Tag Archives: chandelier

My “Business” Sketchbook: Selfie in the Senate Hallway

Posted on December 7, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

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 →

Posted in drawing, graphite, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, chandelier, Delta journal, Pentalic, self-portrait, selfie, Senate, Stillman & Birn, Tiffany, Washington State Capitol Legislative Building | Leave a comment

My “Business” Sketchbook: North Entrance Chandeliers

Posted on November 5, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I think these are my last lamps for a while. I’m not sure I want to become Kate-light! To draw this last Tiffany chandelier I could stand and rest my notebook on the marble railing, next to Big George. All … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art, drawing, history, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged art journal, chandelier, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lamy Safari pen, MPF Conservation, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, QoR watercolors, quinacridone gold, quinophthalone yellow, Sennelier, Stillman & Birn, Tiffany, Washington State Capitol Legislative Building | 3 Comments

My “Business” Sketchbook: Tiffany Chandeliers Mark Pathways

Posted on November 2, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

It is unusual for me to start my sketchbook posts with photographs, but this Tiffany chandelier is simply too beautiful. I did not do them justice! They line the hallways and mark entrances to the various rooms, providing a delicate … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art, drawing, furniture, history, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged art journal, chandelier, Daniel Smith watercolors, Mason Monterey, MPF Conservation, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, Tiffany, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, Washington State Capitol Legislative Building | 7 Comments

My “Business” Sketchbook: The Rotunda

Posted on October 24, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

This week at the Washington State Legislative Building I had a good deal of free time, as it was Mitchell doing the lion’s share of the work on the Senator’s offices. In the middle of a dark downpour, (the building … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Tiffany Chandeliers South Entrance

Posted on October 17, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

The chandeliers are a crowning point in the Washington State Capitol Legislative Building. The architects felt the most important fixtures were those in the north portico, in the rotunda, and in the entry in the south porte cochere, as well … Continue reading →