Tag Archives: Primatek

Tools: TWO Bamboo Sketchbooks by Hahnemühle

Posted on November 10, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Hahnemühle makes two bamboo sketchbooks: the Hahnemühle Bamboo SketchBook, shown below, which is 50lbs; and the Carnet de Voyage, aka the Bamboo Mixed Media journal by some, shown above, spiral bound and coming in at 265lbs, which I reviewed in … Continue reading →

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VSW: New Caledonia Hut, Two

Posted on November 8, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook explored New Caledonia in October with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I want to live here… My books might have to go into … Continue reading →

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VSW: New Caledonia Hut, One

Posted on November 5, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook explored New Caledonia in October with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I’d like to be there NOW! I love all the greens! I … Continue reading →

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VSW: New Caledonia Pier

Posted on September 28, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I am so oriented around linework, but wanted to try a … Continue reading →

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VSW: New Caledonia Sunset

Posted on September 23, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. Because this process had so much waiting time, I decided to image the … Continue reading →

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VSW: New Caledonia Beach

Posted on September 17, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul… A chance to work on washes… getting enough made before I … Continue reading →

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Doodling, Drawing, Whatever

Posted on September 15, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

I draw whatever is in front of me while I am listening to just about anything. When I was listening to my brother talk about being on his way home from the hospital (no one called me to say he … Continue reading →

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VSW: New Caledonia Palms

Posted on September 12, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

The Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook is exploring New Caledonia this month with wonderful images from Aniko Szedlak (pic below)! They are a balm to this beach-loving gurl’s soul. I did a very fast sketch because I was showing a … Continue reading →

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Portraits

Posted on September 7, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

I am not a portrait artist so this was a huge stretch for me — A wedding present (only a few years late) for two people we love. I like this one a lot. Details — click to make these … Continue reading →

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Dieting… Ugh

Posted on September 5, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

I hate dieting but I need to do something because I have to lose some weight. I decided to try something with a tiny A6 Hahnemühle Toned Watercolour Book. Each night I draw my food… So far I am just … 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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Wildflower Sketchbook Workshop

Posted on August 30, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

While I was sick I took the Wild Flower Sketchbook Explosion (workshop) with Lucia Leyfield (she goes by the name Wild Ink). I had a lot of fun, and the price (around $20 US) is good for the class. I … Continue reading →

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Gibbs Reclining, a Masterpiece

Posted on August 28, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

HA HA HA HAHAHAAAA! I don’t know what we’d do without the cats for laughs… Tough pose, finally tackled it, not liking it… Good practice but yeows, I need to do this again… foreshortened legs, all so very wrong! To … Continue reading →

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Izzee the Climber

Posted on August 12, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

She is incorrigible… A climber, and as she is an indoor, and mostly in studio cat, she climbs the metal racks (scares the crap out of us) and then makes sure we see her. We’ve put kleenex boxes in all … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Daddy

Posted on August 10, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

I don’t know what we’d do without the cats… Yaman only has eyes for Mitchell… always waiting waiting or following him. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible … Continue reading →

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World Watercolor Month: Sharkavado

Posted on July 17, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Hahahaaaaa! 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 Nostalgie Sketchbook, Lamy Joy … Continue reading →

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USk: Worst Nicolai Sketch Ever

Posted on June 29, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Oh gads what to do when the sketching is not happening? I try to give my babies a fair shake and finish them, but this one I finally gave up on and splashed a little color on and called it … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Recipes: At the Beginning, A Prayer

Posted on June 21, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

I am creating a new cookbook, gathering the recipes we relied upon in the last year of this crazy pandemic. I am using a journal I am unfamiliar with, created from heavy unfinished and rough paper from India, a Kadhi … Continue reading →