Tag Archives: Primatek

Thai Buddha

Posted on January 28, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Like my Quan Yin posted previously, recently I’ve been adorning my Thai Buddha with my gaspeite and Hill Tribe OM necklace. I’m not sure why I do this… It isn’t necklace storage. I like the play of the green on … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, meditation, painting, pen & ink, process, ritual, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #earthtouchingbuddha, #gaspeite, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #shakyamuni, #shakyamunibuddha, #thaibuddha, art journal, aum, buddha, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, moon, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, om, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, sun, watercolor | 4 Comments

Quan Yin and Mimi’s Clock Pins

Posted on January 26, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

My grandmother left me an odd stash of ten little clock pins with mother-of-pearl faces. I don’t know why she had ten. I don’t know why she had them at all as they don’t look like something she would’ve worn. … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, journal, lojong, meditation, memory, painting, pen & ink, ritual, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #QuanYin, #WATWB, #wearetheworld, art journal, buddha, clock, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, grandmother, jewelry, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Quan Yin, ritual, stopwatch, watercolor | 5 Comments

Mason Monterey Cuppa

Posted on January 25, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’m not sure if I like painting them best or playing with the camera with them… but the cuppas are becoming a thing to do at night! They make me smile seeing them as if dancing… maybe that is how … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #cuppa, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #holbeinwatercolor, #MGrahamwatercolors, Holbein, Primatek, Sennelier, teacup, watercolor | 8 Comments

South of the Border Cuppa

Posted on January 22, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Our South of the Border mugs, reminding us of a wonderful time we had in spite of a bad beginning to a trip! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, journal, painting, pen & ink, series, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #cuppa, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #MGrahamwatercolors, #nostalgiejournal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, M.Graham watercolors, Primatek, Rose Dore, Sennelier, teacup, watercolor | 4 Comments

Tools: Studio Palette, Two

Posted on January 20, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Continued from Big Changes in My Travel Palette… After the travel palette sort, and after successfully trading some paints I didn’t want, I began to look at the paints that have ended up on the sidelines, and wondered about my … Continue reading →

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Green Cuppa

Posted on January 18, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Fooling with the cuppas is different each time… This one, line work with the Platinum pen, then Masking fluid “painted”, then watercolors. I may have to do 100… such fun! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, journal, painting, pen & ink, series, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #brightwatercolors, #cuppa, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #holbeinwatercolor, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, M.Graham watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Primatek, Rose Dore, Sennelier, watercolor | 15 Comments

Sketchbook Project: Underwater, 2018

Posted on January 16, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I am again participated in the Sketchbook Project, the project out of Brooklyn whereby people from all over the world buy a small sketchbook, fill it, choose to have it imaged or not, and it sits in the museum … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #holbeinwatercolor, #middleofthenight, #octopus, #polarbear, #politicalaction, #seaurchin, #sketchbookproject, #skinnydipping, #underwater, cuppa joe, Daniel Smith watercolors, fear, Fineline masking fluid, garibaldi, Holbein, Hope, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, polar bear, political art, Primatek, sea urchin, Sennelier, Sketchbook Project, starfish, watercolor | 8 Comments

Rose Dore Teacup

Posted on January 12, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

The time off has been splendliferous, even if I had to make up for being sick and sleeping my way into every day for a long time. From January 3 across from this, is a note about still sleeping my … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #brightwatercolors, #cuppa, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #rosedore, Daniel Smith watercolors, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Primatek, Rose Dore, Sennelier, watercolor | 21 Comments

Tools: My First Schminke Palette

Posted on January 10, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Getting new paints, for an artist, is like being 5-years-old on Christmas morning. It is THAT exciting. You unwrap the paints, ooh and aah, play with each one, and discover everything you can do with each color! My disappointment in … Continue reading →

Posted in color, review, watercolor | Tagged #Hahnemühle, #schminke, opaque, Primatek, review, Schminke watercolors, transparent paint, watercolor | 5 Comments

Tools: Taking Another Artist’s Palette Advice

Posted on January 6, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Continued from Big Changes in My Travel Palette… An aside… Recently I took the advice of a USk sketcher I admire and bought a series of Holbein’s Antique “IRIDORI” Watercolors pigments… AAACK, bad paints! Be glad if you didn’t buy … Continue reading →

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Happy New year

Posted on January 1, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Wishing you Health, Prosperity, Good Neighbors, and Happiness in 2018! Saying a prayer this Full Moon for Mother Earth. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #cuppa, #Hahnemühle, #Happynewyear, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, cuppa joe, Daniel Smith watercolors, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor | 6 Comments

Tools: BIG Changes in My Travel Palette

Posted on December 27, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve been asked about my travel palette and here is the primary palette, though I have others, which I’ll talk about later. I have had this basic palette for two years with the exception of adding Da Vinci’s Rose Dore … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, color, painting, review, sketchcrawl, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #travelpalette, Daniel Smith watercolors, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, M.Graham watercolors, Matteo Grilli, opaque, Primatek, Sennelier, transparent paint, travel palette, watercolor | 21 Comments

Holiday Twinkle Lights

Posted on December 17, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Lights are important to us! We grew up in Southern California, where there are more daylight hours and more sun. Portland is a darker climate (8+ hours of light now), and we look for cheer on grey days! We usually … Continue reading →

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More Posies and Writing

Posted on December 12, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Cheryl shared this and it stuck in my head. My passions are journaling, painting, reading autobiographies and Buddhism, ditzing with Mitchell, and playing with the kittens. NOT necessarily in that order, though if I had to choose between writing or … Continue reading →

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VSW: Genius of Connecticut

Posted on November 29, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

She is called the “Genius of Connecticut” located in the Connecticut State Capitol Building. Keeping with quick studies, I used DeAtramentis Document Brown for line. I began a slow buildup of DEA Doc Brown ink (brunaille) in a waterbrush to … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, pen & ink, virtual sketching | Tagged #geniusstatue, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Hartford, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 4 Comments

Thanksgiving Cow Goddess

Posted on November 28, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Two days off — this is a big deal this year as we’ve been working round the clock. As I’ve not been up to snuff (bad cold!) we didn’t do some things we might have — Like putting up twinkle … Continue reading →

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Apple Pie

Posted on November 25, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Apparently we found the culprits making our bodies swell and ache with arthritis. We are giving up these kinds of desserts; kinda heartbreaking. The good news is feeling better in our bodies again AND not having to do drugs AND … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #applepie, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Primatek, watercolor | 4 Comments

Jilanne’s Dogwoods

Posted on November 20, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Jilanne Hoffmann has a great blog on writing, and is a blogging buddy. She shared her dogwood poem with me; I had to put it into my art journal. I am grateful for the friends I’ve made through blogging. Thank … Continue reading →