Tag Archives: Super5 ink

Sketchpack Project: Week Two

Posted on August 13, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

ABOUT SKETCHPACK: The project began in 2011. The original idea was to get folks to draw daily. The Sketchpack is a small zigzag journal with two usable sides, allowing one to sketch on both sides of 15 ‘pages’ to complete … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, making a living, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

VSW: Volterra, Italy

Posted on August 8, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

My virtual sketchwalk through the ancient town of Volterra, Italy. This virtual walk was a group walk with sketching friends from around the world! There were a couple of routes suggested, and I sketched the one from the Piazza XX … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

USk: St. Patrick’s Church in the Alphabet District of Portland

Posted on August 2, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I love Saint Patrick’s Church in NW Portland. I drive by it all the time as it sits across from our bank. The Beaux-Arts church looks like it belongs in Italy, set into cobbled streets surrounded by a park and … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

USk: Meriwether’s Restaurant NW Portland

Posted on July 26, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Meriwether’s Restaurant looks like a nice house on a commercial street, but for the riot of bright yellow echinacea that bloom every summer in front of lavender and blue hydrangea.  Walking between the building and the flowers you might forget … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Worldwide SketchCrawl USk: PSU Outdoor Market

Posted on July 25, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Portland Urban Sketchers did not go on the World Wide Sketchcrawl today. After weeks of too hot weather this weather was perfect, a bit overcast, some sprinkles (Oregonians do not care about sprinkles) and cooler temps. I had work to … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, pen & ink, sketchbook, sketchcrawl, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Gratitude Journal: Ink!

Posted on July 25, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

By chance I am keeping a gratitude journal — and the last two entries are about objects I LOVE — and this weekend the Cherished Blogfest 2015  is happening! So will share with that in mind. I cherish color!  I … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, color, creativity, pen & ink, sketchbook | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Gratitude Journal: Music, Ice Cream, Pema Chodron & K.D. Lang

Posted on July 19, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I missed Ani Pema Chodron’s talk with K.D.Lang due to the medical debacle. I kept praying that they would allow us to go back and see it. YAY!  Sound’s True reposted it! I sketched while listening to it.  I was … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Favorite Waterproof Inks

Posted on July 16, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

My beloved brown inks.  How did I ever live without them.  I bought the De Artramentis Document (DeA Doc for short) Brown because I read that Lamy pens have problems with Noodler’s ink, but I prefer the darker Noodler’s Polar Brown … Continue reading →

Posted in color, drawing, pen & ink, review | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Gratitude Journal: One

Posted on July 12, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Now that I have published the Healing Journal I can move on to happier things, or at least a different reality than the awfulness of the first quarter of this year! Mitchell brought me beautiful sunflowers, my favorite. The card … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Healing Journal

Posted on July 9, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Note:  The Healing Journal in its entirety has been mostly removed with just a few images left. This journal started out as a journal to record positive uplifting thoughts to speed my healing on what was to be a five … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, creativity, drawing, journal, lojong, meditation, memory, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 25 Comments

4th of July: The best part was the morning

Posted on July 8, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

We went to the PSU Farmer’s Market on the 4th of July, arriving when it opened as we wanted to avoid heat and crowds. It was lovely, cool under the canopy of trees and on the cool lawn.   We bought … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Challenges Saved My Sanity

Posted on June 29, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

During this medical debacle, challenges saved my sanity.  When you just can’t think of anything to draw and you are stuck looking at the same things day in and out, challenges can prompt giving you a drawing to do without … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, calligraphy, challenge, drawing, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

June Challenge, Week Two

Posted on June 16, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I am in the home stretch of this frigging stupid stent and frankly, what has helped keep me sane is these crazy challenges on Facebook.   I am heavily drugged on pain killers and frankly, that does not make me creative.   … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

May Challenge, Wrapping up

Posted on May 31, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Let’s start with an image I like. This was not from the EDM prompts (which continued to be pretty boring) but from a friend’s prompts for herself this month — a vegetable in season, and these are special because they … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, pen & ink, sketchbook, waterbrush, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

May Sketches: Heading Into Surgery

Posted on May 12, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Tough week, as I head into my LAST surgery for kidney stones. At a client meeting in Washington, I painted a bit with my feet up. The moon looked full out our window early morning. We have names for our … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, furniture, paint brush, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, waterbrush, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

May Sketches, Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 5, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

My month of fake journaling has come to an end, and sadly (in terms of sharing) my next projects is top secret.  Someday I’ll post it, but not for a LONG time.  I am participating in a month long challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

IFJM 30: Rome, Our Last Day

Posted on May 1, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

April 30 From my journal:  “Hard to believe it is our last day.  We thought to go to Vatican City, but we saw the lines and decided, another trip. . .  and back to Castel Sant’ Angelo, or the Roman … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, graphite, journal, pen & ink, pencil, sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

IFJM 29: Genoa to Rome, A Slow Drive on the Coast

Posted on May 1, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

April 29 From my journal:  “Last day in Genoa, and we wandered into the Mercato Orientale . . . a well-kept tourist secret.  We wandered the stalls, bought more chocolate (we ate what we bought in Nice — oops!), bought … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, graphite, pen & ink, pencil, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment