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WWM: Day 31, USk Thurman Firehydrant

Posted on July 31, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Walk to the market from the studio. A fire hydrant with a tree growing round it…. I want them to retire the hydrant not touch the tree! And this ends another World Watercolor Month! My takeaway from this year is … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 30, USk Optomitrist

Posted on July 30, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Waiting for Mitchell at the KP optometrist, after I picked up my glasses. We can see our studio from the window, though it is too tiny to draw! Don’t forget: I’m giving away to TWO lucky winners my favorite middle-of-the-night … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 29, Journal painting

Posted on July 29, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

*Warning, this is not a happy post! A roller-coaster ride is more accurate.* All through World Watercolor Month I’ve been writing like I haven’t in years. I had so much to be upset about, and then on the heels of … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 27, Blueberry

Posted on July 27, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

This blueberry is symbolic of things I can’t share — but still a watercolor a day! Writing a book… some things you don’t want to trot out toooo early! Don’t forget: I’m giving away to TWO lucky winners my favorite … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 25, Savirtri Sleeps

Posted on July 25, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Savitri tends to sleep deeply near us at night… We make noise, move pillows, and really, the only thing that wakes her is if she somehow smells cheese or ice cream or hears chips… food rocks her world! My kinda … Continue reading →

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WWM: Giveaway! Cold Press Hahnemühle PostCards

Posted on July 24, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Giving away to two lucky winners my favorite middle-of-the-night watercolor surfaces! Cold Press Hahnemühle PostCards! In honor of the paper I use most often for the World Watercolor Month challenge, I’m offering TWO prizes of postcard tins! (Sorry, USA + … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 23, PDX Roses

Posted on July 23, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Lovely roses in from of a “brownstone” in the Pearl District! “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post your drawing on any platform, and add your watercolor … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 20, Laguna Postcard

Posted on July 20, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

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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WWM: Day 19 Grape Hyacinth

Posted on July 19, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Back to textured, rough Hahnemühle Post Cards. Love Grape Hyacinths, which I’d never seen until my first Spring in Oregon. “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 15, Canvas Project, Bedlam!

Posted on July 15, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

BEDLAM! I have the word “BEDLAM” for my entry into the Canvas Project 2018… I started with sketches, as I only have one canvas! I saw Yaman coming at me one night! Bedlam is when the “kittens” get CRAZY … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 13 Buttercups

Posted on July 13, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Back to textured, rough Hahnemühle Post Cards. I like how the divots hold deeper color, especially in the Primatek colors. “Paint as you like and die Happy!*” Want to join in the fun? Use the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth when you post … Continue reading →

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My Sketchbook Project Is LIVE and Touring!

Posted on July 7, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

My entry into the Sketchbook Project is live online at the Brooklyn Art Gallery! Their scanning leaves a little to be desired (they left out pages and scrunched pages) so I published it again, below. It is touring the country … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 7 Firework

Posted on July 7, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I did this to commemorate our 4th of July — I do one every year. Ours is a unique night, and often includes a night or two before. This is because we conserve institutional and private antiquities for a living; … Continue reading →

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WWM: Day 2 Happy Garden Buddha

Posted on July 2, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

This is a Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Post Card . Making a memory for Mitchell. The different shades of him come from different lighting. The truth is in between! He’s long disintegrated, I have only his head now. He lived on … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Stuff: Soup Tureen

Posted on June 29, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

A family piece, probably from my grandma Hoyt. Hoyt Street in San Fernando is named after our family… It is where Grandma Hoyt’s home and acreage existed long before I arrived. Many generations Californians. The tureen is not my style, … Continue reading →

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Trip to Southern Oregon

Posted on June 28, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

During the trip from Portland to Southern Oregon down the I-5 corridor I sketched. I’d made a small folding journal from some grey arches paper for the trip. Never at the last minute before a trip take to gluing your … Continue reading →

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Direct Watercolor Sunflower in DS Hahnemühle

Posted on June 26, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Okay, done a non-line sunflower… but it is missing sumthin’. LINES!!!! I love lines, sexy lines, fluid lines, free-wheeling lines. Much better now…. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Stuff

Posted on June 25, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Mother-daughter relationships can be difficult. I love my mom AND ours is a difficult relationship. It is much more common than most are willing to admit. Mom has been moved to a Memory Care Facility this week… She only stepped … Continue reading →