Tag Archives: Primatek

Chinese Silk Bag and HOBO Bag

Posted on December 20, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

This is an exercise in gesture versus guidelines, and in permanence (in the form of lasting details and materials) versus impermanence (fast, light materials.) I have two bags I reach for besides my painting bag.  One is this lovely silk … Continue reading →

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Color Mixing: Four Primatek Colors

Posted on November 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I bought a few more Primatek (Daniel Smith) watercolor paints from Merriartist; they are having an amazing sale on watercolors this month (ask for the sale code.)  I had to play with them, of course, and think I have fallen … Continue reading →

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Travel Palette, FINALLY

Posted on November 14, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I love paint colors.  Friends have been pushing me to get serious about a travel palette so I can paint comfortably onsite, and I resist because I love all my colors, especially the transparent parrot colors and earthy mossy greens … Continue reading →

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Back to Watercolors: Buddha Maya

Posted on August 19, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

For several weeks I was immersed in work and drawing classes. My goal was to wean me from my addiction to my pencil, so that when I wanted to bravely use pen and ink, I would have that as an … Continue reading →

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Process: Watercolors, Mountains and Laguna Beach

Posted on May 13, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I started with an iconic view of my hometown, Laguna Beach, from the cliffs to the north.  I really went for saturation this time, trying to move lots of color onto a piece.  Not what I saw in my mind’s … Continue reading →

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Process: Mixing Hematite Paints

Posted on May 5, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

New color paints are the yummiest, and my new clean watercolors all moist from a spray call to me. After buying mostly Golden Acrylics for 15 years (and they have watercolors coming out which I am dying to try), I … Continue reading →

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U is for Ultramarine: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 24, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Ultramarine blue is one of those amazing electric colors that you want to fall into.  I first fell in love with the crayola color, then Golden Acrylic’s Ultramarine Blue Deep Hue.  It was my go-to blue! Ultramarine blue was originally … Continue reading →

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K is for Kyanite: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 12, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Kyanite is on my must-have list; it is from the line of raw looking gemstone watercolors from Daniel Smith.  It is a naturally sparkling not-quite lavender blue grey, yummy, and it is winging its way to me to day!  Soon … Continue reading →

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H is for Hematite: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 9, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I had long used Golden Acrylic’s Micaceous Iron Oxide, part of their Iridescent colors, straight out of the tub or in glazes, shown above.  It is this delicious heavy shimmering charcoal in  a pot.  In Horse with Red Ball, above, … Continue reading →

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