Continuing with some canvaswork needlepoint. This little one measures less than 3x3 inches over aida canvas, but I’ll use interlock from now on. The stitches are getting a bit more regular and even, it’s just a matter of practice. I love using gold thread over the colors, it create a nice metallic glint that is difficult to capture in the photo.
Read MoreWhile Alan and I are safe from the recent Los Angeles fires, some of our loved ones were affected in a most brutal way, losing everything. I am extremely thankful that everyone is healthy and safe, but I have not had the emotional space to create any drawing or painting. The only thing I barely feel like making right now is some canvaswork embroidery which brings me comfort and reminds me of my grandmothers. This little canvas measures 4x4 inches.
Read MoreTripoli is the tangle for the second day of Zenuari 2025. I actually created two tiles on this one. Here’s my favorite one, using pitt brush pens and inktense to do the shading. #zenuari2025
Read MoreMy New Year’s resolution is to participate in more online art challenges. We’ll see how that goes… I signed up for Zenuari 2025, a month-long challenge by Anoeska Waardenburg. The first day prompt called for bubbles and I couldn’t resist transforming them into gemmy bubbles. Shaded with inktense pencil. #zenuari2025
Read MoreHappy New Year! I’ve been MIA for the holidays, lots of things to do with a house guest. Barely had any time to tangle or draw and nothing seemed to work. So I took a couple of unfinished tiles from long ago and completed them with some easy (almost) black and white tangling.
Read MoreThis picture was made largely adapted from a fragment of Gothic architecture I found in Richard Glazier’s Manual of Historic Ornament (archive dot org). I combined three primary colors with black ink, and shaded and colored using inktense pencils.
Read MoreThis Project Pack 25 really is one of my favorites. Day 4 covers a tangleation of Gourdgeous going behind and overlapping. Again I used one of my blotched and scratched watercolor papers and am in love with the results! #pp25day4
Read MoreDuring my last cruise we stopped briefly in Casablanca, Morocco. I took tons of pictures of historic buildings and this one detail caught my eye, I adapted it as string for this piece. Tangled and shaded with Inktense pencils and Pitt Artist brush pens.
Read MoreZentangle’s Project Pack 25 covers a topic that is dear to my heart: drawing behind. I decided to use some older papers I had prepared with watercolor blotches and scratches, to add an extra layer of difficulty. The first day covers tangles Doodah and Umble, and Day 2 covered a beautiful Fengle. Shaded with an Oak color inktense pencil, which gives just a hint of dark green.
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago I played an Art Raffle with friends, and I decided to explore it in brown over a 4x6” watercolor paper shading with inktense pencil. Tangles are Kensington (Anoeska Waardenburg), Kamala (Kamala Looi), Y-knot (HyunJu Park), Sand Swirl (Karry Heun), Spangle (Mimi Lempart), also Printemps and Msst (Zentangle).
Read MoreBack in 1998 I went to Bali and it was an enchanting place for someone who enjoys ornament and patterns. I extracted the outline of a photo I took back then and used it as a string for this piece. Turned out a little whimsical, almost Seussian. You can see a couple of critters happily playing here and there.
Read MoreAnother sketch with fragments captured from the world, this one from the hotel we stayed in Barcelona for a night before embarking on our long cruise. It’s funny how you can find fragments even in the smallest details of the wallpaper!
Read MoreDuring the last part of my recent trip in Brazil I did not have time to work on a proper project. So I started to capture very quickly some of the fragments I saw around me using a brown pen. Whenever I had the time, I would refine these fragments. It occurred to me that it was like an irregular tapestry made of fragments that you capture around you.
Read MoreThis is a picture that I created while aboard my last cruise crossing the Atlantic. Before crossing westbound we visited Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Tenerife Islands, and I captured some of the details of the beautiful Parish of St. Francisco de Asís. I have to confess that this picture feels a bit “too pink” for my taste!
Read MoreI've been MIA for over 20 days for a good reason: my husband and I went on a month-long adventure which included crossing the Atlantic on a cruise from Europe to Brasil, with some dear friends. Before leaving I selected some pictures to work on while aboard: this one is based on a Gothic artifact found in the John Leighton’s Suggestion of Designs (1880) found in archive dot org. Inktense pencils and Pitt Brush pens with a waterbrush.
Read MoreThis picture contains a small greek artifact found in the John Leighton’s Suggestion of Designs (1880). The design is described as being a Lotus or Lily, and I made it upside-down. I also included the beautiful braided tangle Gaut (Sandra Strait). Inktense pencils and Pitt Brush pens with a waterbrush.
Read MoreAnother picture with tangle Amplion (Nina Dreher-Goddertz). I also included a historic fragment taken from Herbert Cole’s Heraldry and Floral forms (1922, found on archive dot org). It's a beautiful design of a 15th century French coffer. Tangled and shaded using Inktense pencils and Pitt Brush pens with a waterbrush.
Read MoreEvery once in a while I like to take a break and try something different than drawing. A couple of weeks ago I watched a several videos on how to make crepe paper flowers and even made a few! It was a fun week! From dying the paper to shaping the petals and making the core, it was a fun activity. But don't worry, the fad didn't last too long and I’m back to tangling now., just didn't have the time to post these here.
Read MoreMy second picture inspired by Inktober Tangles 2024 including Heart Nouveau (Romi Marks), Feist (Stephanie Jennifer) and half of an S Bahn (Midori Furuhashi). I’m REALLY in love with this picture, still using Inktense pencils and Pitt Brush pens with a waterbrush. When I participate in Inktober, I tend to do it a little erratically, picking the tangles I like instead of going in order.
Read MoreThe name of this picture should be “do as I say, don’t do as I do”. I often tell my students “don’t outline your work otherwise it looks cartoony”. And my hand did just that! Here I have two tangles from Inktober Tangles 2024: Amplion by Nina Dreher-Goeddertz and Heart Nouveau by Romi Marks. Drawn using Inktense paint pads and Pitt brush pens with a waterbrush.
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