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VSW: Christmas Tree Montpellier
From the Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook, We walked Montpellier, France, and in one of the malls was this Christmas Tree many stories high. So festive and lively, I tried it two different ways. I don’t know what the gold … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #christmastree, #france, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #montpellier, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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My Old Man’s a Sailor
I sing My Old Man’s a Sailor daily… Written by Oscar brand, and as I loved it I learned about him. It’s my happy song. I heard Tom Petty sing it in a video on IG (and dang I can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lakeoffire, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #myoldmansasailor, #nostalgiejournal, #oscarbrand, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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Kill Winter With Orange!
“Kill Winter With Orange is an winter tradition that’s been happening for many years! I love it because I love ORANGE! I penned the inks below with a dip pen: Birmingham inks are not usually feathering inks but WOW Relative … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #benupen, #blackstoneinks, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #monteverdeink, #nostalgiejournal, #orangeink, #pilotiroshizuku, #robertostersignatureink, art journal, Benu, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, watercolor
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Tools: New Watercolor Palette Arrangements
I’ve been a little depressed lately. Okay, a LOT depressed, some for “good” reasons (family issues) but some because I-don’t-know. I cleaned my palettes, and finally added a couple of new colors. Left, in my primary palette, and I added … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #travelpalette, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Tools: Drywall Repair Tape
I was buying product for the business and found this Drywall Repair Tape. (Image from their company, above; hopefully they will be okay with me using it.) I had a thought that it might be a fun tool to lay … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #drywallrepairtape, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nostalgiesketchbook, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertostersignatureink
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Tools: Fall Watercolors
Gads I love color! I’ve been asked why I buy so many tubes of watercolors… It’s true, I could buy a dozen tubes and mix everything — well almost everything, because the Primatek colors have their own lovely granulating properties. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #asphatum, #autumncolors, #brownpaint, #danielsmithwatercolors, #fallcolors, #greenpaint, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #orangepaint, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #review, #sennelierwatercolors, #travelpalette, #watercolors, #yellowpaint
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VSW: Berlin, 2, Direct Watercolor
As a lover of inky lines, the class in direct watercolor changed me. I LOVED creating this very fast watercolor by diving in, no planning. I wish I had a bit more foresight about placement, (the image was crowded to … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, painting, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #hahnemuhlehempsketch, #hahnemuhlepapersare vegan, #holbeinwatercolors, #nostalgiejournal, #sennelierwatercolors, #sketchbookcotton, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #watercolourbookcotton
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USk: Oregon on Fire
Wildfire season is upon us again. I sketched this quickly in in the studio in hopes I would get the worry and the words out of my system and be able to paint today on actual projects… It looks to … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #fudenib, #Hahnemühle, #nostalgiejournal, #oregonfires, #portlandfires, #SailorFudeDeMannen, #urbansketchingportland, #usk, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Thinking, Thinking… Two
Continuing from yesterday’s post… When I am thinking about a larger piece I use my Nostalgie Journal to sketch out ideas… This takes me back to days as an architect when my thinking was done with pen to paper. The … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, creativity, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #catswhoplay, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #nostalgiejournal, #nostalgiesketchbook, #pacificnorthwest, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, #virtualsketching, #waterproofinks
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30 Posies: Sunflowers with Barn
While I have been participating in Direct Watercolor, secretly… I have been drawing sunflowers… I have been inking sunflowers… This one and more… I love them, my very favorite flower! Of course, they are not just inked, but watercolors in … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, flowers, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #flowersfightdepression, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #nostalgiejournal, #oraretheydaisies, #oregonfield, #pacificnorthwest, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sunflowers, #virtualsketching, #waterproofinks, art journal, floral, flowers, Holbein, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor
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Tools: Gouache
I’ve not given gouache a real chance to woo me, so I decided to play with some very old gouache before I purchased better quality tubes. When I moved into watercolors, I enjoyed them for their transparent washes, so gouache, … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #travelpalette, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Keeping an Art Journal
I’ve kept a journal with sketches since college… I started using lined journals I bought in Chinatown in San Francisco, above, for architectural notes, and every page has drawings made during lectures or tours or just thought about what I … Continue reading
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Patrick’s Cane
Today is the 10th anniversary of his death. I am winding through memories of my family these days. I miss my brother Patick. He was the best brother. I had all his important belongings, though I gave some to his … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #babybrother, #brothers, #cane, #chevy, #chevytruck, #clarinet, #coors, #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #ironwood, #ironwoodcane, #memories, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #patrick, #patrickbeck, #piano, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sketchingmemories, #walkingcane, #watercolorartist, #watercolorjournal, brother, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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1950 Ford F-1
Love me an old truck! Platinum carbon ink with diluted waterproof grey ink as shadows. Watercolor to finish. ☾ To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” … Continue reading
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