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Jilanne’s Dogwoods
Jilanne Hoffmann has a great blog on writing, and is a blogging buddy. She shared her dogwood poem with me; I had to put it into my art journal. I am grateful for the friends I’ve made through blogging. Thank … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook, writing
Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, dogwood, Jinhao, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Gratitude, Everyday Practice
I’ve journaled for ever. It is only since picking up watercolors that my journal entries have gone beyond sketching and perhaps colored pencils into what I do now, but the discipline and connection to reflection and sustenance was embedded long … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #givingthanks, #Hahnemühle, #journalling, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, gratitude, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Lake Oswego Tree
We were going to a client meeting before the leaves dropped, and the Lake Oswego trees were exceptional! I had a chance to sketch before coming back to the studio.I tried this technique unsuccessfully (not what I was going for, … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #nostalgiejournal, #portlandurbansketcher, #urbansketcher, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, 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, Sennelier, Super5 ink, USk, watercolor
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Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Journal Wrap-up
I’ve been so busy I forgot to post my flip side-show on my last journal. Thankfully, no music accompanied this one. (Mac tends to continue to override my commands.) This journal is from July to October 2017… Yes I omitted … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, 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, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Hahnemühle Post Cards: Saying Thank You
I’ve thanked blogging friends before for offering their amazing images for the Virtual Sketchwalk group to draw… but now I have little postcards with which to thank them. Dan Antion‘s Dunkin’ Donut! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, cards, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #dunkindonuts, #HahnemühlePostCards, #thankyou, #virtualsketchwalk, Daniel Smith watercolors, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Hartford, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Inktober, Cherished Blogfest 2017
I’ve been remiss about the Cherished Blogfest this year but it must have been in the air because I have company! It has been extended, and so, here is my entry… AND YOU HAVE TIME TO WRITE ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, Buddha, challenge, journal, tonglen, writing
Tagged #CBF17, #ChogyamTrungpa, #PemaChodron, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, lojong, Okina Journals, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, Super5 ink, tonglen, watercolor
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Fire, Wind, Rain: and Photography Exposures
I’ve been upset about the first, then they were topped by worry for friends in Texas and Florida… Painting images loosely from photos that stayed in my mind helped. In these, more than most, I noticed the exposure (flash or … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, journal, landscape, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #fires, #hurricaneirma, #irma, #palmtrees, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Eagle Creek Fire Rain
The evening the rains came after the Eagle Creek fire, I felt so blessed. Skies which were grey with smoke and ash falling, suddenly had the blue of night. Actual color, yellow from the setting sun and the green of … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, ink painting, journal, landscape, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, writing
Tagged #eaglecreekfire, #Hahnemühle, #nwportland, #platinumcitrusink, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #urbansketching, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Industrial Sanctuary Portland, Super5 ink, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk
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USk: Labor Day in the Finish Studio
Labor Day weekend and we are laborers so we are working… I have new A/C and a new lease on life in my newly cleaned and reorganized studio! I sat close to the door and tried to draw the entire … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, furniture, journal, memory, pen & ink, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #delrey, #masonmonterey, #momentcatchers, #mpfconservation, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Del Rey, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, finish studio, Holbein, Labor Day, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Mason Monterey, Oregon, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USA, USk, watercolor
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A Change in Posting
As I move along for the next couple of months my posting habits will change: I have a PAINTING project in our business that is in oil paint. The DAR is commissioning a formal reproduction of the Washington State Flag. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, oil paint, painting, watercolor, writing
Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, lunar, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Thankful for Cooling Rains and more
Tibetan Windhorse Flags from my donations to Save Tibet organized my gratitude entries this week… nice to be back in my hand-sized journal…. Cooling Rains. I’ve always been a fan of rain, and the heat wave breaking with cool rains … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, journal, meditation, memory, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor, writing
Tagged #5buddhafamilies #tibetanflags Save Tibet, #artjournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, gratitude, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Las Primas, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, PSU, PSU Outdoor Market, Robert Oster ink, Sennelier, Super5 ink, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor
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The Grace of Ritual
My gratitude was easier even though it was a tough week. Politics is effecting me, making me so sad. While we try to live in the present, we also look to the future, as Chagdud Rinpoche once said, “with a … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, art journal, burger, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, eclipse, food, gratitude, Holbein, kittens, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, lunar, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, ritual, Robert Oster ink, Sam, Savitri, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor, Yamantaka
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Sketches toward the commission
I work a couple of sketches similar to the commissioned pieces. trying strokes for leaves, sky variations, whatever I need to play with! The two small studies of bungalows in NW Portland (below) turned out okay for test subjects!! They … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, commission, making a living, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged architecture, art for sale, bungalow, Emerson Street, Holbein, house, Killingsworth Steet, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, NE Portland, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Sennelier, Super5 ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
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Walnut Park, Portland, Oregon Commission
A commission to create a painting from photographs for an intern leaving for the next leg of her journey landed on my desk. I typically work on several images at the same time; it relieves the pressure in case one … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, commission, making a living, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #bungalows, #Portlandoregon, #streetscene, architecture, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, grisaille, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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D.Katie Powell Art 
Fire
It is a pitiful drawing, altogether too cheery, but it was the middle-of-the-night and I had only my watercolor-filled pens. I was horrified about what I’d read in the Oregonian. *yeah i know i should not be reading puter in … Continue reading →