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Covid-19 Journal, 3
Continuing Covid-19 journal… Finishing this journal… moving on. When I decided to do these folding journals for Covid-19 reflections, I wanted the virus writing and sketching to be separate from our lives. HA! I thought this was going to be … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, handmade paper, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, ritual, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor, writing
Tagged #covid19thots, #Hahnemühle, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #survivingcovid19, #uskathome, #uskatstudio, #uskportland, De Atramentis Document ink, furniture, politics, Super5 ink
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Covid-19 Journal, 2
Continuing Covid-19 journal… It feels good to write a word for how I am feeling at a given time; feelings roller-coaster through the day like Portland weather. I am selective about the news I read. I don’t want to hear … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, handmade paper, ink painting, journal, meditation, memory, painting, pen & ink, ritual, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor, writing
Tagged #covid19thots, #deatramentisdocumentink, #Hahnemühle, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #survivingcovid19, #thisisgonnabebad, #uskathome, #uskatstudio, #uskportland, furniture, Super5 ink
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Studio Urban Sketching
Urban Sketchers has never allowed people who were stuck at home for either surgery or recouping or just unable to get out due to their medical issues to sketch their environment. After being laid up literally on my back for … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, making a living, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #catsintraining, #catswhowork, #Hahnemühle, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #uskatstudio, #uskportland, De Atramentis Document ink, furniture, Super5 ink
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Covid-19 Journal, 1
Made a little folding journal… Not a celebration… Not high art… Just me trying to get through my days… I’ll publish from time to time… Starting on the New Moon. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or … Continue reading
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Tagged #covid19thots, #Hahnemühle, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #survivingcovid19, #uskathome, #uskatstudio, #uskportland, De Atramentis Document ink, furniture, Super5 ink
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Covid-19 Desk Delivery
The infamous desk. Okay, maybe not infamous. Yes, I sketched it and write about it, venting like crazy. I can’t share it because I don’t want some crazy ass lawyer deciding he wants a piece of me. Let’s leave om … Continue reading
VSW: Pittock Mansion, In the Style of…
I love inkpainting, but I’ve been stalled a bit on my own growth as a watercolorist… I am actually a bit bored. Not that I am very very good — but I have a handle on watercolors after playing with … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #mentors, #middleofthenight, #pilotink, #pittockmansion, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #portlandhistory, #Portlandoregon, #stealfromthebest, #watercolorjournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Killing Winter With Orange, Pens
Showing my orange pens some love — especially as I added a new pen to the lineup, a bright orange Nemosine — so cheery to use when it is grey skies for a month. Beat the doldrums! Kill winter with … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, calligraphy, cards, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #deatramentisdocumentbrown, #Edisonnouveaupen, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nemosinepen, #nostalgiejournal, #orangeink, #pilotink, #pilotkirisameink, #PilotMetropolitan, #pilotyuyakeink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sailormoink, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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1584 by Hahnemühle, Journal, Review
The new “1584 by Hahnemühle” notebook was sent to me for review by Hahnemühle. I am both a fountain pen user and daily journaler, so this journal was a timely gift! I have been happy with all my paper products … Continue reading
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Tagged #flexnib, #fountainpenfriendly, #fountainpenrevolution, #fprhimalayan, #Hahnemühle, #Hahnemühle1584Journal, #lamyalstar, #lamyjoy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #monteverdeink, #musicnib, #pelikanink, #pilotink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #troublemakerinks, Hahnemühle 1584 Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Word Art: Trump
I’ve been playing with words in inks, layered into an abstract piece. moved by water and letting it go where it will. I’ll tell you a bit more about it as I move into it, but for now… The words … Continue reading
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Tagged #abstractart, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #deatramentisink, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #KWZink, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #wordpainting, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Eva
I sketched our tax gal… pretty good likeness! Edison Nouveau 1.1 stub nib with Pilot Kiri-same ink I am working in the Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook … dedicating it to People sketches! I did the 1Week100People. and decided to continue the … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #CappuccinoSketchbook, #Edisonnouveaupen, #Hahnemühle, #heartofgold, #jinhaowithjowonib, #juliecabang, #kirisameink, #middleofthenight, #pilotink, #RandyBoyd, #robertosterink, art journal, Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook
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Creating Journal Pages
I am writing more in my journal, so it has become less of a strict art journal and back to my everything journal but with watercolors throughout! From college forward, I wrote and sketched all the time. First in my … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #jherbinink, #jinhaowithjowonib, #Lamy, #lamyalstar, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pilotink, #rawwriting, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, writing
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VSW: Paris Street
Paris walk in Virtual Sketchwalk… this image from Joyce Harbin Cole. As I remember Paris, colorful and crowded in an intimate way. Ink painting… I am loving using inks in my sketchbook! Quick, not thinking too much, middle-of-the-night. To hear … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching
Tagged #darmstadtink, #diamineink, #fireengineredink, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #iloveparis, #pentelaquash, #PentelAquashWaterBrush, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #ultraflexnib, #virtualsketchwalk, architecture, art journal, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Paris, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk
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VSW: Centre Georges Pompidou
Paris walk in Virtual Sketchwalk… this image from Joyce Harbin Cole. I saw the Centre Pompidou just after it opened. Parisians were protesting the building, calling it ugly, but also protesting that they had moved many small museums into this … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching
Tagged #CentrePompidou, #darmstadtink, #diamineink, #fireengineredink, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #iloveparis, #pentelaquash, #PentelAquashWaterBrush, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #ultraflexnib, #virtualsketchwalk, architecture, art journal, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Paris, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk
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Patrick’s Yahrzeit
Seven Years ago today. I did a tip-in from one of his music books and am thinking that I’d like to do more of these but the paper is so brittle and everything feathers on it… Still, it is interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #babybrother, #Hahnemühle, #labellaluna, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pilotink, #Yahrzeit, #yamabudo, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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D.Katie Powell Art 