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Spicy Ginger Teriyaki Chicken
I have a recipe watercolor journal I work in but sometimes I don’t take the time as that one is a bit special. Ginger People’s Spicy Ginger Teriyaki Sauce is a great shortcut for a different taste, and works best … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, food, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #chicken, #chickenrecipe, #food, #gingerchicken, #GingerPeople, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #recipepainting, #SpicyGingerTeriyakiSauce, art journal, ginger chicken, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, teriyaki chicken
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VSW: Guildford Town Hall
DANG DANG DANG! I forgot to take a picture of the bare line drawing…. And it was such a nice drawing of this lovely Art Deco building in Perth AU! Guildford Town Hall, part of our Virtual Sketchwalk in our … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artdeco, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #decobuilding, #GuildfordTownHall, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #perth, #perthaustralia, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #townhall, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #watercolor, #watercolorsketch, art journal, Guildford Town Hall, Platinum Carbon pen
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Echinacea
Pink echinacea from a photo… And a lovely quote to remember from Ani Pema Chodron: “We can make ourselves miserable or we can make ourselves strong. The amount of effort is the same.” We can also make ourselves and others … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, flowers, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #echinacea, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pinkflowers, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, floral, flowers, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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New Black Moon, Dragons Night
New Moon today at 1:28 pm PST. This new moon is also a Black Moon, meaning the second New Moon in a month. There is also a solar eclipse, so I think it is safe to say the heavens will … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, gods and goddesses, ink painting, lunar cycle, paint brush, pen & ink, tonglen, waterbrush
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #darkofthemoon, #dragonsnight, #dragonsnightink, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #newmoon, #nostalgiejournal, #nwportland, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Rubine
Robert Oster Rubine is a favorite red, and has found a permanent home in my red Pilot Metropolitan. It leans just ever so slightly into a blue-red. I usually do match pen to ink, mostly because I have many pens … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, review, sketchbook, virtual sketching
Tagged #amaryllis, #architecturalsketching, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianink, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #ladybug, #PilotMetropolitan, #redflower, #redink, #redshell, #reviewink, #robertosterink, #robertosterrubineink, #robertostersignatureink, #rubineink
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Dark Chocolate Easter Bunny!
Run right out and get yourself a YUMMY bottle of Robert Oster Signature Dark Chocolate Ink for your Easter Basket! Drawings made using the Sailor Fude and a Pentel Aquash waterbrush to move the Dark Chocolate ink. To hear about … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, ritual, sketchbook, waterbrush, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianink, #brownink, #bunny, #chocolatebunny, #darkchocolate, #darkchocolateink, #easter, #easterbunny, #easterchocolate, #hahnemuhle100cottonwatercolourjournal, #hahnemuhleallcottonwatercolour, #inkpainting, #robertosterink, #ultraflexnib
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Inky Thots: Birmingham Petroleum
Above, Birmingham Petroleum on the bright white paper of a Hahnemuhle sketchbook. I test my inks on many drawing and watercolor papers. Remember that others review these inks just for writing; I am also interested in how they are used … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, review, sketchbook, virtual sketching, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Birmingham Pen Company, #birminghaminks, #birminghampencompany, #birminghampens, #danielsmithwatercolors, #fountainpenink, #fountainpeninkreview, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #hahnemuhlehempsketch, #holbeinwatercolor, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #lovethestub, #madeinamerica, #madeinusa, #penandink, #PentelAquashWaterBrush, #pittsburghpennsylvania, #sennelierwatercolors, #twsbieco, art journal
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VSW: Ben Carlin’s “Half-Safe”
Ben Carlin’s Amphibious “Boat” was half land vehicle, half boat, aptly called the “Half Safe”. I was attracted by the bright yellow color, but the story was thrilling! This was part of a Virtual Sketchwalk in our FB group around … Continue reading
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Tagged #amphibiousboat, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Bencarlin, #gouache, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #halfsafe, #perth, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, perthaustralia, Platinum Carbon pen
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Tools: Sonnet Watercolors
