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USk: NW Vaughn St
East street from NW Wilson by one block… flanked on both sides by homes similar to the ones on NW Wilson. Nice memories of buying Christmas trees for several years; no Christmas trees in June, so I took liberties with … Continue reading
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USk: NW Wilson St
In NW Portland there is an area we often drive through on our way to other places, and each time I think about what a sweet neighborhood this must have been before the area around it become warehouses… At some … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nwwilson, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, #victorians, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, USk
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USK: My Birthday Pen Changed…
I returned my red Karas Kustom pen — I didn’t like the stub nib on their pen, and I love stubs so back it went. This is the new pen that Mitchell bought me to replace it. Edison Nouveau Tequila … Continue reading
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Tagged #21chinatownink, #akkermanink, #artjournal, #Edisonnouveaupen, #graphiteink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #montgomeryparkbuilding, #nostalgiejournal, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Super5 ink, USk
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USK: The Old Police Stable
I love the old buildings of Portland. I am sorry that the developers here do not have the ingenuity of the California developers, especially in the Bay Area or Cannery Row, where they saw how some of the history would … Continue reading
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Tagged #21chinatownink, #akkermanink, #architectnib, #artjournal, #australiaink, #Edisonnouveaupen, #graphiteink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #nostalgiejournal, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, Super5 ink, USk
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USk: Water Towers
I’ve been getting my pens in shape for Inktober. I had received a Goulet nib in the mail and was out sketching the water tower in NE Portland… The dang Conklin nib is sooooo awful, I switched it between sketches. … Continue reading
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Tagged #21chinatownink, #akkermanink, #architectnib, #artjournal, #australiaink, #calligraphynib, #conklinpen, #gouletnib, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #nostalgiejournal, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, Super5 ink, USk
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USk: Broadway Bridge
Traffic has a few good points… I added watercolor later, and after I bought a couple of new colors. I swear I am never ever going to be seduced by a Daniel Smith color name again. “Burgundy Yellow Ochre”??? I … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #broadwaybridge, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #nostalgiejournal, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #urbansketcher, #urbansketchingportland, #uskportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, Super5 ink #urbansketching, USk
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Every Day in May, 7, Architecture
This I see when I go to the bank. I take my sketchbook often. Such a beautiful church sitting under the I-5 on-ramp! The list, above. To hear about journalling and architectural sketching classes, follow me on Facebook! ☾ Hahnemühle … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, #EDIM, Alphabet District, art journal, Catholic church, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, NW Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Tools: Painting with Ink
Inktober and two new purchases pushed me even further into playing with just inks, or mostly inks, instead of watercolor. Today I write about my first month of using inks in a painterly way… and that means I am moving … Continue reading
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Tagged art journal, brunaille, Daniel Smith Walnut ink, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, grisaille underpainting, KWZ Foggy Green ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy LX, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, NW Portland, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Portland Oregon, Sennelier, Super5 ink, Thurman St, urban sketchers, USk, verdaille, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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USk: Thurman “Thursday” Garage Doors
Mitchell and I like to walk up Thurman Street sometimes (and should do it more!). So many old garages and oddities and lovely gardens. Some of the old garages look like they are never used; the vines cover the doors. … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art journal, brunaille, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, grisaille underpainting, Lamy Al-Star, NW Portland, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Sennelier, Super5 ink, Thurman St, urban sketchers, USk, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Wong Laundry Building, Portland, Oregon
Wong’s Chinese Laundry resided in the Wong Laundry Building on NW 3d St, an area currently under constant demolition for high rises, many of poor design quality. It was designed by Alexander Ewart in 1908, and has had many businesses in … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Chinatown, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, Japantown, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, NW Portland, Oregon, Pearl District Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen, Wong Laundry Building, Wong's Chinese Laundry
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2016 World Watercolor Month: Last Day
My last entry for World Watercolor Month! My entire month! Next year, I’ll do them both again! ©D. Katie Powell. My images/blog posts may be reposted; please link back to dkatiepowellart.
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, Buddha, challenge, color, creativity, drawing, gods and goddesses, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Alphabet District Portland, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, NW Portland, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, Strathmore journal, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Mitchell’s Orange Fire Hydrant
Mitchell Boy Train Yogananda Destiny. All in the color orange…. Cherished Blogfest Starts today! July 29, 30, 31! Tell us about a cherished object: post a painting / drawing / photo, and in 500 words or less, tell us why … Continue reading
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Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, fire hydrant, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Mitchell Powell, NW Portland, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, PSU Outdoor Market, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor
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Thursday Doors, USk: Thurman Street Face
Thurman Street is a nice “hike” up into the West Hills. Mitchell and I have been searching for good doors, and I have to say, Great houses but such mediocre doors as to be boring! However, many wealthy people who … Continue reading
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Tagged #thursdaydoors, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Alphabet District Portland, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, NW Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, Sennelier, Stillman & Birn, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor
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Hot Lips Pizza
Hot Lips Pizza parked outside our favorite sushi bar… Stopping in for a bite? In the final days of the first World Watercolor Month! Only a few days until Cherished Blogfest July 29, 30, 31! Tell us about a cherished … Continue reading
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Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Hot Lips Pizza, NW Portland, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor
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More Trains: Portland Union Station and more
Part two of the response to a friend’s request to post for National Train Day! Part one here! (Go visit him here if you love trains and that will lead you to others who are posting, and the logo also … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Daniel Smith watercolors, details, Fabriano Watercolor journal, industrial age, NW Portland, Pearl District, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Union Station, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, train station, trains, Urban Sketchcrawl, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk
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USk: Art Gallery Door, Alphabet District
There is this amazing rusty metal door going into the art gallery on Raleigh. It is a wild thing, all twisted and colorful and rough and organic. I did my best; but gads, what a door. It pops out of … Continue reading
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Tagged #thursdaydoors, Alphabet District Portland, Daniel Smith watercolors, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, NW Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, Raleigh, Strathmore journal, Urban Sketchcrawl, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk
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National Train Day: Portland Union Station
This is in response to a friend’s request to post for National Train Day! (Go visit him here if you love trains and that will lead you to others who are posting, and the logo also was stolen from him….) … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Daniel Smith watercolors, details, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, industrial age, NW Portland, Pearl District, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, train station, trains, Urban Sketchcrawl, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk
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D.Katie Powell Art 
USk: Painted Girls, Alphabet District
We see these sweet homes on the way to our vets, and on walks. They are no where near special enough to be saved when the bulldozers come, which they will because way laid back Portlandiars won’t fight to save … Continue reading →