New Tile

Here is my latest tile.  I used my micron pen and Irojiten color pencils.

Fantasy Zentangle

Here is my entry for the June Art Show by the Tinley Park District Voght Art Center.  The theme is "For the Birds".

The Beauty of Zentangle

Zentangle contributor's by 125 artists worldwide.  Price is $16.64 from Amazon.  This title has not yet been released and can be pre-ordered.
Look for my Zentangle contribution is this new book to be released in November.

Lesson 3 Tombow markers and Irojiten Color Pencils

Here is the tombow marker project.  I did the project on 100% cotton printmaker paper and I had no problem with smearing or bleeding.  Also, this was my first attempt using a water color brush pen, it was fun and easy.

This was the second part of the project, using the Irojiten color pencils and making crosshatch strokes.

Lesson 2 Time to Tangle with Colors

Lesson 2 using the indirect blending method with the tombow dual brush pens.  We made a landscape design and filled in the segments with tombow pens blending the colors from dark to light.

Here is my second attempt, not to crazy about my color choices and my W2 pattern got haywired while drawing it.

The Irojiten project wanted me to color using the scrumbling stroke method.  I admit to not getting into the scrumbling method to much on this Zendala design, however, I am quite pleased with the look and color.

Time to Tangle with Colors

I am taking an online class called "Time to Tangle with Colors" by Marie Browning.  The first lesson has two projects, the first one is above.  I selected a shape, squares, tangled them with different patterns, I also decided to use the cool colors and then used the dual brush tombow dual brush pens. 

 The second project was using Irojiten Color Pencils, we were asked to use the Rainforest Set of pencils.  I created a Zentangle design on a Zentangle tile and used various blues and set it off with orange, shaded with red.

Amanda Day 115

Earth (Amanda) Day

The challenge this week is for Earth Day.  Laura's Son, Chewie, renamed Earth Day as Amanda Day for whatever reason no one knows, so now we call it Amanda Day in Zentangle World.  So here is my Amanda Day tile and I am quite pleased with how it turned out.  I did something I don't always do and that was an excerise I read on www.zentangle.com today.  Maria talked about how she can mindlessly draw on a tile without thinking of other things but focusing on what she wants to put on her tile.  She begins with what she calls her mac n' cheese tangles, meaning her comfort tangles, that could be old stand by tangles that you always enjoy drawing.  So that is how I began today, I thought of two tangles I really enjoy and away I went without looking at pictures or other tangles for inspiration, just going with the flow.  I am pleased at how it tuned out and it was a relaxing experience.