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VSW: Fjord
Pure, Lofoten is one of the most beautiful places on the planet! I had to do another image from last month! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new and improved dkatiepowellart.com and sign up … Continue reading
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Tagged #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #MGrahamwatercolors, #purelofoten, #twsbieco, art journal, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Lamy Joy, M.Graham, Norway, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Pure Lofoten, Rohrer & Klingner ink, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Norway
The beauty of doing a virtual sketchwalk is that you visit a place you might not even have known about! Norway was a gift to me when Sylvia chose it and led our May sketchwalk; the images were beautiful and … Continue reading
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Tagged #cloudberry, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #pauluskirke, #purelofoten, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Lamy Joy, M.Graham, Norway, Paulus Kirke, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Pure Lofoten, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Menton France Turnaround
Quick doodling sketches while waiting for yet another crazy phone call from hospital staff… NOTHING like art to calm and soothe! Moleskin journal, Platinum Carbon Pen with DeAtramentis Document Brown ink. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #cityscape, #frenchriviera, #mentonfrance, #virtualsketchwalk, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, M.Graham, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, sketchbook, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Basilique Saint Michel Archangel, Menton
Drawing the Basilique Saint Michel Archangel in Menton, France on our virtual sketchwalk! This difficult image from Wikimedia caught my eye from the beginning. I started with a pencil sketch. Again, dispelling the myth that you should not use pencils. … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, pen & ink, pencil, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #church, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #mentonfrance, architecture, art journal, Catholic church, Daniel Smith watercolors, France, Holbein, M.Graham, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, White Uniball Signo
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VSW: Menton France
Quick doodling sketches while waiting for yet another crazy phone call from hospital staff… NOTHING like art to calm and soothe! Moleskin journal, Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, Da Vinci, Holbein, MGraham, DS Primatek and Daniel … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #cityscape, #frenchriviera, #mentonfrance, #nautical, #palmtrees, #virtualsketchwalk, bay, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, M.Graham, Moleskin Watercolor journal, palm tree, palm trees, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, sketchbook, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Getaway to Menton France
I am walking through stressful family times and painting late at night when I can’t sleep is a soul-saver. An image with a CC agreement from Daniel70mi Falciola took me away, with the bright blue sky and sea. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #frenchriviera, #mentonfrance, #nautical, #palmtrees, #virtualsketchwalk, bay, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, M.Graham, palm tree, palm trees, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, sketchbook, Stillman & Birn, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Witch’s House or Spadena House, Los Angeles
I used to drive by the Witch’s House in West Los Angeles, or Spadena House, and wish they’d take care of it. Nice that finally someone has… And you can see inside at what he’s done with it! I used … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, ink painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching
Tagged #artjournal, #deatramentisink, #diamineink, #laarchitecture, #Lamy, #penandink, #robertosterink, #spadenahouse, #witcheshouse, architecture, sketchbook, virtual sketchwalk
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VSW: Anacapa Lighthouse, California
I grew up bewitched by the islands I watched the sun set into from home. I read and reread Island of the Blue Dolphins in grade school. I never remember seeing a lighthouse! I struggled with this image; I am … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #lighthouse, #nautical, Anacapa, architecture, art journal, California, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, M.Graham, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, sketchbook, Stillman & Birn, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Dry Tortugas Lighthouse, Florida
I fell in love with this image from Wikipedia a year ago… it lead to this month of lighthouses we are sketching as a group. No pencil this time, went in fast and was done within a half hour watercolor … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #floridalighthouses, #lighthouse, #nautical, architecture, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, M.Graham, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, sketchbook, Stillman & Birn, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Tacking Point Lighthouse, Australia
I almost always use a light watercolor pencil to give me guidelines before I ink! I cannot imagine why anyone would tell anyone NOT to do so unless you only have a couple of minutes to get an image down… … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #austrailianlighthouses, #lighthouse, #nautical, #tackingpoint, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, M.Graham, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, sketchbook, Stillman & Birn, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Gardens by the Bay Singapore
December we had two choices in the Virtual Sketchwalk group *though this group goes rogue regularly 🙂 but the rules of the group are “as long as it is drawn from a photograph”* and one of them were the Gardens … Continue reading
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Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #ferriswheel, #GardensbytheBay, #PilotMetropolitan, architecture, art journal, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Sennelier, Singapore, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Flash Mob in Hartford, Connecticut
Last images of Hartford Connecticut this month. I love Flash Mobs, the surprise and delight! When I found one in Hartford I decided to try sketching from it. Still keeping with the very fast sketches! LAST images in the Fabriano…. … Continue reading
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Tagged #Connecticut, #flashmob, #Lamy, architecture, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Hartford, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy LX, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy pen, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Genius of Connecticut
She is called the “Genius of Connecticut” located in the Connecticut State Capitol Building. Keeping with quick studies, I used DeAtramentis Document Brown for line. I began a slow buildup of DEA Doc Brown ink (brunaille) in a waterbrush to … Continue reading
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Tagged #geniusstatue, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Hartford, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Hartford, Connecticut
Sketchwalk is in Hartford Connecticut this month. For one thing, let me tell you that this dyslexic has a hard time remembering the order of the letters in Conn-ect-i-cut. I have the dang word hand-written to the side all over … Continue reading
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Tagged #Connecticut, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Hartford, Holbein, Lamy LX, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Preppy pen, Sennelier, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk, 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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Table Legs
I had the opportunity to repair the finish on these lovely legs from a family table, and now I paint them. They were stacked in my finish studio for a long time in this manner and reminded me of ancient … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, furniture, journal, making a living, painting, shellac, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #holbeinwatercolor, #mpfconservation, #portlandhistory, #tablelegs, art journal, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, shellac, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Inktober, 18 Berkey & Gay Chair
This is a detail from a Berkey & Gay chair, once part of the historic Hahn House. My challenge was to paint the chair detail in ink only — for Inktober — and I did, using two of my favorites, … Continue reading
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Tagged #deatramentisink, #diamineink, #inktober, #inktober2017, #mpfconservation, #portlandhistory, art journal, Berkey & Gay, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Hahn House, Lamy Al-Star, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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D.Katie Powell Art 