Tag Archives: drawing architecture

VSW: Green Hotel, Pasadena, California

Posted on January 25, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Sketch to ink to grisaille to underpainting (for brightness) to final watercolor!. I spent a lot of time in Pasadena and love the Green Hotel! Above, pencil sketches and a relaxed layout of the entry and one end of the … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts about architectural school

Posted on December 20, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

Musings today. And continuing to finish off this breaking apart Pentalic! Being a student in a great architectural school prior to the advent of CAD, and exposed to some amazing and innovative thinkers was a huge gift. Los Angeles was … Continue reading →

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Hand-Mind Creative Connections

Posted on December 15, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

Liz Steel asked this morning if the architects she knows who draw needed to learn observational skills in order to sketch as artists. I sketch, practiced architecture until I left it to pursue art, and am an artist.  Most of … Continue reading →

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VSW: Alamo, a Fast Study

Posted on December 9, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

In an effort to begin to discuss how I look at buildings in order to begin to draw them, I took an image of the Alamo and dissected it.  Most of this I do by simply looking, but what helps … Continue reading →

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