Tag Archives: Jinhao

Summer Veggies

Posted on August 29, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Okay, despite my annoyance with Pentalic Aqua journals, it is what I have until sixty pages are used up! (I will tell you if my bugging them a second time gets their attention! While I am working on the pieces … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, Holbein, Jinhao, Lamy Al-Star, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, peppers, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, tomato, watercolor | 2 Comments

Sketchpack Project: Week 3

Posted on August 22, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Aaack. Behind. I hate it when that happens. Heart Sutra Vietnamese Buddha + Scarab Moon Transformation Primordial Sound Japanese Paper Heart Ganesha ABOUT SKETCHPACK PROJECT: The project began in 2011 to get folks to draw daily. The sketchpack is a … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Buddha, challenge, drawing, pen & ink, sketchbook, waterbrush | Tagged #Sketchpack, Artsauce, August Challenge, buddha, Capetown, conch, De Atramentis Document ink, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Diamine Ink, elephant, folded jurnal, froggie, Ganesha, heart, Jinhao, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, moon, Platinum Carbon pen, Primordial Sound, scarab, Sketchpack Project, trumpet, waterbrush, zen, Zen Buddha | Leave a comment

Summer in a Bowl

Posted on August 17, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Summer in a bowl: peaches, blackberries, blueberries, yum! Pentalic Aqua Journal, with a Pentalic 2B woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Lamy Al-Star with De Atramentis Document, Jinhao with Diamine blue, and Sennelier, Holbein, QoR and Daniel Smith watercolors. Always … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, pen & ink, sketchbook | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, blackberries, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, fruit, Holbein, Jinhao, Lamy Al-Star, peaches, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, watercolor | 8 Comments

Sketchpack Project: Week 2

Posted on August 15, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Week Two, no time to think, so busy, loving the simplicity of pencil, pen, ink, waterbrush. in memory of my baby brother on what would be his birthday… Halfway through, fast sketching, loosing inhibitions! ABOUT SKETCHPACK PROJECT: The project began … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, Buddha, challenge, gods and goddesses, meditation, pen & ink, pencil, sketchbook, waterbrush | Tagged #Sketchpack, Artsauce, August Challenge, bell, buddha, Capetown, De Atramentis Document ink, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Diamine Ink, dorje, drilbu, folded jurnal, ganges, hanuman, I Ching, incense, Jinhao, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, lotus, mala, om, Platinum Carbon pen, Sketchpack Project, Tibetan Buddhist, vajra, waterbrush, weeping buddha, yin-yang, zen, Zen Buddha, Zen Buddhist | 22 Comments

Sketchpack Project: Week 1

Posted on August 2, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

This year’s theme: The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment This sketchpack is going ot be all drawings. I almost passed on Di’s challenge but I had a good time last year! Making it simple, and all about the line — and … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, Buddha, challenge, drawing, pen & ink, series, sketchbook, waterbrush | Tagged #Sketchpack, Artsauce, August Challenge, bell, buddha, Capetown, De Atramentis Document ink, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Diamine Ink, dorje, drilbu, folded jurnal, Jinhao, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, om, Platinum Carbon pen, Sketchpack Project, Tibetan Buddhist, vajra, waterbrush, yin-yang, zen, Zen Buddha, Zen Buddhist | 2 Comments

Buddha Blues

Posted on July 23, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

These sketches came from a necessity to keep to my goal of a painting a day. They were busy days, and my ulterior motive was to continue to learn about both runny or non-waterproof inks and also wet-on-wet techniques. Wet-on-wet … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, Buddha, challenge, drawing, gods and goddesses, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, buddha, Daniel Smith watercolors, Diamine Ink, Jinhao, moon, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor, wet on wet | 4 Comments

First Pen Show

Posted on July 18, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

No longer a Pen Show Virgin. I’ve been to our little Portland Pen Show. It was fun being in that geeky collecting environment. Dealers were friendlier than I thought they would be, and it was so cool to be able … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Bleeding Heart, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, Jinhao, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Portland Pen Show, Sennelier, watercolor | 6 Comments

Jinhao: Inexpensive Pens

Posted on June 27, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I wanted to like them, I really did. They are inexpensive, they are Japanese. I thought they might be like the Platinum Preppie pens, which are inexpensive, hold a good deal of ink, and will go for MILES without clogging … Continue reading →