Tag Archives: drawing

VSW: Volterra, Italy, A Bit Further!

Posted on August 22, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

My virtual sketchwalk through the ancient town of Volterra, Italy began HERE. . . This virtual walk was a group walk with sketching friends from around the world! There were a couple of routes suggested, and I sketched the one … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, drawing, graphite, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching | Tagged architecture, art journal, Battistero di San Giovanni Batista, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, creativity, De Atramentis Document ink, drawing, graphite, Italy, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, Palazzo dei Priori, pen & ink, pencil, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Piazza Del Priori, Piazza XX Settembre, sketchbook, Super5 ink, Via Gusto Turazza, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, Volterra | 22 Comments

VSW: Volterra, Italy

Posted on August 8, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

My virtual sketchwalk through the ancient town of Volterra, Italy. This virtual walk was a group walk with sketching friends from around the world! There were a couple of routes suggested, and I sketched the one from the Piazza XX … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal | Tagged architecture, art journal, Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, creativity, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, drawing, graphite, Italy, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, Palazzo dei Priori, pen & ink, pencil, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Piazza Del Priori, Piazza XX Settembre, sketchbook, Super5 ink, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, Volterra | 12 Comments

USk: Nick’s Italian Cafe, McMinnville

Posted on February 15, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

McMinnville Oregon is a sleepy town with great places to eat, and a wonderful art store (Merriartist) which is staffed by people who either know the products or say they don’t, a refreshing change from overly huge chain stores that … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, drawing, McMinnville, Nick's Italian Cafe, Oregon, Platinum Carbon pen, Strathmore journal, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, watercolor | 6 Comments

75 Day Challenge: Gads what day??? 41!

Posted on September 7, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Brenda Swenson has a drawing challenge to draw every day for 75 days. We are supposed to use a black or blue pen, but I know I will not do that one. Still, I play along because challenges are fun … Continue reading →

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Textures with Pen and Ink with Rob Adams

Posted on July 29, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Another great blog on drawing, by Rob Adams. I don’t know how to reblog his post, so I will give you a bit and send you on to enjoy the post: Textures with Pen and Ink I said I would … Continue reading →

Posted in art, drawing, pen & ink, process, sketchbook | Tagged drawing, reblog, Rob Adams | 1 Comment

N is for Nicolaides: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 16, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Continuing on with the technique I learned from Gwenn Seemel, I am still very uncomfortable and yet excited by it. I get lost in it. It allows me to SEE better –through my fingers attached to a pen — or to … Continue reading →