Tag Archives: Super5 Frankfurt ink

Full Moon of Kurma Jayanti

Posted on May 4, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Keeping this new Hahnemühle D & S Sketchbook at my work desk. I can drop in a fast sketch on what is happening…  Full Moon last Sunday night and the turtle played a central theme.  I realized I needed no … Continue reading →

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HBG: Dosha Types

Posted on July 4, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

*btw, that is not a rat… it is he with his head under a roll of cotton trying to find a rattle mouse he thinks went under the roll. Also, this was written when they had not yet come off … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May: 30 Ugg

Posted on May 30, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

This one took the time for Mitchell to run into the post office to collect our mail. Yes, I was uninspired by shoe… I’ve drawn shoe and not interested in shoe… But hey, I was inspired by all Jutta’s other … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May: 29, Sammers

Posted on May 29, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Trying to pick names for his playmates is hard; Sammy was his name pretty fast, though we tried to find a Vedic or Buddhist name for him… Sam Sammy Sammerston Sam Sam the Cat Cat Man Sammers. A good name … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May: 28, STOP

Posted on May 28, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

A traffic sign.  To hear about journalling and architectural sketching classes, follow me on Facebook! ☾ Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Lamy Al-Star with Diamine Grey ink (not waterproof), red ink.       ©D. Katie Powell My images/blog posts may be reposted; please … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May: 25, Rooster Whistle

Posted on May 25, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I use this musical instrument to drive the cats mad…. My plastic rooster whistle with the vibrating wheel! To hear about journalling and architectural sketching classes, follow me on Facebook! ☾ Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Fineline Masking Fluid, Lamy Al-Star with … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May: 20-21, Bike in the Park

Posted on May 21, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Business is interfering with my posting life! It is not walk in the park this week, deadlines and stress abound! Drawing this from the top of my head was freeing, a trip outside at 1am! This was going along nicely … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 19, Buddha’s Feet

Posted on May 20, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I went for something a bit more meaningful to me than my feet. WAIT… oops, my feet are meaningful to me!  Where would I be without them? “Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”  … Continue reading →

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Every Day in May, 8, Trishna Jewelry

Posted on May 11, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

A little bittersweet for me, the earrings are some of the first I made for myself, and then for my new fledgling jewelry company, Trishna Jewelry. They were laying on my desk the day I had to do this prompt! … Continue reading →

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VSW: Max’s Car, 2

Posted on February 24, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

NOW I’m getting somewhere!  From Max Vanderwyst’s car images! Again I used grisaille to shadow, the Super5 Frankfurt ink in a water-brush. I should go back and add a bit of shadow to the columns… Very fast watercolor, middle of … Continue reading →

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VSW: Max’s Car, 1

Posted on February 23, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Max Vanderwyst offered his lovely car images and I still went first for the building image. What can I say? Old habits die hard.  But I’d like to do some cars, so…. It was a lovely building to draw, and … Continue reading →

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Lanterns

Posted on December 21, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

I wanted to do some transparent lantern-thangies in the middle of the night. I saw them as transparent. I SHOULDA gotten up and found some of my inks but I was lazy. Watercolors just don’t have that same transparency. It … Continue reading →

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