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Delight
Lights! I wanted to stay with objects that delight. Lights are strung on our bookcases in both studio and home, colorful, brilliant spots of twinkle that delight our hearts. We both love color, and our choices of objects that sit … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, Buddha, creativity, drawing, furniture, gods and goddesses, ink painting, journal, meditation, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, waterbrush, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #buddha, #chesapeakepenco, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #finelinemaskingfluid, #goddess, #guitarlights, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #nostalgiejournal, #paperlanterns, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sunflowerlights, #twinklelights, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Inauguration 2021
Like many artists, I sketched what I was seeing… Except when I was so transfixed, as in Lady Gaga’s Performance, and the oh-so amazing Amanda Gorman, I could not sketch. I watched and listened intently, joyous after so much stress. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, history, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, waterbrush, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #finelinemaskingfluid, #fireworks, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #inauguration, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Process Ink Painting, Tips
For Maureen!! I haven’t time to do a video but I decided to publish this now and not wait… more tips for painting with ink. Above, I simple use a Pentel Aquash waterbrush filled with water, and touched the Robert … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #diamineink, #finelinemaskingfluid, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Rona2: Anniversary Gift of Masks
Between the pandemic, working long hours, and the protests I have had no time for posting. I continued to make marks late at night. Our anniversary in May was quiet and we slept, ate, and binge watched the Good Karma … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #covid19, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #finelinemaskingfluid, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lamyjoy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #rickshawbags, #ronavirus, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #wearamask, #writeitdown, anniversary, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor, Wedding anniversary
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Rona2: New Moon
My creativity comes and goes… My sleeplessness comes and goes. Stess over pandemic and government’s handling of it, economics, and as usual now, politics. My New Moon was a mistake. Reached for the wrong black ink and then had to … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #covid19, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #finelinemaskingfluid, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ronavirus, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #writeitdown, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Rona on Grey, VSW Pink Buildings France
Annette Morris is leading our FB Virtual Sketchwalk group this month… I am ready for diversion! Above, Carcassone Cite France. Having these images to sketch in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep is heaven. (The above quick … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, landscape, loss, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #assignanfrance, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #finelinemaskingfluid, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #Lamy, #lifeinapandemic, #lovethestub, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ronavirus, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, France, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Rona on Grey, VSW Poppy Fields France
Virtual sketching in France this month, courtesy Annette Morris! Two images of poppy fields pulled me and I thought to combine them, One detailed and one a distant landscape. I masked some areas with Fineline Masking Fluid, and used Super5 … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentblack, #finelinemaskingfluid, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #languedocfrance, #lifeinapandemic, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #poppyfield, #ronavirus, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Rona on Grey, VSW Kenya
Virtual sketching has been a nice escape: water on the lake, sailing away! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, journal, landscape, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #africa, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beachscenes, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentblack, #finelinemaskingfluid, #fishingboats, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #lifeinapandemic, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ronavirus, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Tools: Fineline Masking Fluid
A few years ago Tracey Fletcher King turned me onto Fineline Masking Fluid. I tried others and found them sticky and thick and messy; not what I wanted in the ways I wanted to use a masking fluid. Fineline’s masking … Continue reading
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Tagged #brightwatercolors, #cuppa, #danielsmithwatercolors, #finelinemaskingfluid, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleCezanne, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolor, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, Fineline masking fluid, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, review, watercolor
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D.Katie Powell Art 