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Sleepy Izzee
Izzee at her most peaceful, asleep on a chair on a fuzzy. Usually she is a force of movement, always investigating, causing trouble, pushing where she doesn’t belong. I would never characterize her a sweet — though she has her … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #greytabby, #greytabbycat, #greytabbykitten, #greywhitetabbycats, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #portlandoregonartist, #sennelierwatercolors, #tabby, #tabbycat, #waterproofinks
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USk: Studio View
I recently participated in something on IG and won’t participate with that group again. For those who run groups, and I do, it is important to make sure everyone in a group you run gets feedback from you (unless no … Continue reading
Posies: Yellow Magnolia
This image of yellow magnolia blossoms ends the 8-inch square Handbook Journal! I like the Handbook Journals, I just love Hahnemühle Journals more. I tried Handbook Journals when I needed to bump up an order for free shipping and I … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, flowers, journal, painting, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #floral, #flowers, #magnolia, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #treeflower, #yellowflower, #yellowmagnolia, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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VSW: Ireland
I’ve found the Landscapeartclub on Instagram and am enjoying having the resource to add a virtual sketch by another when moved to do so. This bridge was from images in Ireland in week 72! No pencil/ink, just direct watercolor and … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolors, #landscapeartclub, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregonartist, #sennelierwatercolors, #sketchbookcotton, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #watercolourbookcotton, #waterproofinks, #whenitrainsitpours
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Working Cats
Buzy Izzee cam in to inspect the furniture when it was delivered. She was just a kitten then, curiouser and curiouser! Fun to draw this from the image I took of her, shown bottom. I am not happy with the … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #catantics, #danielsmithwatercolors, #greytabby, #greytabbycat, #greytabbykitten, #greywhitetabbycats, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeingouache, #holbeinwatercolors, #lamyjoy, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #tabby, #tabbycat, #twsbieco, #virtualsketching, #waterproofinks, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book
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Making Shellac
Top row, three pieces of artwork with shellac and watercolor or ink! Food grade shellac has been used in past for various foods such as the M&M’s above to keep them from melting (“Melts in your mouth, not in your … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, Buddha, color, gods and goddesses, ink painting, landscape, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, waterbrush
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #makingshellac, #pacificnorthwestartist, #paintwithshellac, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #portlandoregonartist, #shellac, #shellaconpaper, #sketchbookcotton, #watercolors, #waterproofinks, buddha
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Crow in the Snow
We feed the birds on the loading dock deck (which we can look down on from our studio) and among the many birds who come to dine daily are the crows. They are the pigs of the bird world, but … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #crow, #crowsarepigs, #feedingthebirds, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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VSW: Sunflowers South of France
Direct watercolor. No lines, just wet paint. It is really so hard for me not to use lines! It isn’t that I don’t like my linework images — I do. But I also like what happens when I manage not … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, direct watercolor, flowers, journal, landscape, painting, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #directwatercolor, #fieldofsunflowers, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #hahnemühlewatercolourbookcotton, #landscape, #middleofthenight, #sennelierwatercolors, #southoffrance, #sunflowers, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #virtualsketch, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Primatek, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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VSW: Koh Chang Bay
Our group on FaceBook, Virtual Sketchwalk, visited Thailand this month (and next) and the photos we are working with are stunning thanks to Aniko Szedlak. This is direct watercolor, meaning I went in with no sketching lines. Also, the entire … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bay, #clouds, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolors, #KohChang, #pacificnorthwest, #Portlandoregon, #sennelierwatercolors, #skyandwater, #Thailand, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #waterproofinks
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Strange Siamese Habits
Why does she do this? And now, since she started doing it, Izzee is also doing it! Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Sailor Fude De Mannen Calligraphy pen with De Atrementis Document Urban Grey ink, Lamy Al-Star with De Atramentis Document Urban … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #brothersistercats, #catantics, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolors, #lamyjoy, #pacificnorthwest, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #sennelierwatercolors, #Siamese, #Siamesecat, #siblingcats, #twsbieco, #waterproofinks, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book
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D.Katie Powell Art 