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Tools: Rhodia Touch
I’ve been playing in the Rhodia Touch “Lavis Technique” journal made for pen and ink-wash and sketching, a journal that is new to me. I usually would do a lot more testing of a journal, but I am ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #review, #rhodiatouch, #sketchbookreview, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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the creative life
This morning I received another email in the marketing blitz for a popular bundled experience from an online art school. Their classes are good — not great but good — and popular — however, there are amazing teachers teaching art … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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Missing the Ocean
Praying that someday soon we will feel comfortable enough to drive out to the beach! To hear about classes, follow me on Instagram, Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #jinhaoshark, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #pilotplumix, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #platinumplaisir, #platinumpreppypen, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fineline masking fluid, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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Surfacing
I am finally surfacing after this damn election. I am happy with the (almost) outcome but the close call depressed the hell out of me. Enough so that I didn’t draw after the 30th, when the fear of the future … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #babyblanket, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #stressfultimes, #troublemakerinks, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #worryaboutthefuture, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Stunning Days
After months of,covid and blm protests and bad reporting… then 10 days of fear of fires and all that that entailed… Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. I have nothing new to say. It’s all been said on social media and by … Continue reading
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Tagged #2020isfucked, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #rbg, #restinpower, #twsbieco, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Platinum Carbon pen, rains, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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Using Watercolour vs Sketching Journals
Covid changed my journal use yet again. Between the pandemic, sequestration, and the Portland protests, I began to write pages in my sketching journal… because that is what I carry with me, and I felt like I was writing to … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Process Ink Painting, Tips
For Maureen!! I haven’t time to do a video but I decided to publish this now and not wait… more tips for painting with ink. Above, I simple use a Pentel Aquash waterbrush filled with water, and touched the Robert … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #diamineink, #finelinemaskingfluid, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Tools: WaterPROOF Inks
I had someone get a bit heated with me for insisting that the right words be used for waterPROOF and water resistant. *I can take it* The reason the distinction is important is artists need to know waterPROOF in order … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #waterproofinks, De Atramentis Document ink, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink
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Rona2: Anniversary Gift of Masks
Between the pandemic, working long hours, and the protests I have had no time for posting. I continued to make marks late at night. Our anniversary in May was quiet and we slept, ate, and binge watched the Good Karma … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #covid19, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #finelinemaskingfluid, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lamyjoy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #rickshawbags, #ronavirus, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #wearamask, #writeitdown, anniversary, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor, Wedding anniversary
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Rona2: New Moon
My creativity comes and goes… My sleeplessness comes and goes. Stess over pandemic and government’s handling of it, economics, and as usual now, politics. My New Moon was a mistake. Reached for the wrong black ink and then had to … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #covid19, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #finelinemaskingfluid, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ronavirus, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #writeitdown, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Rona2: A Change
I’ve been a mostly one-journal gurl for awhile now, but with all the writing I am doing during this pandemic, I decided to go back to two journals. It is an attempt to save money — the Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #covid19, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleTonedWatercolourBook, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pandemicpainting, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #ronavirus, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #writeitdown, art journal, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Feeling Fried
Okay, I am taking a little break for a few days — Just busy with work…. feel stretched too thin. But I wanted to say one thing… in case you had not noticed… MOST OF US ARE FRIED. I mean, … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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Covid-19 Journal, 3
Continuing Covid-19 journal… Finishing this journal… moving on. When I decided to do these folding journals for Covid-19 reflections, I wanted the virus writing and sketching to be separate from our lives. HA! I thought this was going to be … Continue reading
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Tagged #covid19thots, #Hahnemühle, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #survivingcovid19, #uskathome, #uskatstudio, #uskportland, De Atramentis Document ink, furniture, politics, Super5 ink
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Covid-19 Journal, 2
Continuing Covid-19 journal… It feels good to write a word for how I am feeling at a given time; feelings roller-coaster through the day like Portland weather. I am selective about the news I read. I don’t want to hear … Continue reading
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Tagged #covid19thots, #deatramentisdocumentink, #Hahnemühle, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #survivingcovid19, #thisisgonnabebad, #uskathome, #uskatstudio, #uskportland, furniture, Super5 ink
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Studio Urban Sketching
Urban Sketchers has never allowed people who were stuck at home for either surgery or recouping or just unable to get out due to their medical issues to sketch their environment. After being laid up literally on my back for … Continue reading
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Tagged #catsintraining, #catswhowork, #Hahnemühle, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #uskatstudio, #uskportland, De Atramentis Document ink, furniture, Super5 ink
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Sending Postcards
Everyone enjoys a handwritten note! And a doodly posie or a work of art makes it more special… What are you waiting for? Get your writing on — spruce up someone’s life! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in animals, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, portrait, watercolor, writing
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #jinhaowithjowonib, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sendapostcard, #twsbieco, Lamy Joy, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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Covid-19 Journal, 1
Made a little folding journal… Not a celebration… Not high art… Just me trying to get through my days… I’ll publish from time to time… Starting on the New Moon. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or … Continue reading
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Tagged #covid19thots, #Hahnemühle, #pilotink, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #survivingcovid19, #uskathome, #uskatstudio, #uskportland, De Atramentis Document ink, furniture, Super5 ink
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Covid-19 Desk Delivery
The infamous desk. Okay, maybe not infamous. Yes, I sketched it and write about it, venting like crazy. I can’t share it because I don’t want some crazy ass lawyer deciding he wants a piece of me. Let’s leave om … Continue reading