This is no April Fools! I am reviewing the watercolors called Sonnet from St. Petersburg watercolors (Their image from their site, right.) First off, I bought them for the pretty box. Why don’t more makers use pretty colors for their … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #watercolorreview, art journal, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Saint Petersburg Watercolors, watercolor, white night watercolors
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VSW: Duluth Train, 1
Our Virtual Sketchwalk group (Facebook) sketched Duluth, Minnesota.. I apologize — I have been spelling Duluth as DEluth all this time! Besides the lighthouses, I liked the trains at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. This first one (I hope I … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #duluth, #duluthminnesota, #engineno1, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #lakesuperior, #LakeSuperiorRailroadMuseum, #middleofthenight, #penandink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #trains, #watercolorartist, #watercolorpencil, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, watercolor
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VSW: Duluth Lighthouses, 3
Split Rock Lighthouse may be my last in this series… I took the time to take process pics for you. I started with a watercolor pencil in a color that works nicely with the image. Moved to my favorite sketching … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #duluth, #duluthminnesota, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #lakesuperior, #lakesuperiorlighthouses, #lighthouses, #middleofthenight, #minnesotalighthouse, #minnesotalighthouses, #penandink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sepiawatercolorpencil, #splitrock, #splitrocklighthouse, #watercolorartist, #watercolorpencil, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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1 Week 100 People
It is the beginning of the challenge of 1 week, 100 people. Sadly I doubt I can do this all week but I had fun with the twelve I managed to produce today. Looking forward to seeing what you all … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #1week100people, #1week100people2022, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #nostalgiejournal, #oneweek100people, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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VSW: Duluth Lighthouses, 2
Of the three lighthouses I sketched around Lake Superior I think the Duluth North Pier Lighthouse is my favorite, mostly because of the challenges. Lots of people, lots of color and texture, and a lovely reflection in a puddle on … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #duluth, #duluthminnesota, #duluthnorthpier, #duluthnorthpierllighthouse, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #lakesuperior, #lakesuperiorlighthouses, #lighthouses, #middleofthenight, #minnesotalighthouse, #minnesotalighthouses, #penandink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sepiawatercolorpencil, #watercolorartist, #watercolorpencil, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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VSW: Duluth Lighthouses, 1
Our Virtual Sketchwalk group (Facebook) sketched Duluth, Minnesota. I was drawn (no pun intended) to the lighthouses. The first was the Superior Entry Lighthouse. It has fallen into disrepair and is covered with graffiti. I didn’t grow up around lighthouses … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #duluth, #duluthminnesota, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #lakesuperior, #lakesuperiorlighthouses, #lighthouses, #middleofthenight, #minnesotalighthouse, #minnesotalighthouses, #penandink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sepiawatercolorpencil, #superiorentry, #superiorentrylighthouse, #watercolor, #watercolorartist, #watercolorpencil, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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More Idahome Flowers
More images of wildflowers from Marianne. In this set I like the line drawings a bit more. It is the transition in backgrounds I am not as fond of here. I LOVED doing the line drawings for these, and like … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, flowers, painting, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #flowers, #flowersfightdepression, #Hahnemühle, #idahowildflowers, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #platinumpreppypen, #sennelierwatercolors, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Kamala and My Art Bag
I bought a canvas riggers bag from Harbor Freight. It holds my A4 Hahnemuhle watercolor journal easily plus pens and brushes and watercolors and my wallet. It sits flat on the floor, allowing me to reach in and grab whatever! … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #canvasriggersbag, #carrybag, #Hahnemühle, #watercolorbag, art journal, watercolor
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Tools: Fountain Pen Revolution Himalaya
I am a huge fan of Fountain Pen Revolution’s Himalaya pen (not Himalayan as I’ve been calling it all this time!) From here on referred to as “FPR” so not to have to spell it out! Currently I am asking … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #favoritefountainpen, #flexnib, #fountainpenrevolution, #FPR, #fprhimalaya, #iwanteverycolor, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #ultrafexnib, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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D.Katie Powell Art 