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VSW: Sleeping Beauty’s Castle
In our Virtual Sketchwalk group we are walking Disneyland — and many of the pics I found are from the Orange County archives from 1959. For me, Disneyland has many phases of memories. In grades 7-12 in So cal, if … Continue reading
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Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #jherbinink, #jinhaowithjowonib, #MGrahamwatercolors, #sleepingbeautycastle, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #virtualsketchwalk, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Disneyland, Holbein, M.Graham, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Creating Journal Pages
I am writing more in my journal, so it has become less of a strict art journal and back to my everything journal but with watercolors throughout! From college forward, I wrote and sketched all the time. First in my … Continue reading
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VSW: Tuileries, Paris
Tuileries, from an image by Demi Kalfa for Virtual Sketchwalk. Robert Oster’s Green at Night is new to me, on sale at Vanness in Grandpa’s Basement. *I shouldn’t tell you about Grandpa’s basement because, more for me.* It has rich … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #demikalfa, #greenatnight, #Hahnemühle, #iloveparis, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Paris, tuilleries
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Pain
It showed up Tuesday morning, pain so bad I could barely move… Seriously, I’ve dealt with pain all my life (dancer injury) But I said to Mitchell, Shoot me NOW!” I had pain killers and muscle relaxers and used them … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithjowonib, #Lamy, #lamyalstar, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Inky Thots: Sharing My Enthusiasm
This year I fell in love with ink painting. I’ve painted with inks for a time, and moved them about with water, but this year my heart really flipped over inks. Years ago I began with a swatch book of … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #deatramentisink, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #krishnaink, #KWZink, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #monteverdeink, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #twsbilove, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink
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Doe Library Palm
We did some work for UC Berkeley. The Doe Library is one of the most beautiful spaces I’ve seen, and there is a window with the palm through it and it is just like this. Last week was our anniversary … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #doelibrary, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #palmtrees, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #ucberkeley, #ultraflexnib, anniversary, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Hari-Fred-Gibbs Hurts: Versed/Midazolam
Gibbs was limping. When you see the way the cats tear around playing it isn’t such an odd thought… BUT, he also has put on weight (he is going ot be a BIG cat) and worse, he was moving stiffly. … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, ink painting, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #lamyalstar, #lamyvista, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #super5inkdarmstadtink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Peony, Young and Old
From young to old, fading… When the peonies are young they are firm and vibrant. So easy to fall in love with them. When they get older, and begin to fade, I love to watch the lessening of vitality. I … Continue reading
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1 Week 100 People, After, I Continue: 73-88
I am SO surprised, but after #1week100people I am choosing to draw more peeps… I’ve just never been interested in sketching people before! AND, I’m intent on finishing my Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook. So imagine my surprise when Sketchbook Skool’s Danny … Continue reading
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Tagged #1week100people, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #CappuccinoSketchbook, #drawingfaces, #drawwithme, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lamyalstar, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #robertosterink, #sketchingpeople, #super5inkdarmstadtink, #twsbilove, art journal, Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook, Lamy Al-Star
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New Journal: Healing
I love it when my new journal begins on the New Moon. I start each new journal out with a deity image. What deity symbol could be more appropriate than the symbol for the Great Mother herself, the lovely spiraling … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #deatramentisdocumentink, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, new moon, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, shell, spiral, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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Tazzie View, Process Ink Painting
*Note: I hit publish by accident, and wouldntyaknowit no spelling errors so ask me if something doesn’t make sense!!!* No time for watercolors and an abundance of new inks led me in a new direction. Some were samples… yummy to … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diamineink, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #Lamy, #lamyvista, #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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Chicken in the Road, Creativity
Many of you saw the oxpecker I inked for the writing prompt, above. Getting my juices flowing again is a godsend. Loving the bold graphics (the architect in me is so happy with black) I turned to an image from … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diamineink, #diplomataero, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #Lamy, #lamyvista, #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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USk: Pot Dispensaries
I kid you not, I sometimes write quotes that strike my fancy on the edges of my journal then later am sketching in that page… but really, what are the odds I picked this quote on a page of … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Edisonnouveaupen, #Hahnemühle, #kwzgrapefruitink, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #potdispensary, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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1 Week 100 People: 19-34
Peeps 19-34; 16 people and I am already behind… More I draw the behinder I get *sigh* I hate challenges. Above I had a hair-brained notion to draw the same face several ways. *hahahahaaaaa* Well let me tell you if … Continue reading
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Tagged #1week100people, #1week100people2019, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #CappuccinoSketchbook, #dontrushme, #fountainpenrevolution, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, #sktchyimages, #takeitslow, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #ultraflexnib, art journal, Hahnemühle Cappuccino Sketchbook, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Super5 ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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1 Week 100 People: 1-18
Okay, here we go. 1 week, 100 people… groan. I do it because I hate drawing people and yet sometimes I have to and so… It is only a five days… and mine will be Sunday night through Friday morning. … Continue reading
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Killing Winter with Orange
I had the very nicest favor done to me — A friend sent me the TWSBI I’ve wanted the most! ORANGE! Not sold in the USA!!!! Nice that the Japanese postal service color coordinated their package with my pen! I … Continue reading
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Tagged #demonstratorpens, #fountainpen, #fountainpengeeks, #Hahnemühle, #iloveorange, #inkpainting, #killingwinterwithorange, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, TWSBI, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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TWSBI Eco
A story about how other creatives shape you… push you… remind you! I’ve fallen in love with TWSBI’s and draw them a lot. They are architectural, like little buildings, and you can see all the ways they work which is … Continue reading
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Tagged #demonstratorpens, #fountainpen, #fountainpengeeks, #Hahnemühle, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nemosineink, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, TWSBI, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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D.Katie Powell Art 