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Cats: The End of a Sketchbook

Posted on December 21, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Kamala and I are the only gurls in the bedroom.  She thinks she owns Mitchell, and competes with Jai, Sammy and me.  She spent eight years living outside our door in a rural area and fended for herself, with fresh … Continue reading →

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Booby Gurl is Coming Home to D.Katie Powell Art

Posted on December 20, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve made a hard decision during this Dark-of-the-Moon.  Previously I set up a second blog that was dedicated to my love of working with Lunar energy. Lunar Moondae was also home to my Booby Gurl images.  After a great deal … Continue reading →

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Chinese Silk Bag and HOBO Bag

Posted on December 20, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

This is an exercise in gesture versus guidelines, and in permanence (in the form of lasting details and materials) versus impermanence (fast, light materials.) I have two bags I reach for besides my painting bag.  One is this lovely silk … Continue reading →

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My Business Sketchbook: Our Holiday Card

Posted on December 18, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

It was fun to create a holiday card this year, the end of my first year of watercolors! I had good models in a late 19th century chair from a set that will be conserved next year, and our cats, … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Washington State Justice Building

Posted on December 15, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

My last sketch onsite from earlier in the year, with watercolors added Sunday. It was pouring, our work at the Capitol completed, and we were on our way home. Mitchell wanted to explore the Justice Building. The Library was lovely … Continue reading →

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Monastery of the Precious Blood Portland Oregon

Posted on December 14, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Drawn on site in Mount Tabor, this is such a pretty building. Reminds me of Southern California, home home home . . . Had almost no time! Drawn in an Stillman & Birn Alpha journal on site with Caran D’ache … Continue reading →

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Architects Have Techniques in Common

Posted on December 12, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I’m taking an online course right now from another architect turned artist. This artist is quite protective about her coursework staying within students, so I hesitate to discuss her by name. As our drawing styles are similar, I am taking … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: The Lion Torchéres

Posted on December 11, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

At the end of our last day working in the Senate Offices of the Legislative Building on the Washington State Capitol Campus, we crossed the grass in the pouring rain  to the Justice Building. As you walk into the building … Continue reading →

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Our Antique Burro Chair, Monterey Style

Posted on December 9, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

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 →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Symmetry + South Entrance

Posted on December 8, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I love it when an architect moves you through spaces, making you experience an environment as it was meant to be seen or felt.  I also love symmetry, especially in the hands of architects who know how to use it. … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Selfie in the Senate Hallway

Posted on December 7, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I tend to lay down to get ceiling shots. I also tend to take my shoes off anywhere I can. Mitchell caught me taking a picture of the chandelier on my back on the Senate Hallway floor. I have on … Continue reading →

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Sketching Eames House of Cards

Posted on December 6, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Charles Eames House of Cards, above, bought in NYC at the Whitney, I think, in 1973; I bought them on my first traveling assignment as a young architect, to management school at IBM in New York. I chose them as … 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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Lines Added Later

Posted on December 2, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

More watercolor only, with lines added after. Images in Stillman & Birn Alpha journal with watercolor paints; after, graphite or white pen lines added.            I agree to Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License, which you can learn more … Continue reading →

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Our Vase

Posted on November 30, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Mitchell and I bought this vase from an antique store in Rogue River when we were first together, out exploring.  No label. The cup is one of many brightly colored pieces from Mamma Ro. It has that watery quality, and … Continue reading →

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Line, Color, Shadow

Posted on November 29, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Some of you know I am doing a year-long study of Weeping Buddha along with the lojong postings on my other blog.  Thanksgiving, the first was a simple line drawing of Weeping Buddha. Now all color, pale wood colors and … Continue reading →

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Color Mixing: Four Primatek Colors

Posted on November 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

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 →

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Waking Early to Crescent Moon

Posted on November 20, 2014 by dkatiepowell

Originally posted on Lunar Moondae:
I woke at 5am to lok for the crescent moon. Traces of sunlight in a lapis blue sky at one end of the view; but cloud cover hid her over the mountain where I expected…

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