Tag Archives: #usk

USk: Portland Protests

Posted on November 2, 2025 by D. Katie Powell

It is hard to write about this, because frankly I, like many others, are struggling with depression about what is happening in our country and now, in our city. I’ve been far too depressed to make art of any kind. … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, current events, painting, pen & ink, portrait, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #platinumcarbonink, #Portlandoregon, #rump, #urbansketching, #usk, #uskportland, #waterproofinks | 10 Comments

USk: Dogwood Blossoms

Posted on April 26, 2025 by D. Katie Powell

The only thing good about my trip to the dentist were the Dogwoods in bloom. Pink and white blossoms everywhere, and this year the blossoms are heavy in the trees. They remind me of trips to visit Mimi and Pa … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, direct watercolor, drawing, gouache, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, waterbrush, watercolor, writing | Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghamink, #birminghaminks, #birminghampen, #birminghampencompany, #coralink, #danielsmithwatercolors, #dogwood, #dogwoodblossoms, #fountainpenink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #lovethestub, #madeinamerica, #madeinusa, #nostalgiejournal, #nostalgiesketchbook, #pinkink, #pittsburghpennsylvania, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #usk, #uskportland, #waterfrontdusk | 3 Comments

USk: Cherry Blossoms Alphabet District

Posted on April 10, 2025 by D. Katie Powell

My trip to New Seasons yesterday was glorious with the pink and white and yellow blossoms everywhere… Cherry and dogwood (just starting) and forsythia and dandelions and daffodils and those teeny white flowers in the grass! I took a moment … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, landscape, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged #alphabetdistrict, #cherryblossoms, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #nwportland, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, #usk, #uskportland, spring. | 2 Comments

USk: Oregon on Fire

Posted on September 10, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Wildfire season is upon us again. I sketched this quickly in in the studio in hopes I would get the worry and the words out of my system and be able to paint today on actual projects… It looks to … Continue reading →