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VSW: Pittock Mansion, Detail Stonework
Ink and watercolor. Detail. To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. “I think not….” Me… why I journal! Hahnemühle Watercolour … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #pittockmansion, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #portlandhistory, #Portlandoregon, #stonework, #watercolorjournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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VSW: Pittock Mansion, In the Style of…
I love inkpainting, but I’ve been stalled a bit on my own growth as a watercolorist… I am actually a bit bored. Not that I am very very good — but I have a handle on watercolors after playing with … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #mentors, #middleofthenight, #pilotink, #pittockmansion, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #portlandhistory, #Portlandoregon, #stealfromthebest, #watercolorjournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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VSW: Pittock Mansion, West Bedroom
What do you do with a really bad drawing in your nice new art journal? I started this on a day of talking and talking and a little sketching with an art friend. We went to the Pittock Mansion to … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #pittockmansion, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #portlandhistory, #Portlandoregon, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #watercolorjournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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USk: Client’s View
Tried a new way to sketch on site. I had several TWSBIs with me, and sketched the Williamette River view from our client’s home while Mitchell talked to her about her furniture. After we left, I used a waterbrush to … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #greenatnightink, #lovethestub, #midnightsapphireink, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #toffeeink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #urbansketching, #uskportland, #williametteriver, art journal, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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USk: Quimby UHaul
Every time I am sitting under the 405 freeway waiting to pick up Mitchell at UHaul, I think about trying to sketch the freeway overhead. ARGH! Not easy… So my first page was the drawing above… I usually sit facing … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, process, sketchcrawl, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #alphabetdistrict, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #momentsketchers, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #portlandurbansketcher, #quimby, #underthe405freeway, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #watertower, Alphabet District, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, urban sketchers, USk, watercolor
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Hem 23
After acupuncture, we walked to Hem 23 for a great Vietnamese meal. We ordered way to much food for the table — I had no idea! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved … Continue reading
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Tagged #alphabetdistrict, #australiaink, #Hahnemühle, #hem23, #nostalgiejournal, #nwportland, #Portlandoregon, #super5inkaustrailiaink, #urbansketching, #uskportland, #vietnameserestaurant, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Super5 ink
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USK: My Birthday Pen Changed…
I returned my red Karas Kustom pen — I didn’t like the stub nib on their pen, and I love stubs so back it went. This is the new pen that Mitchell bought me to replace it. Edison Nouveau Tequila … Continue reading
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Tagged #21chinatownink, #akkermanink, #artjournal, #Edisonnouveaupen, #graphiteink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #montgomeryparkbuilding, #nostalgiejournal, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Super5 ink, USk
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