Tag Archives: Kwan Yin

Quan Yin

Posted on November 5, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

My first entry is the lovely god/dess Quan Yin, aka Kannon, or Kwan Yin. She began life as a he, and over many years evolved into she. The goddess of compassion, akin to Avalokiteshvara / Chenrezig and the Taras. Line … Continue reading →

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My Secret Journal: Nine, the Ladies

Posted on January 1, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

Note: I am writing a story/journal that I don’t want to show before it is published in full. These are some of the illustrated pages in the sketchbook for the story. Three Lady Deities inspire me: MahaDurgha, the Virgin Mary, … Continue reading →

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Gratitude Journal: My New Chop

Posted on August 20, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Last week was tough, for reasons I’ll not discuss. . . . Leave it behind! I give thanks for the little and not so little things. Mitchell. A not so little thing! And the sunflowers Mitchell brought me, so gorgeous … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, color, drawing, gods and goddesses, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Chop, Daniel Smith watercolors, gratitude, Kannon, Kwan Yin, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Quan Yin, Sunflowers, Super5 ink, watercolor | 9 Comments

Quan Yin Sits

Posted on June 11, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Blue ink with Cocoiro pen and waterbrush (lightly) on Okima OE NOTES sketchbook. Learning to be faster and less structured, less pencil, more ink. Then I played with her in watercolors: Daniel Smith and Golden’s QoR. I enjoyed hitting a new … Continue reading →