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SoCS: Worst. Year. Ever.
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating 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 … Continue reading
VSW: San Francisco, 7
View of SF showing the city center from the bay. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. “I think not….” Me… … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #charcoalink, #cityscape, #debitaylor, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #sanfrancisco, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Baby Yoda (for a contest…)
Don’t hate me…. Not a Baby Yoda fan… kinda creepy, frankly. I am an original Yoda fan! But there was a contest for a very nice pen and so, TWO Yoda beings within a couple weeks! To hear about classes, … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #babyyoda, #Extraterrestrialbuddha, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #sanfrancisco, #virtualsketchwalk, #yoda, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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SoCS: Jingle
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating 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 … Continue reading
SoCS: Loud! HATE BLOCK EDITOR!!!!
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, andI’m again participating 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! … Continue reading
VSW: San Francisco, 5
Debi Taylor organized our virtual walk, and this is her standing with a statue of John McLaren, the father of Golden Gate Park. He was the supervisor for 53 years. Contour drawings are fun, and for me, stress relievers. I … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #blueseaink, #debitaylor, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #johnmclaren, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #sanfrancisco, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: San Francisco, 4
The Yoda statue in San Francisco is filed in my virtual deity file, next to Buddha… How can I not? He helped young Skywalker on his mission. Extraterrestrial Buddha! Also my first time out with my new Himalayan with the … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Extraterrestrialbuddha, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #sanfrancisco, #virtualsketchwalk, #yoda, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: San Francisco, 3
Ink painting from pictures from Debi Taylor’s last visit to San Francisco. Sketch over watercolor pencil in Diamine Ancient Copper. Hard to control inks… they need to do what they need to do! Colors I used below. To hear about … Continue reading
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SoCS: Key is Gratitude
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating 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 … Continue reading
Birds!
Both Yaman and Savitri watch birds; the studio windows are by far the best bird watching windows because we can see murders of crows, flocks of gulls, smaller birds, and the occasional antics of a bluejay family. We’ve also seen … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #cardsforsale, #catcards, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #etsyseller, #Hahnemühle, #ilovemycats, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #qorwatercolors, #Siamese, #Siamesecat, art journal, Cat, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, siamese cats, watercolor
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VSW: San Francisco, 2
Thanksgiving. I loved returning to regular sketching with a fast one of one of my favorite views in San Fransisco. cable cars. When I was in college and early 20’s I stayed at the Stratford Hotel. I did a quick … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #cablecar, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PelikanP20TwistFountainPen, #sanfrancisco, #stratfordhotel, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: San Francisco, 1
It has been awhile since I sketched regularly… Taking a class and sketching thumbnails just isn’t the same! I have a couple days off here and NO family obligations and so, sketching and noshing with my sweetie… Wishing everyone a … Continue reading
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Word Art: Mugged by Reality
What do you do when you are living under oppression and you have things to say but you are living in fear? Not little fear, but cataclysmic fear? For the first time in your life? I wrote this and got … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisink, #diamineink, #environmentalcrisis, #Hahnemühle, #KWZink, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, #wordpainting, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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SoCS: Flyer/Ad
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating 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 … Continue reading
Word Art: Save the Whales Ocean Your Children
again, i try to get through to the stores where i shop to stop buying lemons, oranges, avocados, brussells sprouts and oh my goddess now even melons packaged in plastic. birds and fish and whales are all dying from our … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #humpbackwhales, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #platinumcassisink, #platinumcitrusink, #platinumlavenderink, #robertosterink, #saveourmother, #saveourocean, #saveourplanet, #savethewhales, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #wordpainting, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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SoCS: Dream
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating 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 … Continue reading
Word Art: Shut Up Stupid
She wasn’t a perfect mom, but I was broken hearted about how she was treated, her confusion when losing her memory, and the family dynamics. I could not share that with my biological family. Shut up stupid. When you keep … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisink, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #KWZink, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, #wordpainting, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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SoCS: GHT
I journal mornings with stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating 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 … Continue reading





