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Coping
Okay, I am coping. Some movement I attribute to working these items below. Like exercise, you have to force it then it feels good. (Okay, me and exercise, in theory only.) Maybe some is the answer to prayers, a shift … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, loss, painting, pen & ink, ritual, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Super5 ink, watercolor
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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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Missing the Ocean
Praying that someday soon we will feel comfortable enough to drive out to the beach! 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 … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #jinhaoshark, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #pilotplumix, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #platinumplaisir, #platinumpreppypen, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fineline masking fluid, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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Surfacing
I am finally surfacing after this damn election. I am happy with the (almost) outcome but the close call depressed the hell out of me. Enough so that I didn’t draw after the 30th, when the fear of the future … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #babyblanket, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #stressfultimes, #troublemakerinks, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #worryaboutthefuture, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Sweet Commission
I had the pleasure to create a sweet painting of a little apricot and grey tortie. I love tortoise shell cats, and the big bummer is that I did not get a picture of her finished! She’s lost her whiskers … Continue reading
Posted in commission, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #ilovemycats, #itakecommissions, #torties, #tortoiseshelltabby, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor
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Kamala’s Red Bowl
Kamala was a smart tuxedo gurl kitty who lived on our deck for many years. We think she was abandoned by the previous tenants, and she was fascinated by our houseful of cats, but careful. She talked to our … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #blackandwhite, #blackcat, #cardsforsale, #catsintraining, #catswhowork, #Hahnemühle, #ilovemycats, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #studiocats, #tuxedocat, #tuxie, art journal, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, watercolors
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Grey Inks: Day Two of One Week 100 People 2020
I’ve always loved greys in their many forms, but grey inks hold a special fascination for me especially as I play with them with a waterbrush. Blue-greys, purple greys, green-greys leaning into muted greyed browns. Grey inks are better than … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #1week100people, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #drawingfaces, #drawwithme, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleCarnetdeVoyage, #lamyalstar, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #oneweek100people, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #sketchingpeople, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, Hahnemühle Bamboo, Lamy Al-Star, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Killing Winter With Orange, Pens
Showing my orange pens some love — especially as I added a new pen to the lineup, a bright orange Nemosine — so cheery to use when it is grey skies for a month. Beat the doldrums! Kill winter with … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, calligraphy, cards, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #deatramentisdocumentbrown, #Edisonnouveaupen, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nemosinepen, #nostalgiejournal, #orangeink, #pilotink, #pilotkirisameink, #PilotMetropolitan, #pilotyuyakeink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sailormoink, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Sammy’s Chair
Sammy held the post as Chief Studio Cat and Greeter! When clients visited, he was never shy… He came out to set them at ease and contribute to our contractual discussions. Whenever a new piece came into the studio, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #blackandwhite, #blackcat, #cards4sale, #cardsforsale, #catsintraining, #catswhowork, #cattoy, #Hahnemühle, #ilovemycats, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #studiocats, #tuxedocat, #tuxie, art journal, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, watercolors
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Pen Love
Who knew in 2015 I would fall in love with fountain pens? My sketch was of the beginnings of my pen obsession… Done in a Moleskin and a Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, it helped … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, calligraphy, cards, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #blackandwhite, #cards4sale, #cardsforsale, #Hahnemühle, #InCoWriMo, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #PilotParallelpen, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #platinumpreppypen, #preppiepen, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, watercolors
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Yamantaka and the Hairband
Yamantaka is THE most obsessive smart crazy cat… He finds toys in everyday objects like no cat that has ever owned me… He brings them to both of us for inspection which is good when it is dangerous. Yup, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #blackcat, #cards4sale, #cardsforsale, #catcards, #catsintraining, #catswhowork, #cattoy, #Hahnemühle, #ilovemycats, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #panthercat, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Siamese, #Siamesecat, #studiocats, #tinypanthercats, art journal, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, siamese cats, watercolor, watercolors
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VSW: Amsterdam 4
Can’t get enough of these windmills…. And ink painting! Really having fun with it! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, landscape, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, writing
Tagged #amsterdamwindmills, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lamyalstar, #lamyvista, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #virtualsketchwalk, Amsterdam, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Vista, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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VSW: Amsterdam 1
This is a short how-to on a fast sketching technique with soluble inks… Done in haste this morning for my peeps on Virtual Sketchwalk. Finding a way into a complicated sketch is easier than we make it out to be, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, landscape, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, writing
Tagged #amsterdamwindmills, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #virtualsketchwalk, Amsterdam, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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Mitchell’s Sunny Gift!
My sweetie brings me sunflowers, my favorite! To hear about classes, follow me on 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 journal! … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #davinciwatercolors, #Lamy, #paintonjournal, #paintonsketchbook, art journal, Da Vinci Watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sunflowers, watercolor
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Creating Journal Pages
I am writing more in my journal, so it has become less of a strict art journal and back to my everything journal but with watercolors throughout! From college forward, I wrote and sketched all the time. First in my … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #jherbinink, #jinhaowithjowonib, #Lamy, #lamyalstar, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pilotink, #rawwriting, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, writing
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Pain
It showed up Tuesday morning, pain so bad I could barely move… Seriously, I’ve dealt with pain all my life (dancer injury) But I said to Mitchell, Shoot me NOW!” I had pain killers and muscle relaxers and used them … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithjowonib, #Lamy, #lamyalstar, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Hari-Fred-Gibbs Hurts: Versed/Midazolam
Gibbs was limping. When you see the way the cats tear around playing it isn’t such an odd thought… BUT, he also has put on weight (he is going ot be a BIG cat) and worse, he was moving stiffly. … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, ink painting, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #lamyalstar, #lamyvista, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #super5inkdarmstadtink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Peony, Young and Old
From young to old, fading… When the peonies are young they are firm and vibrant. So easy to fall in love with them. When they get older, and begin to fade, I love to watch the lessening of vitality. I … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lamyalstar, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, flowers, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, peonies, peony, posies, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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