Stained Glass is Pretty

Stained Glass is Pretty - Dutch Hourglass, Onamato, Click Clack, Archer, 'Nzeppel

Here's the result of The Diva Challenge #76 - Home. I love in the mecca of consignment & antique shops. I was thinking about all the stained glass and old frames that I typically see in these shops and wanted to try and show those patterns. I ended up really liking Click Clack after I started drawing it.

Oh the Webs We Weave

Oh the Webs We Weave - Pais, Web, Laced, Cockles n' Mussels

This is a second portrait I did for the people’s portrait project. This is my profile filled with some of my favorite tangles. I have always had a thing for spiderwebs, I created many art pieces with spiderweb themes or dealing with spiders in general. I was just drawn toward them in college while doing projects. I also have a love of mushroom items too, from knick knacks (hopefully not too cheesey of ones tho) to art pieces to hang up. However, I tried to refrain from drawing too many mushrooms in college or incorporating them into my artwork since I didn't want my teachers to make certain assumptions about me. I really do just love how cute and quirky mushrooms are, especially asian designs & designs from the 50s & 60s with adorable little mushrooms.

An Imaginary Language

An Imaginary Language - Baton, Tri-Po, (variation of Vache)

This was the first time I drew these patterns. I also was trying to figure out Tri-Po with no instructions. I only had a small thumbnail to deconstruct which isn't too hard, but I had trouble getting the lines to line up. Then I decided I would draw the outside triangle and then just fill it in like paradox, only stopping after 3 drawn lines. That seemed to work the best. Then the other tangle started out as Vachie that I decided to fill in with Baton instead of stripes. I feel like Baton gave it more depth.

In His Head

In His Head - Betweed, Paradox, Munchin, Printemps, Tipple, Florz

This ZIA was influenced by the proposal of our community art center. They had a calling for 2D portraits 5x7 in size. I thought this would be an interesting opportunity to get a silhouette of my sweetheart and fill it with tangles.

The Beauty of Clouds

The Beauty of Clouds - Sanibelle, Scrumble, Scallops, Ahh

The inspiration for the string on this came from my sweetheart whom was talking about how pretty the clouds were earlier that day. I thought humm how about a string that sorta looks like layers of clouds. This is one of my favorite Zentangles so far, hope you enjoy it too!

Birdy Bird

Birdy Bird - Purk, and an attempt from memory at Isochor & Blooming Butter.

I wasn't sure where this tile was going to lead me, but I evetually ended up with this. At the 1/2 way point I wasn't even going to finish it, but I know that I should embrace when a drawing does not go as planned. So I finished it, I had a couple of attempts here - it was an attempt at Isochor, which I was doing from memory (but upon comparison, it does not look like Isochor now) Well if you didn't know I was new at this you would by how far off my memory was in making these two tangles ha ha. I was also trying to do blooming butter, which as you can see also changed. The good part is that I don't mind how they changed and I had opportunity to grow from this piece.

Whats under that Bronx Cheer

Whats under that Bronx Cheer - Baton, Quiltz, Bronx Cheer, Msst, Antidots

I'm getting better at understanding shading, so I'm excited about that. I really enjoy this piece a lot. I'm just drawn to it - haha no pun intended. The Quiltz pattern is much more open in my example than the way I have seen other draw it and its probably because I used little + marks instead of big ones.

Today there is fennel being roasted in the oven and its smelling wonderful. Have a super day!