Tag Archives: #middleofthenight

1584 by Hahnemühle Giveaway!

Posted on February 23, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

DRUM-ROLL…. And the TWO winners are: From this blog post pull: atoomre! Our winner on Instagram is stacy.hannon! CONGRATS! EMAILS ARE ON THEIR WAY! BTW, they can be purchased at Wet Paint Art and Hyatt! To hear about classes and … Continue reading →

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Morning Coffee

Posted on February 21, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I wanted to be writing a different kind of blog about my artwork “Morning Coffee” today. I sketch about our lives, and especially times with Mitchell and the cats, the best times of the day, cooking, laughing, color, sharing. Mitchell … Continue reading →

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Comfort Food

Posted on February 18, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I made the best spicy chicken pot au feau! Mitchell loved it — and I love it in all its incarnations but he loved this one because of the rich beet broth addition. This WILL help heal a cold! BTW, … Continue reading →

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1584 by Hahnemühle Giveaway!

Posted on February 15, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

The new 1584 Journal by Hahnemühle was sent to me for review by Hahnemühle. They also sent me two journals for giveaway! I added everything you need for your first day out with your journal! To enter, sign up below … Continue reading →

1584 by Hahnemühle, Journal, Review

Posted on February 15, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

The new “1584 by Hahnemühle” notebook was sent to me for review by Hahnemühle. I am both a fountain pen user and daily journaler, so this journal was a timely gift! I have been happy with all my paper products … Continue reading →

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Purple Lilies

Posted on February 13, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Ink-painting with lovely new ink colors… Nostalgie sketchbook takes watercolor washes well, but sometimes ink washes get bogged down in the paper… Especially inks I have not played with enough to see how they move. Troublemaker Sea Glass (green) is … Continue reading →

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Sammy’s Chair

Posted on February 11, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

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 →

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VSW: Bellingham, Larrabee State Park

Posted on February 10, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

View of the Larrabee State Park, near Bellingham, WA, from a photo by “Complicated” on Flickr. Doodling in keeping my commitment to a sketch a day, with a Conklin Duragraph w/ 1.1 Stub with Super5 Australia ink. This one started … Continue reading →

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Tools: Esterbrook “Estie” Blueberry

Posted on February 8, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I adore this lovely Estie… it is not the newer Lilac color but the older Blueberry. It is a cross between lovey deep blue-purples and mother-of-pearl. Sweet stub nib glides across the Nostalgie paper! Esterbrook is an excellent company — … Continue reading →

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VSW: Egypt, 4 Giza Sphinx

Posted on February 7, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

View of the Sphinx, from a photo by Evalyn Baker. Doodling in keeping my commitment to a sketch a day, with a TWSBI Eco 1.1 with Robert Oster Aussie Brown ink. If you’d like to take our virtual sketchwalks the … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Troublemaker’s Sea Glass!

Posted on February 4, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve been waiting to try Troublemaker Inks for a long time… My first bottle (there will be more) finally arrived from Cebu, a province of the Philippines after several weeks, and that after waiting to order for several months. Now … Continue reading →

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VSW: Egypt, 3 River

Posted on February 3, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

View of the river banks near the Valley of the Kings, from a photo by Evalyn Baker. If you’d like to take our virtual sketchwalks the images are posted in this closed facebook group — come join us! To hear … Continue reading →

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Tools: A Black and White Palette

Posted on January 30, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I don’t use black, white or grey often — or metallics. The exception is Daniel Smith’s Hematite, right, which I love to mix with earth tones in city sketches. It is too easy to mix a color without black or … Continue reading →

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VSW: Egypt, 2 Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun

Posted on January 29, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

View of the Mosque of Ahmad ibn TulunM from a photo by Evalyn Baker. Mostly inks, Taccia Kuro and Birmingham Horus Wagner Infield Brown. The inks moved into each other and did all kind of strange separations in the shadow. … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Sterling Silver!

Posted on January 27, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve been asking Robert Oster to pleeeeze make a lovely silver… I am not a gold gurl, not even a glitter gurl, but I am a silver gurl… while I love Robert’s Heart of Gold (below) (and it is one … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year of the Metal Rat!

Posted on January 24, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

YEAR OF THE METAL RAT! New decade, and the beginning of the Chinese Zodiac! Ink painting and notes in my new Hahnemühle 1584 Journal! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory … Continue reading →

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Purple Gurl

Posted on January 23, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

The holidays brought new inks (not that I need an excuse.) A couple were gifts to me, and a couple were gifts to Mitchell (he goes for shimmers and glitters, and I should have predicted this, because he is also … Continue reading →

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Dingbats Journal, Review

Posted on January 21, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I have tried three of Dingbat’s journals, two of the Wildlife and one of the Earth series, left and right, above. A huge reason I chose them over others was their commitment to the environment, and their pretty covers. I … Continue reading →