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Covid-19 Oatmeal Florentines
(Above sketch in DeAtrementis Document Brown ink with Super5 Frankfurt diluted used for shadows…. watercolor later) We didn’t have what was needed and we are nto going to the market for a long time…. LONG TIME! So we made do. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #dessert, #florentines, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #oatmealcookies, #oatmealflorentines, #recipepainting, #yummyrecipe, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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SoCS: Welcome
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and participate in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday whenever I have time. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You … Continue reading
SoCS: Wire
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and participate in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday whenever I have time. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You … Continue reading
Tools: Beauregarde From Birmingham
I wanted this pen for a long time. Stunned by it’s simple beauty and clear drenched color, I waited for over a year. I was not seduced by other pens in similar colors… Then when it became available, I could … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghampens, #diamineink, #fountainpenaddict, #fountainpengeeks, #Hahnemühle, #Handmadefountainpens, #holbeinwatercolor, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PentelAquashWaterBrush, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #super5frankfurtink, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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VSW: Last of Bellingham
Bellingham city sketched with a Sailor Fude De Mannen Calligraphy Navy Blue Angle 40 Degrees pen with Robert Oster Muddy Water ink. I can’t believe I like the 55-degree fude better! I had a hard time feeling the edges of … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, landscape, pen & ink, sketchbook, sketchcrawl, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bellinghamwashington, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #muddywater, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #SailorFudeDeMannen, #sailorfudepens, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Perfect Blues
Got the blues…. A bottle of (shimmering) PenBBS #103 Hyacinth Macaw ink leaked… It replicates the color of the beautiful hyacinth macaws perfectly! This glittering ink is Mitchell’s! (Image by Hank Gillette in Wikipedia**.) Got me thinking about my blue … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #blueinks, #Hahnemühle, #hyacinthmacaw, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #penbbs, #robertosterink, #trueblue, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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SoCS: Election
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and participate in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday whenever I have time. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You … Continue reading
Memory PenBBS
Thomas Blanchard was an online friend. We traded watercolors, pens, and ink, and chatted on two platforms. He knew I wanted this PenBBS and it was no longer available, and was going to sell his to me because that was … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #penbbs, #PentelAquashWaterBrush, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #trueblue, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Killing Winter With Orange, Pens
Showing my orange pens some love — especially as I added a new pen to the lineup, a bright orange Nemosine — so cheery to use when it is grey skies for a month. Beat the doldrums! Kill winter with … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, calligraphy, cards, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #deatramentisdocumentbrown, #Edisonnouveaupen, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nemosinepen, #nostalgiejournal, #orangeink, #pilotink, #pilotkirisameink, #PilotMetropolitan, #pilotyuyakeink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sailormoink, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: Whatcom Falls
View of the Whatcom Falls, near Bellingham, WA; from an image on Wikipedia. Sketched with a Sailor Fude De Mannen Calligraphy Bamboo Angle 55 Degrees pen with Robert Oster Muddy Swamp ink. The fude nibs have given me nothing but … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bellinghamwashington, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #muddyswamp, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #SailorFudeDeMannen, #sailorfudepens, #virtualsketchwalk, #whatcomfalls, art journal, doodle, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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SoCS: Meowr
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and participate in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday whenever I have time. I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You … Continue reading
Morning Coffee
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
Posted in art journal, calligraphy, cards, copyleft, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, making a living, memory, painting, pen & ink, ritual, sketchbook, tools, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #cards4sale, #cardsforsale, #coffeepot, #comfortfoods, #creativecommons, #etsyseller, #Hahnemühle, #lawyersarekillingus, #makingaliving, #middleofthenight, #morningcoffee, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #presspot, #wasagoodmemory, art journal, copyleft, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, watercolors
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Comfort Food
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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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #certifiedhumane, #certifiedorganic, #chickensoup, #freshfarmveggies, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #potaufeau, #recipepainting, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Tools: Sailor Mo Tangerine Ink
No Lojong today… Wicked busy shellacking to a deadline! First trip to Oblation Papers here in Portland. It took a friend visiting from out of town — so sorry I had not gone before but better for my wallet! Great … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #buddhahead, #deskpen, #Hahnemühle, #killwinterwithorange, #motangerineink, #nemosineink, #nostalgiejournal, #oblationpapers, #paintyourbuddha, #robertosterink, #sailorink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Purple Lilies
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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Tagged #28februaryflowers, #28febuaryflowers, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #ceriseink, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PentelAquashWaterBrush, #purplelilies, #robertosterink, #seaglass, #troublemakerinks, art journal, Fineline masking fluid, floral, Lily, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Sammy’s Chair
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
Posted in animals, art journal, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #blackandwhite, #blackcat, #cards4sale, #cardsforsale, #catsintraining, #catswhowork, #cattoy, #Hahnemühle, #ilovemycats, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #studiocats, #tuxedocat, #tuxie, art journal, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, watercolors
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VSW: Bellingham, Larrabee State Park
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
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, landscape, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bellinghamwashington, #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #lakelarrabeestatepark, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #super5inkaustrailiaink, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, doodle, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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D.Katie Powell Art 