Tag Archives: Mitchell Powell

Mitchell in His Twenties

Posted on July 17, 2019 by dkatiepowellart

Two pictures of Mitchell in his twenties made for good practice. One of him looking out over the Sierras… Another of him hamming for the camera (he didn’t smoke.) I am working in the Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook … dedicating it … Continue reading →

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Inktober 26, Throwback

Posted on October 26, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Happy Happy Birthday to the best Loverman in the World! (I am getting better at sketching my husband’s face… these are throwbacks to other days.) To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com … Continue reading →

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USk: Cargo Portland

Posted on July 27, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Picking up an old Fabriano Watercolor journal that I really don’t like *but will finish off in some way, like the 100 faces challenge*  I came across an old drawing of the building in the Pearl that originally housed Cargo, … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 18, My Sweet Sumthin’, My Husband

Posted on May 18, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

How lovely that the prompt for our anniversary is “Something Sweet”!  I sketched both my husband Mitchell’s sweet face and the truffles we shared for our anniversary! You never know when the best thing in the world is going to … Continue reading →

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#OneWeek100People2017

Posted on March 7, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

That’s a winner…  Mitchell! Okay I thought I’d do the 100-faces-in-a-week.  I’m not terrible with faces, I just am not too interested in drawing them.  So here is one day of that, and no more. Can’t do challenges just because … Continue reading →

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CA Trip: Mitchell’s Moreton Bay Fig

Posted on January 17, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Mitchell took me to see his Moreton Bay Fig in Santa Paula.  I understand that. I have relationships with trees too, and this one is amazing. It was planted in 1879 — and yes, it is famous — and grows … Continue reading →

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CA Trip: The Chili Hut

Posted on January 16, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Mitchell’s mom ran the Chili Hut in Santa Paula… When I sketched the building where it was I put a  couple of women in dresses as they might have been then and used a 50’s style car (made up of … Continue reading →

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Mitchell’s Orange Fire Hydrant

Posted on July 29, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

Mitchell Boy Train Yogananda Destiny. All in the color orange….  Cherished Blogfest Starts today! July 29, 30, 31! Tell us about a cherished object: post a painting / drawing / photo, and in 500 words or less, tell us why … Continue reading →

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Bright Ideas, Week 3

Posted on May 7, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

All these images are sketched in the Bright Ideas journal. I can’t stop loving this crazy colored journal! I spent time color mixing this week… fewer Bright Ideas… But I did realize what this book is all about, and it … Continue reading →

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Holiday Memory Gift

Posted on December 24, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Merry Christmas, Happy Santa Day, Happy Hanukkah (passed but we have our Stars of David on our tree), and all the other holidays! Looking toward the light in our physical, personal, and national arenas! The folding journal, ready for words … Continue reading →

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Holiday Memories at Hearst Castle

Posted on December 23, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Our business gets us in the back door to some amazing places. We conserved the Gothic Sofa for the Hearst Castle, near Cambria, California.  We visited just before Christmas to see it installed in William Randolph Hearst’s private library (between … Continue reading →

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Solstice Memory

Posted on December 22, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Puja’s on the Solstice. One of our winter traditions. When we are where we can’t make a fire in the brazier we find other ways to “make” a fire! Part of my holiday memory gift to Mitchell this year, I … Continue reading →

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Kissing Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

The tassel man. Seriously, the differences between my sweetie and I in terms of decor is that I am a modernist and my man loves rich tapestries, textures, passementerie and tassels. I gave him a set of Indian red beaded … Continue reading →

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Silliness at Target

Posted on December 9, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Departing from Restore Oregon to play in the season (and get some paying work done), I did a couple sketches of Mitchell and I from a time where we were having a hard time (many losses) but somehow, we always … Continue reading →

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My Loverman

Posted on June 7, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

In all this waiting-for-kidney-stone maladies to heal (the surgeon tore my ureter) I have been creating a healing journal.  I’m not sure I can share it in its entirety, but will at some point share within my comfort zone.  It … Continue reading →

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#29faces: Week Three Part 2

Posted on February 16, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

#13, sadly, looks nothing like my friend, except that she is jolly — so I will spare you her name.  In this photo she had on a funny hat of fake hair, and is much better looking, not a caricature … Continue reading →

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