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I Prefer Painting Over Virtual Artwork

Posted on April 19, 2025 by D. Katie Powell

I read a mundane op-ed in the NYTimes this morning from a writer I rarely read — and I won’t mention it because he’s a dweeb and I don’t want to be sued. But the upshot is that he believes … Continue reading →

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2025 1 20 Rump

Posted on January 21, 2025 by D. Katie Powell

IMO the flag should be flown upside down and at half-mast for the next four years because we are in distress as a nation. I won’t be stopping these rants anytime soon and if I do, then you should all … Continue reading →

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Sketching for Clientele

Posted on April 12, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I LOVE documenting our studio life in my sketchbooks, and some projects are so sketch-worthy with their baubles and trims and bright colors! I also use my sketchbook as a way to communicate with our clients from time to time, … Continue reading →

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Dark Chocolate Easter Bunny!

Posted on April 10, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Run right out and get yourself a YUMMY bottle of Robert Oster Signature Dark Chocolate Ink for your Easter Basket! Drawings made using the Sailor Fude and a Pentel Aquash waterbrush to move the Dark Chocolate ink. To hear about … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Monsoon Clouds

Posted on January 7, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

From the post Wednesday! I love sketching with soluble grey inks, but this last month I popped a new greyish purplish color in my Benu Talisman pen, which I am loving: PEN CHALET’s Exclusive, Robert Oster Monsoon Clouds. To … Continue reading →

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Robert Oster’s Monsoon Clouds Ink Sketches

Posted on January 5, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I don’t usually show the images I sketch from, but this is an exception. This is a view I see almost every night: Savitri curled into my right side while I try to sketch. She thinks she helps, and as … Continue reading →

Inky Thots: Robert Oster Graphite

Posted on July 10, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Robert Oster Graphite is one of five of my favorite greys, leaning into deep purple and blues when touched with water. I am on my third bottle. Above, a wet circle is ringed with Graphite, and left to dry on … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Tarnished Nickel

Posted on July 3, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Taking a break from posting World Watercolor Month images for a review of a great grey ink from Birmingham. NOTE: I just realized this ink is nowhere in their new colors, and so, I apologize. I picked up one of … Continue reading →

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Middle of the Night

Posted on April 30, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Nighttime has been a wholly different time with my not sketching much. A friend has just had their first baby, a sweet little girl that may be a teenager before I get to meet her… I know that babies get … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Sydney Lavender

Posted on October 16, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

I love sketching with moody inks, touching them with a waterbrush to move the inky colors in interesting directions. Robert Oster Sydney Lavender came to me during my new love of purples, which stemmed from the interesting greys I was … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, writing | Tagged #architecturalsketching, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianink, #austrailiansky, #cattoy, #FPtober, #inkartober, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #notinktober, #reviewink, #robertosterink, #sydneyaustrailia, #sydneylavenderink, #ultraflexnib, #uskportland, #virtualsketching | 3 Comments

Inky Thots: Robert Oster Midnight Sapphire

Posted on July 30, 2020 by D. Katie Powell

Robert Oster Midnight Sapphire might need to be renamed Blueberry, though it is a moody deep blue-purple perfect for skies! My blueberries ere built of of layers of darker color and a little linework at the end while the paper … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Charcoal

Posted on December 27, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

I love sketching with soluble grey inks, and touching them with a waterbrush to move the inky colors in interesting directions. Greys are rarely neutral, leaning toward warm or cool. Robert Oster Charcoal is one of five favorite greys, leaning … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Williams

Posted on August 15, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

A couple of Tennessee Williams quotes hit me in the heart and I decided to do a sketch of Tennessee Williams. *gasp… the 100 peeps in 1 week got to me* “Try to matter. Try to care and never be … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Fire Engine Red

Posted on August 7, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

A couple of years ago I went on a hunt for a perfect red. Being a primary color, a “perfect red” needs to be neither leaning yellow-orange, nor to purple-blue… it needs to be that lovely middle color! My favorite … Continue reading →

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AAA Los Angeles

Posted on July 29, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

AAA Los Angeles was always one of my favorite buildings. It was drawn with a FPR Himalayan with an ultra-flex nib in a smooth Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook with Robert Oster Graphite ink. I had lots of help smearing this from … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Melon Tea

Posted on July 22, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

I LOVE complex colors — Inks (or watercolors) that are just a little unpredictable in that they change and do their own thing when touched by water! Some all it shading, but it rarely happens except in wide nibbed pens. … Continue reading →

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Crescent Moon

Posted on July 10, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Fast ink sketch of Rosh Chodesh, the first night we saw the crescent moon. All those colors came out of Robert Oster Thunderstorm ink! I am still finding the ink to have a life of it’s own… so the idea … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #crescentmoon, #inkpainting, #robertosterink, #roshchodesh, #thunderstorm, #ultraflexnib, #uskportland, art journal, crescent moon, USk | Leave a comment

Inky Thots: Krishna Ghat Green

Posted on June 27, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

This is my third Krishna ink: my first two were Krishna colors (the Indian God of Love and Compassion), which is appropriate for the name of the ink! *I will review them later!* Krishna Green Ghat ink is my favorite … Continue reading →