Triad Zentangle

Enjoyed some weekend doodling

Freeform Zendala

Drawn freehand, starting in the center. Actually started this design a few months ago and just found it today and added the last few rounds.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Prickly Heart

New zen-doodle for Valentine's day!

Prickly Heart

Colored Mandala

I started off coloring the background of my hamsa with what I thought were pale colored markers. But after coloring in all the background sections, I realized the colors were fairly deep. For contrast, I colored the hand with pale watercolor pencils.

Mandala Class #4

I finally remembered to watch the videos for the 4th of 5 mandala classes given by Julie Gibbons. Luckily she is nice enough to have the class available until the end of the year. In this class she demonstrated drawing a Hamsa, starting with an outline of your own hand. This was my very first Hamsa ever and was a lot of fun. I still need to color it in - I'm thinking of trying out markers for this. The first picture is my Hamsa as is with just an ink outline. The second image was colored in on the computer.

Mandala Class

I'm taking a very fun class on creating mandalas with Julie Gibbons. I should say I'm taking the class very slowly. After eight days, I have finished the day two class. But I don't like to rush through the videos!

This is my first and second mandalas - the first is colored with watercolor crayons and the second with colored pencils.

Ripening

Another 4x4 zentangle - I'll be putting it in a frame

YAH

ATC using MomZenArtist's tangle named YAH - it stands for You Are Here. Hop over and check out her post here.

I was about to make a watercolor background when I spied my Super Ferby pencils.The blue and red are done with those and there's thicker gray shading done with a marker.

Gathering Hub

Just finished this today - I enjoy working on a zentangle over a number of days - no rush - just let the creative juices flow!

Zendala Dare 92

I went back to a larger size this week. The diameter is 6 inches in real life. I also decided to use colors instead of shading. Visit The Bright Owl to see everyone else's interpretations!

Zendala Dare 91

Woohoo - on a roll! I didn't really like all the crossbars on this week's template, so I changed up the center a little. I forgot to do my shading, but maybe this one works without shading.

Zendala Dare 90

I can draw a zendala in less than two weeks! I often do the zendalas in a 5x5 or 6x6 format and that does make more space to fill up. This one is under 3 inches.

The favorite tangle that I used is Tagh. This is the first time I ever used it to fill seven adjoining shapes. I think it looks pretty cool!

Zendala Dare 88

A little late, bit at least I finished this zendala! I recently discovered the Mak-rah-mee pattern and incorporated it all around the edges. Other tangles used are Jessicup, Rick's Paradox and Cockles and Shells.

Zen Heart

I see everyone posting hearts, so I wanted to put one up, too.

Be Mine

Zentangle Inspired Art

Happened by The Diva's blog and thought the challenge would be fun. Here is my tangled Moebius strip using the tangle Jessicup.

This is an ATC ZIA I did earlier this week. I have been busy sewing lately and haven't been tangling as much, but it's easy to pick back up and get in the zone!

Every Inchie Monday - Song

Another inchie!

For the theme of Song,

I thought of a song in my heart.

Monotangle Adventure #20

This week's tangle is Cockles-n-Mussels This has a great free-form flow to it. I'm posting this version with no shading because I'm planning to add pink and orange pencil - not sure how it will come out!

First a tiny version of Cockles-n-Mussels - this is a fun tangle!

And here is my shaded version of my first montangle.

Monotangle Adventure #19

Here's my tangle using the tangle cracked. It's another tangle with boring squares to fill, but with fun results!

Adventures in Monotangles #17

This is my monotangle done with Knight's Bridge. It's the simplest of tangles and can be used a thousand different ways.

And while I'm playing catch up, I finished my monotangle from two weeks ago using Cadent. Cadent is one of my favorites, but I had never used it in a monotangle. I added color to distinguish the layers.

Meanwhile I have also missed The Bright Owl's challenges - there are only so many hours in the day - especially after the 8 hours at work. But here is a free form mandala that I drew recently.

And I have another hobby that consumes my time - I have been sewing birds!

Adventures in Monotangles #14

This week's tangle is Hollibaugh. I'm not sure that coloring in the background is soothing - I'm thinking tedious. But the end result is rewarding!