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Rona2: Anniversary Gift of Masks

Posted on June 22, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

Between the pandemic, working long hours, and the protests I have had no time for posting.  I continued to make marks late at night. Our anniversary in May was quiet and we slept, ate, and binge watched the Good Karma … Continue reading →

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Doe Library Palm

Posted on May 20, 2019 by dkatiepowellart

We did some work for UC Berkeley. The Doe Library is one of the most beautiful spaces I’ve seen, and there is a window with the palm through it and it is just like this. Last week was our anniversary … Continue reading →

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Overworked / Failure

Posted on May 30, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

Dan recently blogged about failures: “So many people try to hide failure. Sometimes, they want to hide it out of embarrassment and sometimes they want to hide it out of fear. I don’t want to fail, but when I do, … Continue reading →

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Tough Week

Posted on May 20, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

It’s been a tough week. Our little  girl got sick, and while we now know it is from her new condition and the meds for hypothyroidism, it was a hard week, staying up all night with her, worried, et all. … Continue reading →

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Bright Ideas, Week 3

Posted on May 7, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

All these images are sketched in the Bright Ideas journal. I can’t stop loving this crazy colored journal! I spent time color mixing this week… fewer Bright Ideas… But I did realize what this book is all about, and it … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on an Anniversary: Watercolor Sketching

Posted on December 28, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Two years ago I started moving away from large acrylics on canvas (above left) or small acrylics on my hand-made paper (above right). I wanted to paint again, in a smaller space, and so, thought to try watercolors and shellac … Continue reading →

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Full Moon Puja, Anniversay Prayers

Posted on May 19, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Mitchel and I met, had our first date, and married within a week in May, with a few years between meeting and wedding.  We celebrate it as a weekly event. On the full moon this year Mitchell and I went … Continue reading →

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In Your Pocket: Anniversary of Meeting my Soulmate

Posted on May 9, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Happy Anniversary Loverman!  Bring on the vacation!          I am now agreeing to the  Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License, which you can learn more about by visiting the site, or, visit my web page for a more user-friendly summary on my … Continue reading →

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