Tag Archives: selfie

Every Day in May: 31, Selfie

Posted on May 31, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Gads, how to do a fun selfie? I just learned how I can turn my camera around on my iPhone, so I made several faces into the camera and drew from those. Contour drawings, the first and third blind contours. … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, pen & ink, sketchbook | Tagged art journal, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Platinum Carbon pen, selfie | 4 Comments

Gratitude: My Red Bike at the Haskell Street Barn

Posted on July 13, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

*alert: vampire child face, oops* I had a good childhood, raised by a single mom with an alcoholic dad who skipped, and three much older brothers who loved me dearly. I am GRATEFUL because I wasn’t around JD (what they … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, journal, memory, pen & ink, portrait, series, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, apricot, babysitter, bike, Daniel Smith watercolors, Encino California, George Puttnam, ghosts, gratitude, Haskell Ave, Holbein, journal, memory, Moleskin Watercolor journal, pen & ink, Platinum Carbon pen, red barn, red bike, selfie, sketchbook, the Haunting, watercolor, watercolor art journal | 18 Comments

Kissing Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

The tassel man. Seriously, the differences between my sweetie and I in terms of decor is that I am a modernist and my man loves rich tapestries, textures, passementerie and tassels. I gave him a set of Indian red beaded … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, cards, memory, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Christmas, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbien, kisses, kissing, Mitchell Powell, Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, selfie, Super5 ink, watercolor | 4 Comments

My “Business” Sketchbook: Selfie in the Senate Hallway

Posted on December 7, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I tend to lay down to get ceiling shots. I also tend to take my shoes off anywhere I can. Mitchell caught me taking a picture of the chandelier on my back on the Senate Hallway floor. I have on … Continue reading →

Posted in drawing, graphite, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, chandelier, Delta journal, Pentalic, self-portrait, selfie, Senate, Stillman & Birn, Tiffany, Washington State Capitol Legislative Building | Leave a comment

Selfies, a Challenge

Posted on July 17, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Argh, a week of selfies. What don’t I like about this challenge? Realism. I found it harder to screw around with my own image, especially when I was supposed to draw myself like you are. Okay, I’ve bitched, now getting … Continue reading →