Tag Archives: #robertosterink

VSW Windmill

Posted on May 29, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Reference image of a windmill at the Dalles in Oregon was taken by me on one of our rambles exploring the Columbia River towns on both sides of the river. The colors translated nicely into this sketch to showoff Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, color, ink painting, landscape, memory, pen & ink | Tagged #brownink, #citiesink, #citiesofamericaink, #DallesOregon, #fountainpenink, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #kansascity, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #windmill, architecture, art journal, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, virtual sketchwalk | 2 Comments

VSW: Walk to New Seasons

Posted on May 27, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

We sometimes walk to New Seasons Market in NW Portland from our studio. Snapped some images of our walk and sketched this layout across two pages. Before I started the watercolors, I used a diluted grey waterproof ink to place … Continue reading →

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Inky Entries

Posted on May 25, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I am playing with ll my grey inks this month… Some inks call themselves grey and are not (see above). Greys seem to lean purple or blue or red… Graphite and Grey Lux are lovely inks, though the strong smell … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, history, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing | Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #chesapeakepenco, #Hahnemühle, #KWZink, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #papierplumeink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor | 1 Comment

Inky Thots: Robert Oster Dragon Night

Posted on May 12, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

It is no surprise Robert Oster inks my favorite inks. Dragon’s Night is such a gorgeous sketching BLURPLE ink it has a permanent home now in my purple leopard Pilot Metropolitan. I art journal many nights with this one, a … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, color, painting, pen & ink, review | Tagged #blueink, #blurple, #blurpleink, #darkofnight, #dragon, #forest, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #inkreview, #lupine, #newmoon, #nightsky, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #purpleink, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, art journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Super5 ink | 2 Comments

Tools: Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Watercolour Book

Posted on May 6, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

My new journal is an A5 landscape Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Watercolour Book, and it is not only a new journal, it is a new brand from Hahnemühle! I’ve had it for a bit and been testing it out. I LOVE … Continue reading →

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Lupines

Posted on May 2, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Dragon’s Night is such a gorgeous sketching BLURPLE ink! In a Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, wild lupines are perfect for the blurple of Dragon’s Night, with a little help from his other inks! Drawn with a Platinum Carbon pen with waterproof … Continue reading →

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New Black Moon, Dragons Night

Posted on April 30, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

New Moon today at 1:28 pm PST. This new moon is also a Black Moon, meaning the second New Moon in a month. There is also a solar eclipse, so I think it is safe to say the heavens will … Continue reading →

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Tools: Esterbrook “Estie” Sunflower

Posted on April 26, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Loving sunflowers and knowing how lovely the Esterbrook pens are, I had to purchase the beautiful Esterbrook “Estie” Sunflower pen from Penchalet. I ordered the 1.1 stub nib, my favorite nib for sketching and writing. I am convinced the stub … Continue reading →

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Dragon

Posted on April 25, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I think this is what they call blurple… Dragon’s Night… a blue-purple! This dragon sports it nicely, doncha think? It seems to glow under the flash, above! A new color for me, and I’ll do lots more sketching with it! … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, architecture, art, art journal, ink painting, painting, pen & ink | Tagged #blueink, #blurple, #dragon, #dragonsnightink, #firebreathingdragon, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #PilotMetropolitan, #purpleink, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, art journal, bluepurplink, watercolor | 4 Comments

Inky Thots: Robert Oster Rubine

Posted on April 18, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Robert Oster Rubine is a favorite red, and has found a permanent home in my red Pilot Metropolitan. It leans just ever so slightly into a blue-red. I usually do match pen to ink, mostly because I have many pens … Continue reading →

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Sketching for Clientele

Posted on April 12, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I LOVE documenting our studio life in my sketchbooks, and some projects are so sketch-worthy with their baubles and trims and bright colors! I also use my sketchbook as a way to communicate with our clients from time to time, … Continue reading →

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Dark Chocolate Easter Bunny!

Posted on April 10, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Run right out and get yourself a YUMMY bottle of Robert Oster Signature Dark Chocolate Ink for your Easter Basket! Drawings made using the Sailor Fude and a Pentel Aquash waterbrush to move the Dark Chocolate ink. To hear about … Continue reading →

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Tools: Fountain Pen Revolution Himalaya

Posted on February 16, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I am a huge fan of Fountain Pen Revolution’s Himalaya pen (not Himalayan as I’ve been calling it all this time!) From here on referred to as “FPR” so not to have to spell it out! Currently I am asking … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, review, sketchbook, tools, writing | Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #favoritefountainpen, #flexnib, #fountainpenrevolution, #FPR, #fprhimalaya, #iwanteverycolor, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #ultrafexnib, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal | 2 Comments

Watercolor Heart

Posted on February 15, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

The watercolor heart I gave Mitchell. To hear about classes, follow me on 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! Hahnemuhle … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Monsoon Clouds

Posted on January 7, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

From the post Wednesday! I love sketching with soluble grey inks, but this last month I popped a new greyish purplish color in my Benu Talisman pen, which I am loving: PEN CHALET’s Exclusive, Robert Oster Monsoon Clouds. To … Continue reading →

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Robert Oster’s Monsoon Clouds Ink Sketches

Posted on January 5, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I don’t usually show the images I sketch from, but this is an exception. This is a view I see almost every night: Savitri curled into my right side while I try to sketch. She thinks she helps, and as … Continue reading →

Inky Thots: Robert Oster African Gold

Posted on December 7, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Robert Oster Signature African Gold is my favorite gold sketching and suitable for the office and of course, my artwork. It is a rich gold going into a blackish sheen. I don’t think of it as a shading ink. Others … Continue reading →

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Tools: How I Make My Swabs

Posted on November 16, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

I am asked this a lot, and it is on my inks page, but thought I’d repost it here. For my large ink test I laydown roughly a half-square of ink, above. I let it dry, then load the bottom … Continue reading →