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USk: Pot Dispensaries
I kid you not, I sometimes write quotes that strike my fancy on the edges of my journal then later am sketching in that page… but really, what are the odds I picked this quote on a page of … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Edisonnouveaupen, #Hahnemühle, #kwzgrapefruitink, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #potdispensary, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Notre Dame
I started this Hahnemühle Watercolour Journal in April 2018. Last night I finished it processing the grief of the day, the grief of a year of sadness in many ways. Mitchell told me in the morning he had an alert … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #davinciwatercolors, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #lovethestub, #memories, #middleofthenight, #momentsketchers, #notredamecathedral, #notredameisburning, #PlatinumCarbonPen, art journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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1 Week 100 People: 60-72
I thought I was done but last night I rallied and did another dozen… Craig Eckersley and Gwen Scott (MUCH prettier than I draw her). Wanting to try Robert Oster Aussie Brown helped…. Also, finding one person with many images … Continue reading
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Tagged #1week100people, #1week100people2019, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #CappuccinoSketchbook, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PilotMetropolitan, #sktchyimages, art journal, Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen
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1 Week 100 People: 52-60
Let’s see… behinder! My excuse is a major power outage (several hours at work) and then deadlines… HOW DO YOU SKETCH TEETH??? Seriously, somebody show me. Gads. AOC should sue me! I am only at 60… Neva gonna make it. … Continue reading
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Tagged #1week100people, #1week100people2019, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #CappuccinoSketchbook, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #politicalfigures, art journal, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook, Lamy Al-Star, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen
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1 Week 100 People: 35-52
I count it when I do it twice… Sometimes the proportions are just too far off. Gotta work on my sexy eyelashes. This Sktchy model can look very sexy and very nerdy — She is fun to sketch! I landed … Continue reading
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Tagged #1week100people, #1week100people2019, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #CappuccinoSketchbook, #dontrushme, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, #sktchyimages, #takeitslow, #ultraflexnib, art journal, Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Super5 ink
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1 Week 100 People: 19-34
Peeps 19-34; 16 people and I am already behind… More I draw the behinder I get *sigh* I hate challenges. Above I had a hair-brained notion to draw the same face several ways. *hahahahaaaaa* Well let me tell you if … Continue reading
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Tagged #1week100people, #1week100people2019, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #CappuccinoSketchbook, #dontrushme, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, #sktchyimages, #takeitslow, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #ultraflexnib, art journal, Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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1 Week 100 People: 1-18
Okay, here we go. 1 week, 100 people… groan. I do it because I hate drawing people and yet sometimes I have to and so… It is only a five days… and mine will be Sunday night through Friday morning. … Continue reading
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Tagged #1week100people, #1week100people2019, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diamineink, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #KWZink, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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More Inks, Robert Oster and Birmingham
A new order swabbed in my journal. My tax rewards coincided with several sales and so I went a little nuts! Sales on ink tempt me much more than a few dollars off a pen. Free shipping on inks, which … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, ink painting, pen & ink, review
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #fountainpenrevolution, #FPR, #fprhimalayan, #Hahnemühle, #himalayan, #inkreview, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #ultrafexnib, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, tools, watercolor
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Crescent Moon
Heading into the Dark of the Moon, I saw the crescent tonight. I love the inks overlapping. Ink painting, Robert Oster (Bronze, Thunderstorm, and Orange) and Birmingham but not sure which. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #crescentmoon, #Hahnemühle, #labellaluna, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Ganesha Heart
When sick, I started a day off with watercolors. Gads I am rusty… Groans… I’ve been painting with inks! This is a mixture of ink and watercolor, an experiment, actually mixing them together and it is a failed experiment… oddly … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #holi, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #super5ink, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Ganesha, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Robert Oster ink, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Tax Reward, Robert Oster Inks
On the Full Moon I was going to reward myself with a new pen from Fountain Pen Revolution, to be delivered after I finished taxes, but found Robert Oster inks on sale! I want to get to my 500 points … Continue reading
Half Moon
Waking to a half moon so bright it was like a full moon! Cat cuddles followed when they saw I was awake. Robert Oster Graphite ink does all that color… To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #catcuddles, #fountainpenrevolution, #FPR, #Hahnemühle, #labellaluna, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #quartermoon, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Taxes, Losing Your Grounding
I started my taxes two days before the Full Moon. It took waaaaaay longer than I thought, because I was determined to find every last little deduction. I am so tired of being screwed by the feds. On the Full … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diplomataero, #fullmoon, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Super5 ink, taxes, watercolor
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Al Noor Mosque
Artists around the world are showing solidarity with the New Zealand Mosques. I see this as a prayer that the USA will choose sanity. Understand I grew up with guns, have nothing against them… But this is plain stupid… the … Continue reading
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Tagged #alnoormosque, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #crescentmoon, #Hahnemühle, #labellaluna, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nzsolidaritysketch, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Full Moon Setting
Cropping the images was a bit like how it was to experience the moon setting. I saw more and more through the window. And then it was right there and so bright. Ink painting, Robert Oster (Bronze, Thunderstorm, and Orange) … Continue reading
Akkerman all the way from THE Hague!
Yes, they call it “THE Hague”… who knew? I did a favor for a friend and she sent me a thank-you gift. A totally cool and beautiful thank-you gift with some silly surprises in it. I swear to goddess it … Continue reading
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Tagged #akkermanink, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #delftblue, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaoshark, #middleofthenight, #moonmandippen, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Mom’s Vase
Ink painting. Robert Oster’s beautiful blue-grey ink! Pretty cool pen, the Jinhao Dragon, fitted with a Goulet 1.1 stub nib. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #crystalvase, #grayseas, #greyseas, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #middleofthenight, #momsstuff, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash. That lone figure is a spiritual friend of mine… same teachers. She did what I will never do (broken body here) which is to trek to this amazing space. I’ve had this image on my wall for many … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #depressionsucks, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #MountKailash, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, watercolor
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