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My Secret Journal: Five, NW Neighborhood

Posted on October 7, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

(Note: I am writing a journal that I don’t want to show before it is published in full. I realized I can simply share some of the images without the writing; These are a few blank pages that will … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, graphite, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, NW Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, QoR watercolors, Super5 ink, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, watercolor | 3 Comments

My Secret Journal: Four, Shellac Tip-ins

Posted on September 26, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Note: I am writing a story/journal that I don’t want to show before it is published in full. These are some of the illustrated pages in the sketchbook for the story. Because of the business we are in we end … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, furniture, india ink, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, shellac, watercolor | Tagged De Atramentis Document ink, Noodlers ink, OE sketchbook, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pitt pens, Platinum Carbon pen, shellac, Super5 ink | 10 Comments

My Secret Journal: Three

Posted on September 24, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Note: I am writing a story/journal that I don’t want to show before it is published in full. These are some of the illustrated pages in the sketchbook for the story. Preparing pages to tell a hand-written story is a … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, journal, memory, pen & ink, watercolor, writing | Tagged art journal, clock, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Sunflowers, Super5 ink, watercolor | 2 Comments

Gratitude Journal: Greenleaf and Blueberry Handmade Paints

Posted on September 7, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I sell on Etsy and also try to buy from Etsy small business folks. Recently I bought five paints from Greenleaf & Blueberry. They are lovely! And they are only a few hours away in Bellingham, Washington. When I saw … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal | Tagged Daniel Smith watercolors, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Sheaffer calligraphy pen | 14 Comments

Gratitude Journal: Back to Studio Work!

Posted on September 4, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

It is good to be back in my finish studio working on paying conservation projects. I have a NPS project due this month. Historic Mason Monterey paper and iron “chandeliers” for the Chateau need to be reproduced. The original historic … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, furniture, handmade paper, making a living, paper, pastel, process, shellac, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, hemp, Holbein, kochi mashi paper, Kozo, lampshades, Lamy Safari pen, Mason Monterey, Moleskin Watercolor journal, MPF Conservation, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Sheaffer calligraphy pen, Urban Sketchers Portland | 28 Comments

Commission: Dan

Posted on August 29, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I was commissioned to create a portrait for a local man, Dan, who has been a great friend to many, going beyond the call of duty, and has a sweet soul. His friend (and mine) wanted it as a retirement … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, making a living, painting, process, watercolor | Tagged commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Portland Oregon, portrait, QoR watercolors, sheep, Super5 ink, watercolor | 12 Comments

VSW: Laguna Beach, California from Lifeguard Tower to Wyland’s

Posted on August 25, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Note: To see the images I drew from, click here. This was all about things not going well and forging ahead. And the difference between what you want to do (personal goals) and what happens when you are not looking! … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged art journal, California, De Atramentis Document ink, home, Hotel Laguna, Laguna Beach, Lifeguard Tower, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, PCH, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Preppy, Platinum Preppy pen, Super5 ink, urban sketchers, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, Wyland's | 8 Comments

VSW: Volterra, Italy, A Bit Further!

Posted on August 22, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

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

Gratitude Journal: My New Chop

Posted on August 20, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Last week was tough, for reasons I’ll not discuss. . . . Leave it behind! I give thanks for the little and not so little things. Mitchell. A not so little thing! And the sunflowers Mitchell brought me, so gorgeous … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, color, drawing, gods and goddesses, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Chop, Daniel Smith watercolors, gratitude, Kannon, Kwan Yin, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Quan Yin, Sunflowers, Super5 ink, watercolor | 9 Comments

VSW: Volterra, Italy

Posted on August 8, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

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 →

Posted in art journal | Tagged architecture, art journal, Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, creativity, Daniel Smith watercolors, 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, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, Volterra | 12 Comments

USk: St. Patrick’s Church in the Alphabet District of Portland

Posted on August 2, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I love Saint Patrick’s Church in NW Portland. I drive by it all the time as it sits across from our bank. The Beaux-Arts church looks like it belongs in Italy, set into cobbled streets surrounded by a park and … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged Alphabet District Portland, art journal, Catholic church, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, NW Industrial Sanctuary Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, QoR watercolors, St. Patrick's Church, Strathmore journal, Super5 ink, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor | 6 Comments

Gratitude Journal: Discovering New Tools and My Old Nature

Posted on August 1, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

My fascination with pen and ink goes way beyond addiction to art supplies. Not that I can’t be pulled in that direction. I have used mostly acrylics for my 30 years painting as an adult. I loved them, and love … Continue reading →

Posted in calligraphy, creativity, drawing, journal, pen & ink, review, sketchbook, tools | Tagged Faber-Castel; Pitt pens, Lamy Safari pen, Metropolitan pen, Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Felttip pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Uniball Vision Elite, Uniball Vision Signo, white pens | 15 Comments

Gratitude Journal: Music, Ice Cream, Pema Chodron & K.D. Lang

Posted on July 19, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I missed Ani Pema Chodron’s talk with K.D.Lang due to the medical debacle. I kept praying that they would allow us to go back and see it. YAY! Sound’s True reposted it! I sketched while listening to it. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, K.D.Lang, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pema Chodron, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor | 2 Comments

USk: MPF Conservation’s NW Neighborhood

Posted on July 13, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I haven’t sketched outdoors much lately. I wondered what I might make of our buildings. Our studio is in an industrial area in NW Portland. This is the approach from the freeway. We share space in the building with Portland … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged Alphabet District Portland, art journal, Calbag, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Grimm, MPF Conservation, Nicolai St, NW Industrial Sanctuary Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Portland Opera, Portland Oregon, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Rejuvenation, Strathmore journal, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor | 4 Comments

Gratitude Journal: One

Posted on July 12, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Now that I have published the Healing Journal I can move on to happier things, or at least a different reality than the awfulness of the first quarter of this year! Mitchell brought me beautiful sunflowers, my favorite. The card … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Healing, Holbein, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sunflowers, Super5 ink, watercolor | 2 Comments

The Healing Journal

Posted on July 9, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Note: The Healing Journal in its entirety has been mostly removed with just a few images left. This journal started out as a journal to record positive uplifting thoughts to speed my healing on what was to be a five … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, creativity, drawing, journal, lojong, meditation, memory, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, diagnostics, Kidney Stones, medical problems, Noodlers ink, pain, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, prescription drugs, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Super5 ink, urologists, watercolor | 25 Comments

Challenges Saved My Sanity

Posted on June 29, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

During this medical debacle, challenges saved my sanity. When you just can’t think of anything to draw and you are stuck looking at the same things day in and out, challenges can prompt giving you a drawing to do without … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, calligraphy, challenge, drawing, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Noodlers ink, palm, Pentalic Field Book, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor | 14 Comments

June Challenge, Week Two

Posted on June 16, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I am in the home stretch of this frigging stupid stent and frankly, what has helped keep me sane is these crazy challenges on Facebook. I am heavily drugged on pain killers and frankly, that does not make me creative. … Continue reading →