Tag Archives: Portland

USk: MPFC Finish Studio

Posted on May 3, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Every so often I like to sketch our studio rooms. This is primarily my finish room, where I work conserving objects. I use our own mixed shellac and (primarily oil) paints to bring back dead finishes. You can see one … Continue reading →

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USk: Studio Sketch

Posted on September 1, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Messy messy studio as it was on August 23. I realize that by USk rules this doesn’t qualify as an urban sketch… but if someone else walked in to sketch our conservation studio it sure would! Yes, our desks are … Continue reading →

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USk: Labor Day in the Finish Studio

Posted on September 4, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Labor Day weekend and we are laborers so we are working… I have new A/C and a new lease on life in my newly cleaned and reorganized studio! I sat close to the door and tried to draw the entire … Continue reading →

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Restore Oregon: Jantzen Beach Carousel 6, Roman

Posted on October 13, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

One of my favorites, the Roman Horse! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the sixth and last of this set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) The many layers, above. 1) I began with a sketch … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, architecture, art, commission, history, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #inktober, amusement park, architecture, armored horse, armoured horse, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Mason Monterey, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, roman horse, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 7 Comments

Restore Oregon: Jantzen Beach Carousel 5, Eagle

Posted on October 11, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

The all-American Eagle Horse! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the fifth in the set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) De Atramentis Document brown (brunaille) and Noodler’s Lexington grey (grisaille) worked the undertones. A video … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, architecture, art, commission, history, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #inktober, Americana, amusement park, architecture, bald eagle, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, eagle, Fineline Masking, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Mason Monterey, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 10 Comments

Restore Oregon: Jantzen Beach Carousel 4, Pinto Fishing

Posted on October 7, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

I had to work a Pinto into the series! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the fourth in the set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) The many layers, above and below. I think the fish, … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, art, commission, history, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #inktober, amusement park, architecture, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, fishing horse, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, pinto, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, trout, virtual sketchwalk, water serpent, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen | 23 Comments

Restore Oregon: Jantzen Beach Carousel 3, Floral

Posted on October 3, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

One of my favorites, the Floral Horse! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the third in the set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) The many layers, above. Grisaille (pronunciation, taken from the French word for … Continue reading →

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Restore Oregon: Janzten Beach Carousel 2, Grapes

Posted on September 27, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the second in the set. (Click here to see the first, the Chinese Water Serpent Horse.) I named this Horse with Grapes! Why am I naming them differently than CW Parker … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, architecture, art, commission, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged amusement park, architecture, commission, cornacopia, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, grapes, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen | 3 Comments

Restore Oregon: Janzten Beach Carousel 1, Chinese Water Serpent

Posted on September 20, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

I am a lover of carousels; this set was a pleasure to paint! Jantzen Beach Carousel has so many gorgeous carousel horses! I wanted to set up a series whereby someone could buy the set or just one, and they … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, architecture, creativity, drawing, memory, painting, pen & ink, pencil, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged amusement park, architecture, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen | 9 Comments

Restore Oregon: Rivoli Theater

Posted on September 5, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

NOTE: For those that might be visiting from Restore Oregon, I am speaking largely to other painters and student painters in my blog.) Rivoli Theater at 1355 S Main Street, Pendleton, Oregon was built in 1900. It is a significant … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, commission, watercolor | Tagged architecture, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, Fineline Masking, Holbein, Oregon, Pendleton, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Rivoli Theater, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 21 Comments

USk: Slabtown New Seasons Opening!

Posted on August 12, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

We are so happy to have New Seasons blocks from our studio! No more driving all around for groceries! YAY! We went opening day before we opened the studio. Mostly they were setting up and greeting their new customers, and … Continue reading →

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Happy Solstice and New Moon

Posted on December 22, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Happy we are turning toward the light. Even on this rainy day, I know the light is growing . . . Looking across the river towards St. John’s, quick sketch while waiting. Drawn in an Stillman & Birn Alpha journal … Continue reading →