Inktober Tangles 2021 Day 1 and 2

Art and Zentangle by Eni Oken, CZT

I cannot believe it's already October, where did this year go!? October means Inktober for the art community and the Zentangle community participates with its own list of tangles, organized by Stephanie Jennifer, based on the worldwide event originally launched by Jake Parker. You can find the links to all the Inktober Tangles here in Stephanie's super useful PDF download.

Day 1 and 2

I have to confess I’m not a great participant of Inktober, in general, but this year there seems to be a greater amount of excitement around this event. This is my offering for days 1 (LunarFlux by Debbie New) and Day 2 (Naaki by Nadine Roller). I used my Art Raffle app to select a string and other enhancers, after first searching for the two tangles I wanted to use.

Art and Zentangle by Eni Oken, CZT

In this game I got TWO cards related to Organicizing tangles, so I figured the universe was telling me something and I better follow it. Here is the before and after shading:

Art and Zentangle by Eni Oken, CZT

In case you're not familiar with it, learn more about the Art Raffle app, visit this page. This is a FREE app for Mac, ipad, iphone and android.

Here is a close-up of the picture for you to inspect:

Art and Zentangle by Eni Oken, CZT

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Art and Zentangle by Eni Oken, CZT
 
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