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My “Business” Sketchbook: Symmetry + South Entrance

Posted on December 8, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I love it when an architect moves you through spaces, making you experience an environment as it was meant to be seen or felt. I also love symmetry, especially in the hands of architects who know how to use it. … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art, creativity, history, pen & ink, sketchbook, timed painting, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged art journal, central axis, circulation, Delta journal, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, marble, Pentalic, Platinum Preppy, Prichard Building, rotunda, Stillman & Birn, urban sketchers, Washington State Capitol Legislative Building | 3 Comments

Color Mixing: Four Primatek Colors

Posted on November 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I bought a few more Primatek (Daniel Smith) watercolor paints from Merriartist; they are having an amazing sale on watercolors this month (ask for the sale code.) I had to play with them, of course, and think I have fallen … Continue reading →

Posted in color, painting, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged Alpha Journal, Amazonite, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, kyanite, Piemonite, Platinum Preppy, Primatek, Stillman & Birn, Yavapei | 1 Comment

Brushes: Moving to Watercolor

Posted on November 23, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

The brushes I use with watercolor are very different from the brushes I use when painting with acrylics. When painting with acrylic, my life revolves around flats with an occasional liner or small round for detail. When I started out, … Continue reading →