Tag Archives: Pentalic Aqua Journal

VSW: Beach Palm Brazil and One-Liner Wednesday

Posted on July 6, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Skies as expressive as a tropical ocean.  Deep calm. Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, De Atramentis Document black ink; Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors. Photograph by Murilo Romeiro of a beach in Brazil. I started a Facebook group page … Continue reading →

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VSW: Ucluelet BC

Posted on July 5, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I love this image by Joan Wilson of the Ucluelet in British Columbia. Working on skies and washes, they are so not easy. Challenges the zennie in me; they can be overworked in the blink of an eye! Pentalic Aqua … Continue reading →

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New Moon 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

HAPPY AND SAFE 4TH TO EVERYONE! It’s that time of year when everyone in the West living near forests and fields worries about fireworks. Crazily, they still allow personal street fireworks as part of a RIGHT as if people’s homes, … Continue reading →

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July is World Watercolor Month!

Posted on July 1, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Charlie from Doodlewash starting World Watercolor Month to celebrate that which many of us love — WATERCOLORS — and to help benefit kids without access to art supplies.  Artists from around the world will be posting their daily efforts on … Continue reading →

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Belated Solstice: Black-eyed Susans

Posted on June 24, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Extremely busy week; all work and almost no painting! An exhausting but good week, we are embarking on a new adventure. I’ll talk about it soon; you will get to see what I do when I am using my painting … Continue reading →

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Watercolor and Ink Palm Sunset

Posted on June 16, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Just having a bit of fun, playing with Ancient Copper ink OVER washes of watercolor. There is a method to my madness in terms of the experiment… Pentalic Aqua Journal, with a Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Lamy … Continue reading →

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Palm Trees Coffee Pot

Posted on June 9, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I want this.  I’ve had a small image of it for years.  If I had this my life would be complete… No Thursday Doors…. Real life got in the way!  *sigh* But then, making money = $$$ for paint = … Continue reading →

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Overworked / Failure

Posted on May 30, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Dan recently blogged about failures: “So many people try to hide failure. Sometimes, they want to hide it out of embarrassment and sometimes they want to hide it out of fear. I don’t want to fail, but when I do, … Continue reading →

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For Dan, One More Train…

Posted on May 27, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Middle of the night drawing of the Oregon Zoo train.  Dan now you are forever linked to trains, along with my girlfriend who I used to ride trains with, and a crazy boyfriend who once picked me up on a … Continue reading →

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Tough Week

Posted on May 20, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

It’s been a tough week. Our little  girl got sick, and while we now know it is from her new condition and the meds for hypothyroidism, it was a hard week, staying up all night with her, worried, et all. … Continue reading →

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Palms Waves Sand Surf = Home

Posted on May 10, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Longing for home, the one I can’t go back to… It is never the same as when we were kids. An all-class reunion was this week. Part of me would love to have gone, part of me never ever wants … Continue reading →

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Copyright, Chagall Card, Riffs, WTH?

Posted on April 14, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

 I am breaking with my normal posts to say this timely bit regarding copyright, and the lawsuit against Led Zep over the riff.  I don’t give a toss about any of it, but the topic is under my skin.  I … Continue reading →

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Tools: Sennelier Watercolor Pan Kit and Pentalic Aqua Journal

Posted on April 8, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

It seems that when I get my watercolors in order and say “I need nothing,” I end up buying something new.  Blick’s is having an amazing sale which I came across looking for a replacement tube; I had put my … Continue reading →

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