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VSW: Volterra, Italy

Posted on August 8, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

My virtual sketchwalk through the ancient town of Volterra, Italy. This virtual walk was a group walk with sketching friends from around the world! There were a couple of routes suggested, and I sketched the one from the Piazza XX … Continue reading →

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VSW (Short for Virtual Sketch Walk): Amsterdam

Posted on August 4, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

A virtual sketch walk is one in which you never leave your chair.  The opposite of urban sketchers, which is all about sketching your environment from real life, as a virtual sketcher you are sketching from your own, another person’s … Continue reading →

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May Day, A Look Back

Posted on May 1, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

REFLECTIONS AS I CREATED THE JOURNAL AND AFTER I was in the middle of the  A-to-Z challenge last year when I stumbled upon the International Fake Journal Month, and “met” Roz Stendahl.  I wished I had seen it before the … Continue reading →

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Back to Architecture: Chiesa di Ognissanti, Italy

Posted on December 3, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Chiesa di Ognissanti, Florence, Italy.  I wanted to draw something comforting last night, and pulled out images from Italy.  This is comforting to me — portraits are NOT! This is the “doodle” I did to understand the building relationships. Understanding … Continue reading →

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