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VSW: Washington Irving’s Home NY
Virtual Sketchwalk group on FaceBook went to upstate New York to paint Washington Irving’s home (the author of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.) From scribbles to watercolor, the finished product didn’t please me; I like the scribbled version better. I … Continue reading
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VSW: Christmas Tree Montpellier
From the Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook, We walked Montpellier, France, and in one of the malls was this Christmas Tree many stories high. So festive and lively, I tried it two different ways. I don’t know what the gold … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #christmastree, #france, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #montpellier, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Blue Posies
Spring is coming! And the Full Moon! 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. “I think not….” Me… why I … Continue reading
VSW: Disaster Sketching the Lyndhurst Mansion
I wanted to tackle this image from our Virtual Sketchwalk group on FaceBook. This is a lesson in positive critique… I want to paint the light. I’m a novice. Nothing wrong with being a novice… But dang how to paint … Continue reading
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VSW: Montpellier Carousel
Debi posted this just for me! A carousel in Montpellier, France, from our Virtual Sketchwalk group on FaceBook, All glitter and bright colors and oh wow! Started with a line drawing, fairly fast sketch. Decided to show it with a … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #carousel, #carouselhorses, #france, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #montpellier, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #virtualsketch, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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USk: Falling Snow
I gave it a shot, painting the snow falling under the light from the window in our studio. Everything was sooo dark, but the falling snow popped. To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my … Continue reading
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My Old Man’s a Sailor
I sing My Old Man’s a Sailor daily… Written by Oscar brand, and as I loved it I learned about him. It’s my happy song. I heard Tom Petty sing it in a video on IG (and dang I can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lakeoffire, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #myoldmansasailor, #nostalgiejournal, #oscarbrand, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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VSW: Rosebowl Parade
THIS SHOWS HOW LONG SINCE I’VE HAD TIME TO POST! Okay, too, after working (our biz) I’ve had a cold and was too tuckered out. During the Rose Bowl Parade this one float caught my eye. The bear did nothing … Continue reading
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VSW: French Country House
. Playing on our FaceBook group Virtual Sketchwalk, I loved this image — woudl want to live here in teh South of France! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #countryhouse, #france, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #southoffrance, #watercolorjournal, #watercolourbookcotton, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Kill Winter With Orange!
“Kill Winter With Orange is an winter tradition that’s been happening for many years! I love it because I love ORANGE! I penned the inks below with a dip pen: Birmingham inks are not usually feathering inks but WOW Relative … Continue reading
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Tools: New Watercolor Palette Arrangements
I’ve been a little depressed lately. Okay, a LOT depressed, some for “good” reasons (family issues) but some because I-don’t-know. I cleaned my palettes, and finally added a couple of new colors. Left, in my primary palette, and I added … Continue reading
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Tools: Drywall Repair Tape
I was buying product for the business and found this Drywall Repair Tape. (Image from their company, above; hopefully they will be okay with me using it.) I had a thought that it might be a fun tool to lay … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #drywallrepairtape, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nostalgiesketchbook, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertostersignatureink
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Tools: Fall Watercolors
Gads I love color! I’ve been asked why I buy so many tubes of watercolors… It’s true, I could buy a dozen tubes and mix everything — well almost everything, because the Primatek colors have their own lovely granulating properties. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #asphatum, #autumncolors, #brownpaint, #danielsmithwatercolors, #fallcolors, #greenpaint, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #orangepaint, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #review, #sennelierwatercolors, #travelpalette, #watercolors, #yellowpaint
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USk: Oregon on Fire
Wildfire season is upon us again. I sketched this quickly in in the studio in hopes I would get the worry and the words out of my system and be able to paint today on actual projects… It looks to … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #fudenib, #Hahnemühle, #nostalgiejournal, #oregonfires, #portlandfires, #SailorFudeDeMannen, #urbansketchingportland, #usk, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: Pudong Skyline
Pudong from images by Aniko Szedlak for our FB group, Virtual Sketchwalk. I think I’ve not painted a night scene before and this was a huge challenge… And also came very close to complete Direct Watercolor. I am okay with … Continue reading
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VSW: Direct Watercolor vs My old Style
These paintings are from the Shanghai walk in Virtual Sketchbook… I am showing them together because it show two different approaches to similar images. Above, how I start the two images tells where they are going. On the left, I … Continue reading
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