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Rona2: VSW Assignan France
From an image from Google streets of Assignan, France! No watercolor, inks! I love ink painting… I wish they were lightfast! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more … Continue reading
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Aussie Liquid Gold
I love Robert Oster Shake & Shimmer Heart of Gold ink, (shown for comparison), but the wow factor in Robert Oster Shake & Shimmer Aussie Liquid Gold ink, a clear bright yellow-gold is amazeballs (a technical term)! Above, you can … Continue reading
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Tagged #fountainpenfriendly, #glittergurl, #glitterink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #liquidgoldink, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #reviewink, #robertosterink, #shakenshimmy
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Rona2: VSW Saint Chinian Windmill France
From an image from Annette Morris of a windmill in Saint Chinian! Never before have I appreciated Virtual Sketching as much as I do now. To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved … Continue reading
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Process Ink Painting, Blooms
Above, I simple use a Pentel Aquash waterbrush filled with water, Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook to try inkpainting a peach. I am trying to get the hang of not always ending up with “blooms” or dark edges. I used a small … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #inkpainting, #middleofthenight, #monteverdeink, #moonstoneink, #nostalgiejournal, #peachink, #robertosterink, #royalredink, #summerpeaches, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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The Sketchpack Project 2020, 9-11
Continuing with the Sketchpack Project on “Emotional Body: If you’d like to see the previous post go here. Continuing, and I was thrown a bit this week…. My friends lift my heart, and many are overseas. So many in Austrailia! … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #blackstoneinks, #deatramentisdocumentink, #dukefudepen, #emotionalbody, #Hahnemühle, #krishnaink, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #platinumplaisir, #robertosterink, #sketchpackproject, #thesketchpackproject, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #zigzagjournal, art journal
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Tools: Robert Oster Glorious Inks
There is nothing like the gift of color! All that possibility wrapped in glorious juicy inks from Robert Oster Signature inks!! I will be playing with these soon, but had to at least share my newest bounty! A couple I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianopalblueink, #chartreuse, #clayredink, #dragonsnightink, #envygreenink, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #ngspecial16ink, #nostalgiejournal, #peachink, #purpleink, #robertosterink, #verdederioink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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The Sketchpack Project 2020, 1-8
I am again participating in the Sketchpack Project this year. I chose a theme of “Emotional Body.” Why Emotional Body? Because the mind-heart connection is important to physical health, and certainly ours in the USA, and also the world, is … Continue reading
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Rona2: Wall of Moms
I have so much to say about my disappointment in our government. I don’t recognize my country. No one works together to ward the common good. The last showdowns with the feds were with the Wall of Moms and the … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #covid19, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #riotsinthestreets, #wallofmoms, #writeitdown, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Rona2: VSW Minerve France, 2
Same process as the sketch yesterday. When I realized Evalyn Baker had taken photos of the alleyway from both sides, I had to finish the other side too! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out … Continue reading
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Rona2: VSW Minerve France, 1
It usually starts with a sketch. Then shadows. I wanted to capture the dark that the leafy canopy created. I used DeAtramentis Document Urban Grey ink for the grisaille work so it would not move when I added watercolor. I … Continue reading
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Rona2: Cat Play
I don’t know what we’d do without the cats… Mitchell and I each bring different things to the play. I build forts; Mitchell does Willie Mays. Crinkly paper that comes in Chewy boxes, and the Give a Crap boxes, with … Continue reading
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Tagged #catdiscipline, #catsintraining, #catswhoplay, #catswhowork, #cattoy, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #ilovemycats, #kitten, #madeyoulook, #middleofthenight, #mousiewhatilovetoeat, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, art journal, Cat, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Hari, Holbein, Izzee, Kamala, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Savitri, watercolor, Yamantaka
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Process Ink Painting, Tips
For Maureen!! I haven’t time to do a video but I decided to publish this now and not wait… more tips for painting with ink. Above, I simple use a Pentel Aquash waterbrush filled with water, and touched the Robert … Continue reading
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Rona2: AOC
I only wish I could do her justice… not quite right! For those of you who don’t think women go through this; it is true. The harassment started for me USC School of Architecture with SOME not all my design … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #writeitdown, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Rona2: Purple Watercolors
Yesterday I played with MGraham Ultramarine Violet (left) and Daniel Smith Cobalt Blue Violet (right) here. Today I am showing you my mainstream (not small manufacturers) purples, and talking about why I choose certain paints as KEEPERS… Keepers have a … Continue reading
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Rona2: Delphiniums
Cynthia let me use her images of delphiniums with which to work; In the true theme of an art journal I was playing with paint and direct watercolor versus pen and ink and watercolor. Trying MGraham Ultramarine Violet, the prettiest … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #delphinums, #Hahnemühle, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #writeitdown, art journal, floral, flowers, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, posies, Primatek, watercolor
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Rona2: Rancho Gordo Midnight Black Beans
So yummy we bought several bags of Midnight Black Beans! Black beans are a favorite — they have a different taste than Pintos and we use them in much the same way. The first time I had black beans was … Continue reading
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Marianne’s Gift Inks
I am so behind on posts!! Marianne sent me several samples…. All are beautiful (Marianne has amazingly grat ink taste) but I am in love with a few that I have on my to-buy list… I am starting to play … Continue reading
Rona2: VSW Azile France
Loving the virtual sketch-walk of Languedoc, with this image from Annette Morris… Late at night, I should have gotten a thinner pen, as this one is a bit thick for the level of detail I inked under the watercolor. It … Continue reading
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