Tag Archives: Alpha Journal

Late Night: Cozy Catz and Lettering

Posted on March 4, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

I am dissatisfied with my lettering. I hear my mother’s voice telling me I used to have such nice lettering! I know I never quite mastered architectural lettering, and now all of a sudden I care. Geesh. So I am … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, calligraphy, drawing, memory, painting, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged Alpha Journal, art journal, BradleyHand, calligraphy, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Jappaneese, Luma, Pentalic 2B woodless pencil, Pentel Brush Pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Stillman & Birn, The Cowboy Font, watercolor | 4 Comments

Our Antique Burro Chair, Monterey Style

Posted on December 9, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I started out to do a little post on painting one of our chairs. Then I realized I was posting about a chair I had also painted — so figured I should post about both restoration, painting the chair and … Continue reading →

Posted in color, creativity, furniture, memory, oil paint, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor | Tagged A-Frame chairs, Alpha Journal, antiqued, antiques, art journal, Gamblin, leather, Mason Monterey, oil paint, restoration, Stillman & Birn, upholstery | 1 Comment

Color Mixing: Four Primatek Colors

Posted on November 25, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I bought a few more Primatek (Daniel Smith) watercolor paints from Merriartist; they are having an amazing sale on watercolors this month (ask for the sale code.) I had to play with them, of course, and think I have fallen … Continue reading →