Tag Archives: #HahnemühlePostCards

Sending Postcards

Posted on March 24, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

Everyone enjoys a handwritten note! And a doodly posie or a work of art makes it more special… What are you waiting for? Get your writing on — spruce up someone’s life! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, portrait, watercolor, writing | Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #jinhaowithjowonib, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sendapostcard, #twsbieco, Lamy Joy, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor | 2 Comments

Puppy Postcards

Posted on June 12, 2019 by dkatiepowellart

And the showdown, water color versus ink! Okay, we know that watercolors, good ones, have light-fast ratings. This is a huge plus for sending postcards that someone might stick on a wall… PBeaux (left) should last longer than Poppy (right) … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, portrait, watercolor, writing | Tagged #bostonterrier, #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #jinhaowithjowonib, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, puppy, Super5 ink, terrier, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor | 2 Comments

Inktober, 13 Black Bean Tostadas

Posted on October 13, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

I attempted to grind my own architect’s nib from a Lamy Broad nib. Not too bad, for my first Lamy nib (I’ve practiced on the cheap ones.) It needs to be a little sharper, and not quite as scratchy… but … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching | Tagged #architectsnib, #blackbeantostada, #darmstadtink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #inktober, #inktober2018, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #threesisterswhitecorntortillas, art journal, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen | 6 Comments

Inktober, 2 Tracey’s Walk

Posted on October 2, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Tracey Fletcher King shows this lovely walk frequently in images. I love it and wanted to have it on my wall… Now the postcard is winging its way to her instead! Started as a thang for Inktober, but added watercolors, … Continue reading →

Posted in cards, drawing, landscape, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #austrailiabeach, #HahnemühlePostCards, #inktober, #inktober2018, #walktobeach, Austrialia, beach, De Atramentis Document ink, Gamblin Cold Wax Medium, Hahnemühle Post Cards, ocean, Platinum Carbon pen, scallop, shell, shells, sunset, Tracey Fletcher King, watercolor | 2 Comments

WWM: Giveaway! Cold Press Hahnemühle PostCards

Posted on July 24, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Giving away to two lucky winners my favorite middle-of-the-night watercolor surfaces! Cold Press Hahnemühle PostCards! In honor of the paper I use most often for the World Watercolor Month challenge, I’m offering TWO prizes of postcard tins! (Sorry, USA + … Continue reading →

Posted in cards, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, review, tools, watercolor | Tagged #davinciwatercolors, #HahnemühlePostCards, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, flowers, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, review, Sunflowers, Super5 ink, watercolor | 222 Comments

WWM: Day 23, PDX Roses

Posted on July 23, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Lovely roses in from of a “brownstone” in the Pearl District! “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post your drawing on any platform, and add your watercolor … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, landscape, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor | Tagged #greetingcards, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #middleofthenight, #pinkflowers, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #wildroses, #WorldWatercolorMonth, flower, pink, Platinum Carbon pen, roses, watercolor | Leave a comment

WWM: Day 20, Laguna Postcard

Posted on July 20, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Randy Boyd let’s me use his photos of home, Laguna Beach, to paint from. His images fill me with cheer; I miss home and the beach so much! Went for fat inked lines and deep tones on this one — … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, ink painting, landscape, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor | Tagged #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #lagunabeach, #middleofthenight, #palmtrees, #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 19 Grape Hyacinth

Posted on July 19, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Back to textured, rough Hahnemühle Post Cards. Love Grape Hyacinths, which I’d never seen until my first Spring in Oregon. “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, painting, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #davinciwatercolors, #grapehyacinth, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #middleofthenight, #rough, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor | 2 Comments

WWM: Day 18 Moon Palm

Posted on July 18, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Any excuse to use my Moonman pen, below! Added a brush dipped in inks and you have my Moon Palm! “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink | Tagged #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #robertosterink, #WorldWatercolorMonth | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 16 Moms Stuff, Sun Postcard

Posted on July 16, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Playing around with Robert Oster African Gold; ink-painting! In the end added lines… I LIKE lines! This is loosely based on my Mom’s big copper sun from Mexico. It now hangs in my finish room… Happy Sun! “Paint as you … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink | Tagged #africangold, #diamineink, #gouletnib, #HahnemühlePostCards, #lamyvista, #middleofthenight, #robertosterink, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Jinhao, sun | Leave a comment

WWM: Day 13 Buttercups

Posted on July 13, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Back to textured, rough Hahnemühle Post Cards. I like how the divots hold deeper color, especially in the Primatek colors. “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, painting, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #buttercup, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #middleofthenight, #rough, #sagebrushbuttercup, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor | Leave a comment

WWM: Day 11 Moms Stuff, Pelican

Posted on July 11, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Ink as watercolor, in this case Robert Oster African Gold. I think I can stretch this World Watercolor Month to include this ink painting on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Post Cards. This squatty body is such a joy to paint! “Paint … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink | Tagged #africangold, #HahnemühlePostCards, #lamyvista, #middleofthenight, #momentcatchers, #momentsketchers, #pelican, #robertosterink, #WorldWatercolorMonth, sun | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 4 Pink Posies and Hyacinth

Posted on July 4, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Happy 4th for those who celebrate! I’ll post my 4th drawings tomorrow… Experiments with new inks, and new pens, TWSBI and Jinhao with Goulet nibs. *okay i cheated no watercolors but all with brush as if!* This Monteverde Chariote needs … Continue reading →

Posted in art, cards, challenge, color, ink painting, meditation, pen & ink | Tagged #coldpressed, #grapehyacinth, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #jherbinink, #monteverdeink, #robertosterink, #rough, #WorldWatercolorMonth, floral, flower, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Hahnemühle Postcards, posies | 4 Comments

WWM: Day 1 Mom’s Stuff, Leaf Goddess

Posted on July 1, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

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 | Leave a comment

World Watercolor Month

Posted on June 29, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

I’m doing World Watercolor Month starting Saturday through July, are you? Yup, despite and maybe even because of the things I am walking through, I am committing to 31 paintings in 31 days. Last year I did many of my … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge | Tagged #HahnemühlePostCards, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Hahnemühle Postcards | 4 Comments

Pink Posies on both Hahnemühle Post Cards

Posted on June 12, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Loving the options of the two types of Hahnemühle Post Cards! Cold pressed on the left, above, and rough on the right. I found a way in to painting without line-work through a fellow painter, Tom Brudzinski… His is more … Continue reading →

Posted in cards, creativity, drawing, painting, review, watercolor | Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, #davinciwatercolors, #HahnemühlePostCards, #pinkflowers, flowers, pink, posies, watercolor | 6 Comments

Tools: New Cold Press Hahnemühle Post Cards

Posted on June 6, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Loving Hahnemühle Post Cards as I do, I am thrilled to have the cold pressed option! Fabulous! Perfect! I am in love!! When I started with the first batch of post cards, highly textural, I loved the size/shape but struggled … Continue reading →

Posted in cards, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, review, tools, watercolor | Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, #davinciwatercolors, #HahnemühlePostCards, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, flowers, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, review, Sunflowers, Super5 ink, watercolor | 10 Comments

Hahnemühle Post Cards, Posies

Posted on March 7, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

It is such fun to try handmade paints from JazperStardust and PfeifferArt. I played with them in posies on Hahnemühle post cards… I use masking for ease, and to get the white dots at the end… Jazper’s Lapis up against … Continue reading →