went under the roll. Also, this was written when they had not yet come off … Continue reading →

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VSW: Hahnemühle Post Cards, 4

Posted on June 23, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

More middle-of-the-night playing-with-inks postcards. In this one the delicate nature of the blossoms went a little awry, and mostly it was from overdoing the ink layers, then adding watercolors, and every thing began to moosh around and so I blobbed … Continue reading →

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Hood River Strawberries

Posted on June 21, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Summertime in Oregon is announced when the Hood Rivers are ripe. They have a burst of the sweetest flavor, and they are gone too quickly! I missed the official Solstice since it came on the 20th this year — But … Continue reading →

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HWB: Boy and Gurl Come to Own Us

Posted on June 16, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

My journal of Boy and Gurl will be told in the Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, my spring gift to me! I wish I’d done this for all my kitties… but back then it was architectural drawings or big acrylic paintings. I LOVE … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, art journal, ink painting, journal, memory, paper, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools | Tagged #365sketch2017, art journal, Cat, cats, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, kittens, Lamy Joy, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen | 2 Comments

VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 3

Posted on June 14, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Chives. Love them in salad. J.Herbin has two inks in this post, a lovely green and pink. I forget the name of this daisy-like flower… not a sunflower. CC’s posies, again, can’t remember the name of them! Bougainvillea. Home. Still … Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #365sketch2017, bougainvillea, chives, daisy, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, flower, Hahnemühle Post Cards, J. Herbin ink, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Carbon pen, sunflower, Super5 ink | 6 Comments

Sammy Meditating

Posted on June 12, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Not these days… He is hearing the crazy cats down the hall in the studio and watching at the door to see if we bring someone into his space… He’s dropped weight and tests came back and no indicators, so … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, art journal, creativity, drawing, pen & ink, sketchbook | Tagged #365sketch2017, art journal, Cat, cat buddha, meditating cat, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Sammy | 4 Comments

VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 2

Posted on June 9, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Last month’s Every Day in May challenge, and my requiring no pencil, has a hold over in that as I am stressed and busy I continue with just a sketch of anything I pull out of the bag of images, … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, waterbrush, watercolor | Tagged #365sketch2017, #Hahnemühle, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, echinacea, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, marigold, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, snow bells, St. John's Wort, Super5 ink, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 12 Comments

VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 1

Posted on June 7, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Working this months Virtual Sketchwalk (all flowering thangs) on Hahnemühle Post Cards, mostly directly in ink again, as I have no time so am doing quick sketches. Pepper trees remind me of Canoga Avenue in the San Fernando Valley, which … Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, waterbrush, watercolor | Tagged #365sketch2017, #Hahnemühle, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 4 Comments

Tools: Wrap-up on Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook,

Posted on June 4, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

So another experiment. I’ve been softening my ink and liquid watercolors by diluting them with water, and decided to see what happened when I used them almost full strength. AAACK! Above, when the full-strength are softened with water… After the … Continue reading →

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Nostalgie: Laundry

Posted on June 3, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Susan posted a lovely image of red laundry hanging on a line, and the image swirled around in my head, and got me thinking about how much an image can evoke. That single image brought back the smell of summer … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #365sketch2017, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, watercolor | 6 Comments

Every Day in May, Ta-Dah!

Posted on May 31, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

gads turn off the sound! mac is not letting me turn it off during export! I haven’t done a prompt with challenges in a couple of years. I have no trouble thinking of things to sketch and time is what … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools, watercolor | Tagged #365sketch2017, #EDIM, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Diamine Grey ink, Diamine Regency Blue ink, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, KWZ Foggy Green ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Lamy LX, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor | 12 Comments

Every Day in May: 30 Ugg

Posted on May 30, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

This one took the time for Mitchell to run into the post office to collect our mail. Yes, I was uninspired by shoe… I’ve drawn shoe and not interested in shoe… But hey, I was inspired by all Jutta’s other … Continue reading →