Tag Archives: #masonmonterey

USk: MPFC Finish Studio

Posted on May 3, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Every so often I like to sketch our studio rooms. This is primarily my finish room, where I work conserving objects. I use our own mixed shellac and (primarily oil) paints to bring back dead finishes. You can see one … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 3 Crowe Estate Highboy

Posted on July 3, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Lately I’ve been sketching design motifs in the studio; Mason Monterey is one of my favorite decorative lines and I rarely paint them! This estate of historic Mason Monterey is for sale by MPF Conservation. The sketches are from the … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #artjournaling, #davinciwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentink, #decorativeobjects, #HahnemühleDSSketchbook, #inkpainting, #masonmonterey, #montereyfurniture, #mpfconservation, #paintedfurniture, #penandink, #WorldWatercolorMonth, flower, MPF Conservation | Leave a comment

California Tiles

Posted on November 22, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I love watercolors with tobacco ink… These are mostly my new Da Vinci watercolors sparkling, running, mimicking the lovely California tile glazes… I love working with California painted furniture. California tiles take me home, to open houses and arched doorways … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #californiatiles, #davinciwatercolors, #deatramentisink, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #masonmonterey, #middleofthenight, #montereyfurniture, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, gratitude, Lamy LX, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor | Leave a comment

Monterey Platform Rocker

Posted on November 11, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I’m a lucky woman. I am paid to work in brilliant color on pieces of California history. I love the smell of oil paint when I open the studio door. Catching the wavy base and angles in this drawing — … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, history, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #coronado, #delrey, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #masonmonterey, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #plarformrocker, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, furniture, Goulet nib, Holbein, Jinhao, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor | Leave a comment

USk: Labor Day in the Finish Studio

Posted on September 4, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Labor Day weekend and we are laborers so we are working… I have new A/C and a new lease on life in my newly cleaned and reorganized studio! I sat close to the door and tried to draw the entire … Continue reading →