Tag Archives: #watercolors

Making Shellac

Posted on April 10, 2023 by dkatiepowellart

Top row, three pieces of artwork with shellac and watercolor or ink! Food grade shellac has been used in past for various foods such as the M&M’s above to keep them from melting (“Melts in your mouth, not in your … Continue reading →

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Tools: Fall Watercolors

Posted on September 14, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Gads I love color! I’ve been asked why I buy so many tubes of watercolors… It’s true, I could buy a dozen tubes and mix everything — well almost everything, because the Primatek colors have their own lovely granulating properties. … Continue reading →

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Thinking, Thinking… One

Posted on July 22, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

My sketchbooks are not just for trying to turn out great sketches… Okay, some of that goes on… I want a nice flip-through on a journal. But also, experimentation that rarely gets seen by anyone but Mitchell because I may … Continue reading →

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Robert Oster’s Monsoon Clouds Ink Sketches

Posted on January 5, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

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 →

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Accordion Hearts

Posted on November 24, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Home sick last week, a cold… Feeling really punky. Not able to wrap my fuzzy mind around anything, so went to icon I’ve doodled and painted all my life, hearts. Cheery. A symbol of love. What’s not to like? I … Continue reading →