Tag Archives: #palmtrees

VSW: New Caledonia Pier

Posted on September 28, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

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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VSW: New Caledonia Sunset

Posted on September 23, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

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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VSW: New Caledonia Beach

Posted on September 17, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

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 →

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VSW: New Caledonia Palms

Posted on September 12, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

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 →

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Rona on Grey, VSW African Flamingos

Posted on May 12, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

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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Rona on Grey, VSW Kenya Beach

Posted on May 11, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

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 →

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VSW: Koh Samui Thailand

Posted on April 26, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

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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Doe Library Palm

Posted on May 20, 2019 by dkatiepowellart

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 →

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WWM: Day 20, Laguna Postcard

Posted on July 20, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

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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VSW: Menton France

Posted on March 15, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Quick doodling sketches while waiting for yet another crazy phone call from hospital staff… NOTHING like art to calm and soothe! Moleskin journal, Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, Da Vinci, Holbein, MGraham, DS Primatek and Daniel … Continue reading →

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VSW: Getaway to Menton France

Posted on March 13, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

I am walking through stressful family times and painting late at night when I can’t sleep is a soul-saver. An image with a CC agreement from Daniel70mi Falciola took me away, with the bright blue sky and sea. I have … Continue reading →

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Hahnemühle Post Cards, 14, By the Sea

Posted on February 17, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

More postcards…. I want to find more shells to paint… The sand-dollars are from my brother Patrick when he was living on Pismo Beach. Except this one… from another state altogether! Sending this one off to my mom… She saved … Continue reading →

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Hahnemühle Post Cards, 13, Palms

Posted on February 14, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

These are my happy place doodles… Not quite California but reminiscent of a less crowded California! I had no idea when I began playing with the Hahnemühle Post Cards that I would love them so much! I wanted to mitigate the … Continue reading →

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Holiday Twinkle Lights

Posted on December 17, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Lights are important to us! We grew up in Southern California, where there are more daylight hours and more sun. Portland is a darker climate (8+ hours of light now), and we look for cheer on grey days! We usually … Continue reading →

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Inktober, 7 Palm Window

Posted on October 7, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I don’t know where I caught the snippet of a poem which was a song not a poem but it has rolled around in my head for weeks, these few lines: “Now that I’ve worn out I’ve worn out the … Continue reading →

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Wendell Berry Palm

Posted on September 29, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Obsessed with palms in my sketchbook these days; I’ve always doodled them but I am working on bamboo furniture, which is palm-ish and so, more palms. This quote caught me, from where I don’t know, and dashed it on a … Continue reading →

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Fire, Wind, Rain: and Photography Exposures

Posted on September 18, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I’ve been upset about the first, then they were topped by worry for friends in Texas and Florida… Painting images loosely from photos that stayed in my mind helped. In these, more than most, I noticed the exposure (flash or … Continue reading →