Today, I took Eni Oken's Art Raffle app for a spin. This tile is the result! For my first tile in eons, it’s not bad! If you tangle, you should get this FREE app, it’s lots of fun!
Zentangle drawn on an white, official, Zentangle tile, using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil.
Tangles: Antidot Bales Beedz Crescent Moon Emingle Hollibaugh Knase Knightsbridge Perfs Printemps Shard Shattuck Stiritup Tagh
Another tile from Eni Oken's Crazy Gold Auraknot lesson!
I am making progress with the lesson. Here, I’ve added the designs to the stripes of the tangle. I stuck with the black and white because I just wanted to get a feel for how to do it.
I’ll finally be using metallic ink on the next one!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil, colored pencil and copic markers.
This beautiful Spundala was created by CZT Amanda Higbee! I am blown away that she used Pea-nuckle in the round. I don’t think that I’ve ever seen anyone do that before! It certainly never occurred to me to try it!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a purple and pink, Sakura Pigma Micron pens. Shading done with watercolor pencils.
Tangles: Crescent Moon Emingle Keeko Pea-Nuckle
Growth.
Yesterday was Memorial Day. It was a federal holiday and a day off of work for my husband. So rather than spend a lot of time working on a complicated drawing, I went with something fun, yet meditative. I like the contrast of the organic, leaf-like tangle on top of an angular, geometric base.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black Pigma Micron pen and a cool grey Copic Multiliner. Shading done with graphite pencil.
Twofer.
In last Friday's post , I talked a little bit about project I was working on, and I showed you the first piece.
Here it is again, with two more tiles I’ve completed. Both of these have the same tangle on them, Emingle. I liked the contrast of this tangle with the first piece. But it didn’t occur to me how long it would take to draw that many little lines on two entire tiles. I finally finished these yesterday!
This is my own design, done in the Tints on Tan style. I wanted to finish out the week of beach-themed tiles with something original! After looking at pictures of sea horses, I realized their bodies are basically made up of a bumpy grid. Once I got that, the rest was easy!
I didn’t add any wave foam or sand dots because this one is actually meant to be under water.
Giving thanks.
I have so many things to be thankful for this year, it would make a very long post to list them all. So I am going to tell you that I am grateful for my wonderful husband, beautiful daughters, and fabulous grandchildren. I am thankful for my good health and good life.
I also am very thankful that I discovered Eni Oken. She is a fabulous artist that shares herself, her talent and her knowledge with others. Over this year, learning from her has taken my art to a whole ’nother level, as they say. This tile is another one based on her Tan Treasure video lesson . I think this is my favorite of all the techniques I’ve learned so far!
Portals.
The window was made of many openings. As she looked through each portal, she wondered why it was different from the others. What were those strange patterns. What kind of life forms were there. So many questions in need of answers.
I love this form of Hollibaugh, using rounding to create graceful openings between the crossed bars.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil.
Again.
On monday, I posted a Zentangle that was pink and grey. I decided to repeat that color combination, but in a different way. Here, I started with a tile that was grey to begin with. I added a small amount of pink and then did the shading and highlights. It turned out to be an interesting effect.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Toned Grey paper using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil. Highlights done with white charcoal pencil and colored pencil.
Upside down.
Originally, when I started drawing this tile, it was oriented 180 degrees from this position. As I was working on it, and rotating it around to draw various parts, I realized that I liked it better this way.
Zentangle drawn on Official Zentangle tile using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Bronx Cheer Cyme Emingle Inapod Isochor Keeko Sedgling Sh-Rock
In between.
The hedges peek around the garden patches. The tree has been trimmed into a sculptured beauty. We‘ve walked all along the wall and the lizards are beginning to sun themselves. Summer is almost here.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Archer Emingle Flux Hamsix Isochor Vermal Xircus
Old fashioned.
This tile has several tangles that I haven‘t drawn in some time. And the style is more like what I did years ago than what has evolved since then. Every so often, I think it‘s a good idea to reflect on the past.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Echoism Emingle Finery Florz Inapod Quandry Sedgling Static Stiritup
Ca-Ray-Zee!
Ok, this is old, and I don‘t remember what I was trying here, other than to try tangling on a colored background with a different colored pen. This tile has no shading, and frankly, I don‘t think adding it would help at all. It looks like the string had lots of curves, but who knows how it all began!
Zentangle drawn on colored card stock using a sepia Micron pen.
Drive by.
I think the Wheelz are out for a spin in the countryside. They‘ve driven by apartments, farms, a mountain and a river!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Apollonian Waves Bales Emingle Flutter Footprints Jalousie Kitl Wheelz
Joy.
This Zentangle makes me happy every time I see it. I like the balance, and many of the tangles are on my list of favorites.
Zentangle drawn on official Zentangle tile using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Beedz Bumper Cadent Emingle Fescu Flora Huggins Marasu Nzeppel Pinwheels Sh-Rock
Bridging the gap.
Sometimes, having a design that goes from edge to edge helps the eye travel through the image. Here it works and although it is bold, it doesn‘t overwhelm the design.
I messed up while drawing Pinwheels so I am calling this a variation of Pinwheels because it’s still interesting.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Emingle Flukes Fracas Meer Pinwheels Warble Y-Knot
Zentangle drawing done with Micron pen on Zentangle Tile .
Tangles: Cadent Drupe Emingle Evoke Fescu Gneiss Inapod Tortuca Worms