Tag Archives: palette

End result, Good Flesh Tones

Posted on February 5, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Caput Mortem (or Caput Mortuum, aka Mummy Brown or Dead Head) has legends about how it came to be. It was likely made from the residue from the production of sulfuric acid. The residue was colcothar. Another legend says it … Continue reading →

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Inktober 15, Chicken Curry with Great Northern Beans

Posted on October 15, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

One of our favorite meals, I make this every week. it starts as a roast chicken, and then becomes curry burritos I freeze for lunches or dinners later on. We buy Smart Chicken, which, even when not organic, is Non-GMO … Continue reading →

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Inktober 12, Denny Pat’s Spice Rack

Posted on October 12, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

I keep working on various things that came from my mom’s house. I am amazed this spice rack made it through 60 years intact. *okay, i notice some glued bits* I can imagine my brother as a little kid buying … Continue reading →

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Inktober 8, Summer Artichokes in my Da Vinci Monterey Trio!

Posted on October 8, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Mmmmm, this summer the organic artichokes were amazing. We had them every week! This is one of those tests of soul-mate compatibility: Are you a hot butter or a Mayo person? (NO Miracle Whip!) My ink-only sketch was too fuzzy … Continue reading →

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Da Vinci Paint Launches the Monterey Trio!

Posted on October 4, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

I am so happy to be chosen to be a Da Vinci Watercolors Trio Artist! Quinacridone Gold, Alizarin Crimson and Sap Green create Katie’s Monterey Trio. Da Vinci Paint packages their NEW 8ml Vegan tubes to highlight great watercolors in … Continue reading →

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Tools: Travel Palette, Three

Posted on February 10, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Part 3, on other palettes and changing brands! Continued from Big Changes in My Travel Palette… Okay, remember when I said that I was going to stick with December’s travel palette? I lied… I’ve changed it up twice and think … Continue reading →

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Tools: Studio Palette, Two

Posted on January 20, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Continued from Big Changes in My Travel Palette… After the travel palette sort, and after successfully trading some paints I didn’t want, I began to look at the paints that have ended up on the sidelines, and wondered about my … Continue reading →

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Tools: Taking Another Artist’s Palette Advice

Posted on January 6, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Continued from Big Changes in My Travel Palette… An aside… Recently I took the advice of a USk sketcher I admire and bought a series of Holbein’s Antique “IRIDORI” Watercolors pigments… AAACK, bad paints! Be glad if you didn’t buy … Continue reading →

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Tools: Travel Palettes (and a Review of Prima Watercolor Confections)

Posted on September 18, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

I’m happy with my travel case from Sennelier. I recently cleaned it and changed out two colors. There is one little thing: It doesn’t fit into my small purse. I know, artists are always fussing, right? But it is about … Continue reading →

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The current palette and brush

Posted on January 25, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Originally posted on Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook:
I’ve been looking forward to writing a more detailed post about the colours on my palette after Parkablogs asked the question a few weeks ago. It’s grey and damp in Montreal (January thaw) so instead of getting…

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Process: Mixing Chinese White Paints

Posted on May 7, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

“As an acrylic artist I almost never used white except under other colors to pop them. But as a water-colorist I have reached for white a few times, and I am using an old Sakura Chinese white right now until … Continue reading →

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Process: Mixing Quinacridone + Caput Mortem Paints

Posted on May 6, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Building from Process: Mixing Hematite Paints, I moved into mixing two colors into each of my paints: Caput Mortem and Quinacridone Gold. The latter has been a favorite of mine for 20 years. Caput Mortem has also been known as … Continue reading →