Tag Archives: #mpfconservation

Chinese Lion Guard

Posted on October 12, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

We get such interesting projects in the studio. These pocket-sized Chinese Lion Guards were beautiful after being cleaned and oiled. I drew her in De Atramentis Document Brown ink. After grisaille work in Lexington Grey ink, I began layering Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, art journal, Buddha, gods and goddesses, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook | Tagged #brownink, #browninksketching, #chineselionstatues, #chinesestatues, #deatramentisdocumentink, #foodogs, #fudogs, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #mpfconservation, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, carved, Chinese Lion Statues, Chinese statues, De Atramentis Document ink, Fo Dogs, Foo Dogs, Fu dogs, grisaille | Leave a comment

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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USk: Studio Sketch

Posted on September 1, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Messy messy studio as it was on August 23. I realize that by USk rules this doesn’t qualify as an urban sketch… but if someone else walked in to sketch our conservation studio it sure would! Yes, our desks are … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, furniture, journal, memory, pen & ink, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged #eameschair, #equachair, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #hermanmiller, #mpfconservation, #officesketch, #studiosketch, art journal, Oregon, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, Sennelier, urban sketchers, USA, USk, watercolor | Leave a comment

Painting on Demand

Posted on February 14, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

I find commission work, or painting on demand, very different than painting for myself. I spend most of my time creating for myself, exploring something that I find interesting, a medium or color or an idea. Commission work is usually … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, commission, history, oil paint, painting, portrait | Tagged #DARstateflag, #gamblinartistcolors, #gamblinoilpaint, #mpfconservation, #paintingconservation, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, commission, flag, MPF Conservation, painting on silk, replication, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State DAR, Washington State Flag, watercolors | 7 Comments

Painting George

Posted on February 13, 2019 by dkatiepowellart

We have a lot of creatives in my family. My mom wanted to be an actress and took acting classes. *i can hear my baby brother laughing because she did a good job acting all her life* My baby brother … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #artjournaling, #DARstateflag, #gamblinartistcolors, #gamblinoilpaint, #georgewashington, #inkpainting, #mpfconservation, #penandink, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, flag, George Washington, Monteverde ink, MPF Conservation, painting on silk, Platinum Carbon pen, replication, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State Flag | 4 Comments

Deadlines

Posted on January 25, 2019 by dkatiepowellart

Deadlines are stressful, and partly it is because of my age; I am not as young as I used to be, and when hand stitching an item like the sofa, my arthritic hands feel it, as I am going through … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching | Tagged #frankfurtink, #greyink, #Hahnemühle, #handstitching, #middleofthenight, #mpfconservation, #nostalgiejournal, #slowstitching, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, upholstery | 11 Comments

Crazy Busy

Posted on January 24, 2019 by dkatiepowellart

Before my mom died I was feeling stressed by deadlines; I wrote this at that time and it is even more true today… but I am no longer worried about her. I’m glad we took the extra time down over … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook | Tagged #artjournaling, #christmascactus, #emeraldink, #frankfurtink, #greyink, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #mpfconservation, #nostalgiejournal, #platinumlavenderink, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen | 2 Comments

Inktober, 11 Gilt Chair

Posted on October 11, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Once a year I give the old brush pen a try. I’ve had the same pens for four years and they are wet and lovely because they are NEVER used. I like the sexy sexy lines they allow but I … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, furniture, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook | Tagged #brushpen, #giltchair, #Hahnemühle, #inktober, #inktober2018, #mpfconservation, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, chair, MPF Conservation, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pentel Pocket Brush Pen, Zig Wink of Luna pen | 4 Comments

Inktober, 10 Rosewood Table

Posted on October 10, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Quick sketch while working in the finish room today, of a lovely carved decorative *gads you know when you can’t find the right word and it is in your brain and you know it will come to you days after … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook | Tagged #carvedrosettes, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #inktober, #inktober2018, #middleofthenight, #mpfconservation, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, MPF Conservation, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, table | Leave a comment

I Lost the Centre for Transformative Work Design Competition

Posted on September 12, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

*entry not enter (end of video)… no way was i doing this a third time with yaman driving me crazy!* I don’t enter many competitions, but the Sketching Work competition for the Centre for Transformative Work Design out of Perth … Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, creativity, drawing, furniture, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #foldingjournal, #handmadejournal, #mpfconservation, #penandink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, furniture, object conservation, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolors | 6 Comments

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

Journaling the DAR Washington State Flag

Posted on June 18, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

In my other life (the one that pays the bills), Mitchell and I own a conservation business which conserves (restores) antiquities, both private and institutional. I do a lot of finish (painting, shellacking) work in our business, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, commission, history, oil paint, painting, portrait | Tagged #DARstateflag, #gamblinartistcolors, #gamblinoilpaint, #mpfconservation, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, DAR, flag, MPF Conservation, painting on silk, replication, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State DAR, Washington State Flag | Leave a comment

MPF Conservation: Washington State Flag First Drafts, Paper

Posted on April 26, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

In my other life (the one that pays the bills), Mitchell and I own a conservation business which conserves (restores) antiquities. I do a lot of finish (painting, shellacking) work in our business. The DAR approached us to recreate the … Continue reading →

Posted in commission, history, oil paint, painting, portrait | Tagged #DARstateflag, #gamblinartistcolors, #gamblinoilpaint, #mpfconservation, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, DAR, flag, MPF Conservation, painting on silk, replication, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State DAR, Washington State Flag | 4 Comments

Table Legs

Posted on October 25, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I had the opportunity to repair the finish on these lovely legs from a family table, and now I paint them. They were stacked in my finish studio for a long time in this manner and reminded me of ancient … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, furniture, journal, making a living, painting, shellac, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #holbeinwatercolor, #mpfconservation, #portlandhistory, #tablelegs, art journal, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, shellac, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 12 Comments

Inktober, 19 Workers

Posted on October 19, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Diamine Ancient Copper ink sketch out the studio window… They seem to be always working and never getting anything done… For years! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new and improved dkatiepowellart.com and sign … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, ink painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers | Tagged #ancientcopperink, #diamineink, #inktober, #inktober2017, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #urbansketcher, art journal, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Lamy Al-Star, USk | Leave a comment

Inktober, 18 Berkey & Gay Chair

Posted on October 18, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

This is a detail from a Berkey & Gay chair, once part of the historic Hahn House. My challenge was to paint the chair detail in ink only — for Inktober — and I did, using two of my favorites, … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, pen & ink, virtual sketching | Tagged #deatramentisink, #diamineink, #inktober, #inktober2017, #mpfconservation, #portlandhistory, art journal, Berkey & Gay, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Hahn House, Lamy Al-Star, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 4 Comments

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 →