Tag Archives: Noodlers ink

IFJM 8: Bologna to Parma

Posted on April 9, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

8 April 2015 “Anytime you get clear about what you mission is or what your focus wants to be, things start to come together in your life.” Eve Ensler “Santa Croce, the Basilica on the Piazza. Home to the bones … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Bologna, Charles Moore, Daniel Smith watercolors, Fake Journal, Florence, International Fake Journal Month, journal, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, Parma, Pierre Koenig, Platinum Preppy pen, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, Primatek, Santa Croce, Santuary of the Madonna di San Luca, watercolor | 8 Comments

USk: Drawing Around Portland

Posted on February 1, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I haven’t had much time to paint anything this week but found moments in the car. Being back in a city is overwhelming in terms of the cacophony of lines and layers, rhythms and patterns. (Yes I spelled that wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, journal, painting, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged bridge, bridgetown, Daniel Smith watercolors, I-5, Interstate, Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy pen, Portland Oregon, Strathmore journal, struggle, Swan Island, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor | 8 Comments

USk: Palm Motor Hotel

Posted on January 24, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Whenever I drive by the Palm Motor Hotel I get a little surge of home energy. It looks like motels I remember staying in when visiting Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. I’ve always loved these Mid-Century Modern signs. Today I … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pencil, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged art journal, caput mortem, MCM, Mid-Century Modern, motor hotels, Noodlers ink, palm, Palm Motor Hotel, palm sign, Portland Oregon, Strathmore journal, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, watercolor | 2 Comments

My “Business” Sketchbook: Chippendale Conservation

Posted on January 23, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Above, Mitchell thinking about the various things he has to do to this family heirloom in order to resurrect it from the broken state. The Chippendale sofa’s arm was broken and sagging, leg broken, parts of the frame broken, and … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, furniture, journal, making a living, painting, pen & ink, pencil, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Chippendale, Daniel Smith watercolors, Delta journal, MPF Conservation, Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy pen, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, Portland Oregon, sofa, Stillman & Birn, Urban Sketchers Portland, watercolor | 13 Comments

My “Business” Sketchbook: Mattress Ranch

Posted on January 22, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve had this finished a long time and almost didn’t post it. There really is a Mattress Ranch on the way to Olympia Washington. It was the source of much amusement as we drove up in the morning to work … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, furniture, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Delta journal, Mattress Ranch, Noodlers ink, Olympia Washington, Platinum Preppy pen, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, Stillman & Birn, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, watercolor | 7 Comments

Art Journal: Black and White

Posted on January 17, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Middle of the night, can’t sleep, found shells on the dresser. Drawn in an Stillman & Birn Alpha journal with Noodler’s Heart of Darkness ink. I agree to Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License, which you can learn more … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, journal, sketchbook, waterbrush | Tagged black & white, Heart of Darkness, Noodlers ink, shells, Stillman & Birn | 4 Comments

Booby Gurl is Coming Home to D.Katie Powell Art

Posted on December 20, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve made a hard decision during this Dark-of-the-Moon. Previously I set up a second blog that was dedicated to my love of working with Lunar energy. Lunar Moondae was also home to my Booby Gurl images. After a great deal … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, Booby Gurl, creativity, journal, meditation, memory, painting, sketchbook, writing | Tagged Aquabee Super Deluxe Journal, art journal, Booby Gurl, Daniel Smith watercolors, Gwenn Seemel, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, mature, Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy pen | 8 Comments

Back to Architecture: Chiesa di Ognissanti, Italy

Posted on December 3, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Chiesa di Ognissanti, Florence, Italy. I wanted to draw something comforting last night, and pulled out images from Italy. This is comforting to me — portraits are NOT! This is the “doodle” I did to understand the building relationships. Understanding … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art, drawing, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged architect, architecture, art journal, Chiesa di Ognissanti, Daniel Smith watercolors, Heart of Darkness, Italian churches, Matteo Nigetti, Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy pen, Stillman & Birn, symmetry, Tombow pens | 4 Comments

My “Business” Sketchbook: Sketching the Senate from the Floor

Posted on October 28, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Like my earlier post on drawing the Senate gallery details, I came around to draw the Senate from a different angle. I sat on the floor of the first entry arch looking up into one of the corners, in order … Continue reading →