Tag Archives: Platinum Carbon pen

Vetch is Not Good for Horses!

Posted on July 10, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I had to paint vetch after the lupines: equal time for Pa after Mimi! After my memory jog in California Lupines, I kept wondering why Pa warned me not to feed the horses vetch whenever I visited the ranch. There … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, journal, memory, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, California, companion planting, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, floral, flower, horses, Lamy Al-Star, Pa, pan watercolors, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, QoR, vetch, watercolor | 7 Comments

California Lupines

Posted on July 8, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Lupines are a wild California flower — hillsides in Southern California turn deep violet with hues of magenta-purple vetch running through them. Both remind me of my grandparents. My grandfather used to tell me not to feed the horses vetch. … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, California wildflower, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, floral, flower, Lamy Al-Star, lupine, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, purple, Sennelier, watercolor | 7 Comments

Sweetpeas

Posted on July 7, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I was called Sweetpea by my brother growing up; I didn’t see a wild sweetpea until I moved to Oregon, and now they greet me in early summer and sometimes have a second blooming in autumn. I hear my brother … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, floral, flower, Lamy Al-Star, pan watercolors, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, QoR, sweetpea, watercolor, wild sweetpeas | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in art journal, challenge, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #1linerWeds, #WorldWatercolorMonth, beach, Brazil, De Atramentis Document ink, ink and wash, palm trees, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in art journal, landscape, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Document ink, grisaille, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, pan watercolors, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, Ucluelet, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | Leave a comment

USk: Mitchell, Saw, ER Kaiser

Posted on July 3, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Mitchell had a saw buck and a piece of wood went flying yesterday. We are very lucky and thanked KaliMa that it missed his artery in his arm by mere mms! Hit him in the middle of his two eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, memory, pen & ink, portrait, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor, writing | Tagged ‪#‎WorldWatercolorMonth, Daniel Smith watercolors, ER, kaiser permanente, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Strathmore journal, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk | 22 Comments

VSW: Hawaii, Oahu 2

Posted on June 27, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Amy Lauren Gettys *thank you* gave us wonderful images to paint, and I had fun in this incredibly busy month putting together the second page in the spread. I haven’t done a collage in ages, and because of my shortened … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, color, drawing, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged architecture, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Hawaii, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Macaw flowers, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Oahu, ocean, Pacific Ocean, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, sea turtles, Tiki statue, virtual sketchwalk | 4 Comments

Bright Ideas, Week 9

Posted on June 25, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I sketched these in the Bright Ideas journal, and have begun to pick up whatever color ink I want to use. Rules are meant to be broken! We didn’t have a lot of money but Christmas was always a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook | Tagged Anthurium, art journal, Bright Ideas journal, California pottery, Christmas ornament, compass, De Atramentis Document ink, dogs, grandmother, Hallmark, hand made paper, heart, Lamy Al-Star, meat grinder, Mimi, Platinum Carbon pen, Santa Anita Ware, Santa Claus, White Pitt pen, White Uniball Signo | Leave a comment

Bright Ideas, Week 8

Posted on June 11, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I sketched these in the Bright Ideas journal, which is becoming a constant companion! Mug Soulmates. I don’t think anyone’s ever spoken of it before. It is a thing! You have to be part of our inner-inner circle to know … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, color, drawing, pen & ink, sketchbook | Tagged art journal, Bright Ideas journal, clocks, compass, De Atramentis Document ink, durgha, Fiesta Ware, frogs, hand made paper, Lamy Al-Star, Mimi, mug soulmates, mystery, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, rocks, stopwatch, White Uniball Signo | 2 Comments

VSW: Hawaii, Oahu Palms

Posted on June 5, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Ink drawing, shadow inks (grisaille), then watercolors. Moleskin 8×11 watercolor journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Lamy Al-Star with De Atramentis Document Black, Noodler’s inks, and Daniel Smith , Holbein, and QoR watercolors. I started a Facebook group page (you must join … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged architecture, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, grisaille, Hawaii, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Oahu, ocean, Pacific Ocean, palm trees, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk | 4 Comments

Bright Ideas, Week 7

Posted on June 4, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I sketched these in the Bright Ideas journal. I had to use Freshly Minted Suggestions for the best designed bottle cap opener thangy ever! If you don’t have one of these 50+-year-old gadgets then you haven’t lived. And the memories … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, journal, memory, pen & ink, writing | Tagged AA token, art journal, bottle opener, Bright Ideas journal, cats, compass, De Atramentis Document ink, Dyson vacuum, Eldajon palette, hand made paper, heart, Lamy Al-Star, mala, Marilyn Wold, pepsi-cola bottle, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, rock, rocks, strawberry huller, Toes, White Pitt pen, White Uniball Signo | 11 Comments

USk: St. James Lutheran Church

Posted on June 2, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Experimenting with color after taking a class… I am often bored by stone buildings, but several interesting water-colorists use what-ever color where-ever they want. This is one of the stone churches we pass on our way to the Saturday Market … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, color, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged #thursdaydoors, Daniel Smith watercolors, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, St. James Lutheran Church, SW Portland | 17 Comments

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 →

Posted in art, art journal, creativity, making a living, painting, pen & ink, process, watercolor | Tagged anniversary, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, failure, floral, flower, Lamy Al-Star, pan watercolors, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, struggle, Sunflowers, watercolor | 4 Comments

Bright Ideas, Week 6

Posted on May 28, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

This week I’ve taken care of business — my jewelry business, as I am hoping to wind it down and close shop this year. (If my readers fall in love, note the 40% off using the code “SPECIAL”. Shameless plug.) … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, Buddha, gods and goddesses, journal, meditation, memory, pen & ink, writing | Tagged art journal, Bright Ideas journal, color, De Atramentis Document ink, Guadalupe, heart, Lamy Al-Star, mala, meditation, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, prayer, turtle, Virgin Mary | 12 Comments

More Trains: Portland Union Station and more

Posted on May 22, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Part two of the response to a friend’s request to post for National Train Day! Part one here! (Go visit him here if you love trains and that will lead you to others who are posting, and the logo also … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, history, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged architecture, Daniel Smith watercolors, details, Fabriano Watercolor journal, industrial age, NW Portland, Pearl District, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Union Station, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, train station, trains, Urban Sketchcrawl, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk | 20 Comments

Bright Ideas, Week 5: Gratitude in Gifting

Posted on May 21, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

A tough week; on top of our Kamala being sick, the astrological forces (Mars retrograde or whatever is going on) have conspired to make some of the people in my life complete arseholes. Fortunately, none are very close to me. … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, color, drawing, gods and goddesses, journal, memory, pen & ink, urban sketchers | Tagged art journal, Bright Ideas journal, De Atramentis Document ink, dragon, dragon tea, Lamy Al-Star, orchid, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, White Pitt pen, White Uniball Signo | 4 Comments

USk: Art Gallery Door, Alphabet District

Posted on May 19, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

There is this amazing rusty metal door going into the art gallery on Raleigh. It is a wild thing, all twisted and colorful and rough and organic. I did my best; but gads, what a door. It pops out of … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, pen & ink, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged #thursdaydoors, Alphabet District Portland, Daniel Smith watercolors, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, NW Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, Raleigh, Strathmore journal, Urban Sketchcrawl, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk | 7 Comments

VSW: Capetown South Africa Beachwalk, 1

Posted on May 15, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I haven’t much time this week. Necessity is making my goal for this sketchwalk to capture the essence of the view, let go of details. What stands out about the view? the buildings? the beach? the sky? the mountain? Capture … Continue reading →