Tag Archives: pen & ink

Gratitude Journal: Rings, Cherished Blogfest 2016

Posted on July 30, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

I’ve been married twice. My first husband died. You know how you don’t know what you don’t know until you experience it? I didn’t know how unconnected I was in my first marriage. I had doubts about getting married; everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #CBF16, #cherishedblogfest, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Daniel Smith watercolors, engagement rings, gratitude, Holbein, intimacy, journal, lover, marriage, memory, Moleskin Watercolor journal, pen & ink, Platinum Carbon pen, sketchbook, watercolor, watercolor art journal, wedding rings | 40 Comments

Gratitude: My Red Bike at the Haskell Street Barn

Posted on July 13, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

*alert: vampire child face, oops* I had a good childhood, raised by a single mom with an alcoholic dad who skipped, and three much older brothers who loved me dearly. I am GRATEFUL because I wasn’t around JD (what they … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, journal, memory, pen & ink, portrait, series, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, apricot, babysitter, bike, Daniel Smith watercolors, Encino California, George Puttnam, ghosts, gratitude, Haskell Ave, Holbein, journal, memory, Moleskin Watercolor journal, pen & ink, Platinum Carbon pen, red barn, red bike, selfie, sketchbook, the Haunting, watercolor, watercolor art journal | 18 Comments

VSW: Volterra, Italy, A Bit Further!

Posted on August 22, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

My virtual sketchwalk through the ancient town of Volterra, Italy began HERE. . . This virtual walk was a group walk with sketching friends from around the world! There were a couple of routes suggested, and I sketched the one … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, drawing, graphite, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching | Tagged architecture, art journal, Battistero di San Giovanni Batista, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, creativity, De Atramentis Document ink, drawing, graphite, Italy, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, Palazzo dei Priori, pen & ink, pencil, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Piazza Del Priori, Piazza XX Settembre, sketchbook, Super5 ink, Via Gusto Turazza, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, Volterra | 22 Comments

Sketchpack Project: Week Two

Posted on August 13, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

ABOUT SKETCHPACK: The project began in 2011. The original idea was to get folks to draw daily. The Sketchpack is a small zigzag journal with two usable sides, allowing one to sketch on both sides of 15 ‘pages’ to complete … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, making a living, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, August Challenge, Capetown, chalk chuck, challenge, cotton, De Atramentis Document ink, folded jurnal, furniture, guitar, leather punch, linen, making a living, MPF Conservation, Noodlers ink, painting, Passementerie, pen & ink, Platinum Carbon pen, regulating needle, sanding sticks, sewing gauge, silk, sinew, sketchbook, Sketchpack Project, Super5 ink, thread, upholstery tacks | 6 Comments

VSW: Volterra, Italy

Posted on August 8, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

My virtual sketchwalk through the ancient town of Volterra, Italy. This virtual walk was a group walk with sketching friends from around the world! There were a couple of routes suggested, and I sketched the one from the Piazza XX … Continue reading →