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Tools: New Watercolor, a Test Palette
I’ve been a little depressed lately, some for “good” reasons but some because I-don’t-know. The world has gone mad, and I’ve been journaling about it to get to the truth of it. I think talking about it helps others and … Continue reading
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Laguna: Cliff Drive
Continuing my sketchbook on early memories of moving to Laguna Beach, California. The first place we lived IN Laguna was in the gold apartments on Cliff Drive, which was above the Chevy Dealership off the Main drag from the Canyon. … Continue reading
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Laguna: Overlook
Continuing my sketchbook on early memories of moving to Laguna Beach, California. My mom and I took walks along the cliffs overlooking Main Beach and also the rocky “beaches” below the cliffs, some of which had dirt paths down tot … Continue reading
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Laguna: Crystal Cove
When I was a kid, and then later when I was at college, I knew I was almost home when Crystal Cove came into view. Depending upon the season (yes, California has seasons but you have to be a Californian … Continue reading
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Sleepy Izzee
Izzee at her most peaceful, asleep on a chair on a fuzzy. Usually she is a force of movement, always investigating, causing trouble, pushing where she doesn’t belong. I would never characterize her a sweet — though she has her … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
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Posies: Yellow Magnolia
This image of yellow magnolia blossoms ends the 8-inch square Handbook Journal! I like the Handbook Journals, I just love Hahnemühle Journals more. I tried Handbook Journals when I needed to bump up an order for free shipping and I … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, flowers, journal, painting, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #floral, #flowers, #magnolia, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #treeflower, #yellowflower, #yellowmagnolia, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Working Cats
Buzy Izzee cam in to inspect the furniture when it was delivered. She was just a kitten then, curiouser and curiouser! Fun to draw this from the image I took of her, shown bottom. I am not happy with the … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
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Making Shellac
Top row, three pieces of artwork with shellac and watercolor or ink! Food grade shellac has been used in past for various foods such as the M&M’s above to keep them from melting (“Melts in your mouth, not in your … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, Buddha, color, gods and goddesses, ink painting, landscape, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, waterbrush
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Crow in the Snow
We feed the birds on the loading dock deck (which we can look down on from our studio) and among the many birds who come to dine daily are the crows. They are the pigs of the bird world, but … Continue reading
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Strange Siamese Habits
Why does she do this? And now, since she started doing it, Izzee is also doing it! Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Sailor Fude De Mannen Calligraphy pen with De Atrementis Document Urban Grey ink, Lamy Al-Star with De Atramentis Document Urban … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #brothersistercats, #catantics, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolors, #lamyjoy, #pacificnorthwest, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #sennelierwatercolors, #Siamese, #Siamesecat, #siblingcats, #twsbieco, #waterproofinks, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book
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Gibbs (Grey Tabby Cat) Modeled, 3
Laughing! Gibbs likes a good joke! To make your Monday more bearable! I cannot lie. He was yawning and I caught it on the camera. Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, White Uniball Signo, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, memory, painting, pen & ink, portrait, sketchbook, virtual sketching
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D.Katie Powell Art 