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Sunflower
Sometimes I just want to leave the ink drawings as they are. Sexy Lines. Thank you Tracey… still missing you today. My favorite flower, joyfully following the light! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out … Continue reading
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Wisteria Streets
I see wisterias in Portland sometimes, but not like I used to see them in Southern California — streets lined with them all over the older parts of Los Angeles and San Fernando, so old they created purple and green … Continue reading
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30 Posies: Cynthia’s Sedum, Redo
I gave this image another go — see below for the first rough sketches in a Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook. Cynthia shares her gorgeous garden images all the time, and lets me sketch from her flowers. This image unstuck me, and … Continue reading
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Dieting…. Argh!
I hate how easily my body puts on weight, and how slowly it takes it off, slower than slow, slower than anyone I know! Two weeks in bed and I put on about 10 lbs, which will take me a … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #coffee, #coffeewithgingersugarmilk, #everydayjournal, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #Ihatediets, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #onadiet, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #writeitdown, art journal
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30 Posies: Yellow Daisies
Maybe these are Black-eyed Susans? I liked the image of the sunny daisies! Started with a good line drawing…. Background and first layers… Final touches. Okay, the leaves bother me but here I am dealing with the paper in this … Continue reading
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Izzee the Climber
She is incorrigible… A climber, and as she is an indoor, and mostly in studio cat, she climbs the metal racks (scares the crap out of us) and then makes sure we see her. We’ve put kleenex boxes in all … Continue reading
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Waiting for Daddy
I don’t know what we’d do without the cats… Yaman only has eyes for Mitchell… always waiting waiting or following him. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible … Continue reading
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30 Posies: Purple Poppy
I love poppies, with their delicate paper-thin petals. Painted from an image from a friend. To hear more about World Watercolor Month visit here: Everyone can play! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my … Continue reading
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Raccoon
I was feeding the birds and as I tossed seed onto the shed roof of the dock I realized I startled a raccoon. I am glad I did, as s/he was heading toward Nicolai, which is not a good place … Continue reading
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30 Posies: Dogwood
This started as a World Watercolor Month challenge but I am finishing a square Handbook Journal which was a gift with posie images. Not ready to make a review of the paper yet — it is very different than what … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #dogwood, #Hahnemühle, #handbookjournal, #inkpainting, #Lamy, #linedrawings, #lovethestub, #makearteveryday, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #WorldWatercolorMonth, dogwood, floral, flowers
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World Watercolor Month: Himalayan Poppy
Fell in love with the paper-thin petals in the soft blue; I’ve not seen this flower before. Painted from an image from a friend. For these watercolor posies I am trying out a new book (to me) from Hand-Book, one … Continue reading
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World (Not) Watercolor Month: Orange Daisies
I know I won’t be able to keep up with the one-a-day watercolor, but when I do them I enjoy them! These took me way back to being a kid in the 60’s, avocado and orange and pop-culture flower power! … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #daisies, #daisy, #Hahnemühle, #handbookjournal, #inkpainting, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #makearteveryday, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #orangeflowers, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, #WorldWatercolorMonth, floral, flowers
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I hate the 4th of July
I hate the Fourth of July. There, I’ve said it. Not popular, and I’d like it if it didn’t threaten our livelihood in this stupid city. Every year we have to pack up our computers and such, and sit in … Continue reading
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World Watercolor Month: Dan’s Purple Flower
Flower from an image by Dan Antion, a good photographer and writer-blogger, met through blogging and he is a friend who also lets me steal his images from which to paint. I love that I am starting this new book … Continue reading
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World Watercolor Month: Coffee Ritual
We have a coffee ritual. Mitchell makes the coffee. I slice the fresh ginger for him. Beautiful cups, and sliced fresh ginger, brown sugar and milk make a heavenly coffee. Mitchell puts his finger in it for extra sweetness. I’ve … Continue reading
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D.Katie Powell Art 
World Watercolor Month: Sweet Peas / Creative Block
I am in a creative slump. I’ve been in this stuck place for weeks and pushed myself to sketch posies — which usually works — but nothing is working. Painting these flowers has been like slogging through mud. I told … Continue reading →