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By My Desk
Still working with strange colors that has oddities from not-my-favorite palette! Opaque watercolors, and I have issues with those. Still I like! I may try out the darker Burnt Tiger Eye (brown) I used here! To hear about classes, follow … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithjowonib, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Primatek, Sunflowers, Super5 ink, watercolor
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AAA Los Angeles
AAA Los Angeles was always one of my favorite buildings. It was drawn with a FPR Himalayan with an ultra-flex nib in a smooth Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook with Robert Oster Graphite ink. I had lots of help smearing this from … Continue reading
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Tagged #aaalosangeles, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #automobileclubofamerica, #fprhimalayan, #graphiteink, #howtodrawarchitecture, #inkpainting, #lovetodrawsbuildings, #robertosterink, #ultraflexnib, architecture, art journal
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VSW Elizabeth’s Photograph: Fink’s Farm Stand
Elizabeth Muether shared some fun images to the Virtual Sketchwalk group this month! Loved this one…I lost my favorite travel palette, and pulled a strange palette that has oddities and worked with them for this image… some opaque watercolors, and … Continue reading
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Depression and Politics
Listening to the Mueller testimony. I think posting this journal entry is appropriate today. This sketch is in Robert Oster Graphite ink. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more … Continue reading
Inky Thots: Robert Oster Melon Tea
I LOVE complex colors — Inks (or watercolors) that are just a little unpredictable in that they change and do their own thing when touched by water! Some all it shading, but it rarely happens except in wide nibbed pens. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #coyotehowling, #ÉgliseSaintGermainlAuxerrois, #fprhimalayan, #inkpainting, #melonteaink, #robertosterink, #sktchyimages, #ultraflexnib, art journal, Église Saint Germain l’Auxerrois
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Mitchell in His Twenties
Two pictures of Mitchell in his twenties made for good practice. One of him looking out over the Sierras… Another of him hamming for the camera (he didn’t smoke.) I am working in the Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook … dedicating it … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #CappuccinoSketchbook, #dukefudepen, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #thunderstorm, art journal, Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook, Mitchell Powell
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Eva
I sketched our tax gal… pretty good likeness! Edison Nouveau 1.1 stub nib with Pilot Kiri-same ink I am working in the Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook … dedicating it to People sketches! I did the 1Week100People. and decided to continue the … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #CappuccinoSketchbook, #Edisonnouveaupen, #Hahnemühle, #heartofgold, #jinhaowithjowonib, #juliecabang, #kirisameink, #middleofthenight, #pilotink, #RandyBoyd, #robertosterink, art journal, Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook
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Fright Night
Two high school friends watching a horror show! *i told you i’d complete my challenge of 100 peeps!* Robert Oster Heart of Gold… The ink color is as pretty as the sparkly stuff. I know, I am not fond of … Continue reading
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VSW: Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris
The Sacré-Cœur Basilica from a great distance. 20-minutes sketch… Maybe I need to set timers more often. It really loosens me up! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #churchesofparis, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #iloveparis, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #SacréCœurBasilica, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Paris
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Thunderstorm
Robert Oster comes in 50ml plastic bottles that are environmentally friendly. They can be tippy, so I usually put them in a more solid container to decant. All my pens fit easily into the bottle opening to fill. I have … Continue reading
Crescent Moon
Fast ink sketch of Rosh Chodesh, the first night we saw the crescent moon. All those colors came out of Robert Oster Thunderstorm ink! I am still finding the ink to have a life of it’s own… so the idea … Continue reading
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How I Test My Inks for Watercolor
I’ve gotten questions about how I run these tests for watercolors — besides using the ink in a variety of situations! I place a good amount of ink on watercolor paper, and let it dry> I use brushes that I … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #inkpainting, #motoroil, #motoroilink, #robertosterink, art journal
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VSW: Fruit de Trou de Cul
A sketch after the photo by JC Merryman. Robert Oster Aussie Brown ink. So much ink is laid into the middle it is actually raised! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #aussiebrown, #churchesofparis, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris
I managed to squeeze in a sketch of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica. I love this beautiful church, quite different from other churches in Paris. It was designed by architect Paul Abadie. I’ve been in search for another great brown ink, my … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #aussiebrown, #churchesofparis, #Hahnemühle, #iloveparis, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #SacréCœurBasilica, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Paris
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SoCS: Fourth of July
I journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading
Inky Thots: Krishna Ghat Green
This is my third Krishna ink: my first two were Krishna colors (the Indian God of Love and Compassion), which is appropriate for the name of the ink! *I will review them later!* Krishna Green Ghat ink is my favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #fprmuft, #ghaatgreen, #ghatgreen, #krishnaink, #lovethestub, #sapgreen, #squirrelteainfuser, #ultraflexnib, art journal, घाट, ghaat
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Ghat Green Tea Squirrel
A FPR mufti pen with an ultraflex nib drew my squirrely friend (a tea infuser — shouldn’t everything be this delightful?) in Krishna Green Ghat ink; a waterbrush touched the lines selectively and added color from the nib. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #fiestaware, #fprmuft, #ghaatgreen, #ghatgreen, #krishnaink, #lovethestub, #sapgreen, #squirrelteainfuser, #ultraflexnib, art journal, teacup
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Journal Editing
I was just talking about how I have to edit, and here is a journal entry which I can’t post… with a quickie sketch of a polychrome chair I am working on this weekend. This sketch is in Robert Oster … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #charcoalink, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #polychromechair, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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D.Katie Powell Art 