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WWM: Day 10, VSW Rockport Sailboat
I sketched the sailboat in ink and added shadow in waterproof grey ink. I’m not a person who can ever be in a boat for more than a few moments — I get deadly motion sickness! I love their shape … Continue reading
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Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #middleofthenight, #rockportmaine, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, bay, Holbein, Primatek, sailboat, Sennelier, trees, watercolor
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WWM: Day 9 Moms Stuff, Pelican
I love this pelican. More than most objects of mom, this and the whale (which someone in her building STOLE while we were packing) will be the best of my mom and I. She loved the ocean, we moved there … Continue reading
WWM: Day 6 Crazy Quilts
Finally moved from the postcards to the Hahnemühle Watercolour Journal and got serious about these quilt studies. Seems I love painting them! Maybe I’ll do many squares to sell! This one didn’t turn out quite as well as I’d liked… … Continue reading
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Tagged #crazyquilt, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #deatramentisink, #diamineink, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, Da Vinci Watercolors, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Holbein, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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WWM: Day 1 Mom’s Stuff, Leaf Goddess
Doing ritual here… memories of my mom’s house. This leaf and straw goddess was a gift from me when she moved to Ashland Oregon It has survived all her moves and now lives in my finish room. Objects hold a … Continue reading
Posted in art, cards, gods and goddesses, journal, meditation, memory, pen & ink, ritual, watercolor
Tagged #brownink, #coldpressed, #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentink, #earthgoddess, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #leafgoddess, #mothersanddaughters, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Hahnemühle Postcards
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Trip to Southern Oregon
During the trip from Portland to Southern Oregon down the I-5 corridor I sketched. I’d made a small folding journal from some grey arches paper for the trip. Never at the last minute before a trip take to gluing your … Continue reading
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Tagged #archespaper, #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #foldingjournal, #freewaysketching, #handmadefoldingjournal, #I5corridor, #middleofthenight, #sketchingduringdrive, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingoregon, art journal, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, USk, watercolor
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VSW: Basílica de Guadalupe, 2
This leaning portion of the facade of the Basílica de Guadalupe in Mexico city is from an image from Margaret Metcalfe. It was fun to do… ink then watercolor. I also tried this odd reflection and played with it, took … Continue reading
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Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, #BasílicadeGuadalupe, #church, #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #mexicanchurch, #mexicocity, #terracota, #virtualsketchwalk, architecture, art journal, Basílica de Guadalupe, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Mexico City, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Basílica de Guadalupe, 1
This month, we are painting the Basílica de Guadalupe in Mexico city, with images from Margaret Metcalfe (and a little help from Google maps). I am also trying, with resistance, the no line work first. I place a couple of … Continue reading
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Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, #BasílicadeGuadalupe, #church, #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #mexicanchurch, #mexicocity, #terracota, #virtualsketchwalk, architecture, art journal, Basílica de Guadalupe, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Mexico City, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Mexican Church
Growing up, I attended a Mexican mass at the San Juan Capistrano mission church. The shapes of Mexican architecture and the sounds of the language feel like home. The colors are also my colors in our home, warm and bright. … Continue reading
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Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, #church, #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #mexicanchurch, #mexicocity, #terracota, #virtualsketchwalk, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Mexico City, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Diego Rivera’s Museum
From Frida to Diego! Or the place they shared together…. That amazing blue of hers is on her building! Sometimes it is simply better to leave line drawings alone… I liked them and I didn’t take but a couple pics. … Continue reading
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Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #fridakahlo, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #mexicocity, #MGrahamwatercolors, #PilotMetropolitan, #virtualsketchwalk, architecture, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Diego Rivera, M.Graham, Mexico City, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Frida Kahlo’s Museum
This virtual walk is exciting for me because I love the vibrant colors of Mexico! For food, Chinese or Japanese is home; for color and furnishings, it is Mexican or Spanish! I started our walk at Frida Kahlo’s home/studio and … Continue reading
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Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #fridakahlo, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #mexicocity, #MGrahamwatercolors, #PilotMetropolitan, #super5ink, #virtualsketchwalk, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, M.Graham, Mexico City, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Basilique Saint Michel Archangel, Menton
Drawing the Basilique Saint Michel Archangel in Menton, France on our virtual sketchwalk! This difficult image from Wikimedia caught my eye from the beginning. I started with a pencil sketch. Again, dispelling the myth that you should not use pencils. … Continue reading
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Tagged #church, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #mentonfrance, architecture, art journal, Catholic church, Daniel Smith watercolors, France, Holbein, M.Graham, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, White Uniball Signo
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D.Katie Powell Art 