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Beaded Palms and a Tiger!
This began because I was blocked. The stress and worry over what is happening in the USA was keeping me from sleeping, and also pushed my sketching and art creativity out the window. Hand sewing is a meditation. Slow-stitching my … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, creativity, journal, meditation, memory, process, ritual
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beadedart, #beading, #beads, #beadwork, #dragonflies, #helpercats, #middleofthenight, #palms, #palmtrees, #recycling, #savingtrash, #seedbeads, #Siamesecat, #slowstitch, #tiger, art, beadedtiger, miniquilt, palms
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VSW: Palms is Where I Wanna Be
On the last day of one of the worst years, 2024, I looked to a Virtual Sketchwalk palm-tree-and-beach image from Vietnam to lift my spirits, and said prayers, partly because I knew where our country was headed in 2025. I … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beach, #danielsmithwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentink, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #lovethestub, #ocean, #palmtrees, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sennelierwatercolors, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #vietnam, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk
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VSW: Vietnam End of 2024
I used my A4 Hahnemühle 100# Cotton Watercolour Book which I rarely use, because I prefer to work in the A5 size. But here I took several photographic images from our Virtual Sketchwalk group, and created a montage: a family … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beach, #buddha, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #goddess, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolors, #lakshmi, #palmtrees, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sennelierwatercolors, #vietnam, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk
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30X30 Direct Watercolor, Week 2
June is when many watercolorists participate in the “30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge”, created by Marc Homes and Uma Kelker. Rules are simple: Each day post one watercolor, but no sketching, no inking, no pencil, just straight watercolor. I’m giving it … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, challenge, color, flowers, food, furniture, landscape, painting, sketchbook, urban sketchers, virtual sketching
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor, #30x30directwatercolor2022, #californiawasbeautiful, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolor, #hollyhock, #lagunabeach, #lagunagreenbelt, #lifeguardstation, #lizcheney, #MGrahamwatercolors, #nativecalifornian, #palmtrees, #scarab, #sennelierwatercolors, #sketchbookcotton, #southlaguna, #tbay, #thislandwasmyland, #thousandsteps, #watercolourbookcotton, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Primatek, watercolor
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Laguna Beach 1950
Inspired from an old postcard from the fifties, and I wanted to do it because my mom and dad honeymooned in their second marriage at Hotel Laguna (a looong story, not interesting except to family) but in a nutshell … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, challenge, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #fifties, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #lagunabeach, #middleofthenight, #palmtrees, #southerncalifornia, #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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VSW: New Caledonia Hut, Two
The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook explored New Caledonia in October with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I want to live here… My books might have to go into … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #handbookjournal, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #newcaledonia, #palmtrees, #PlatinumCarbonPen, art journal, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, ocean, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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VSW: New Caledonia Hut, One
The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook explored New Caledonia in October with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I’d like to be there NOW! I love all the greens! I … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #handbookjournal, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #newcaledonia, #palmtrees, #pentelbrushpen, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #thatchedroof, art journal, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, ocean, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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VSW: New Caledonia Pier
The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I am so oriented around linework, but wanted to try a … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #handbookjournal, #holbeinwatercolor, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #newcaledonia, #palmtrees, #woodenpier, art journal, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, ocean, Primatek, watercolor
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VSW: New Caledonia Sunset
The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. Because this process had so much waiting time, I decided to image the … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #beach, #handbookjournal, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #newcaledonia, #palmtrees, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sandandsurf, #sunset, art journal, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, ocean, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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VSW: New Caledonia Beach
The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul… A chance to work on washes… getting enough made before I … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, journal, landscape, painting, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #bigjuicywashes, #handbookjournal, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #newcaledonia, #palmtrees, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #washes, art journal, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, ocean, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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VSW: New Caledonia Palms
The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I did a very fast sketch because I was showing a … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, journal, landscape, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #beach, #handbookjournal, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #newcaledonia, #ocean, #palmtrees, #pentelbrushpen, #PlatinumCarbonPen, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Rona on Grey, VSW African Flamingos
Virtual sketching has been a nice escape: my choices take me to palm trees or water… or African Flamingos! The forget-me-nots send a message… even though I have Mitchell with me, we still feel more disconnected… Our friends don’t drop … Continue reading
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Tagged #africa, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beachscenes, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentblack, #forgetmenots, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #lifeinapandemic, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #palmtrees, #pandemicpainting, #pinkflamingo, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ronavirus, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Rona on Grey, VSW Kenya Beach
A virtual walk on the shores of Africa… Drawn to interpreting the lines… And then had to add color! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, journal, landscape, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #africa, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beachscenes, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentblack, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #lifeinapandemic, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #palmtrees, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ronavirus, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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VSW: Koh Samui Thailand
Virtual Sketchwalk from images provided by Jill Bartos of Koh Samui Thailand: I miss palm trees. Home home home! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #KohSamuiThailand, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #palmtrees, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #virtualsketchwalk, #watercolorjournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Doe Library Palm
We did some work for UC Berkeley. The Doe Library is one of the most beautiful spaces I’ve seen, and there is a window with the palm through it and it is just like this. Last week was our anniversary … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #doelibrary, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #palmtrees, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #ucberkeley, #ultraflexnib, anniversary, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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WWM: Day 20, Laguna Postcard
Randy Boyd let’s me use his photos of home, Laguna Beach, to paint from. His images fill me with cheer; I miss home and the beach so much! Went for fat inked lines and deep tones on this one — … Continue reading
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