This mandala took me a LOOOONG time. I was determined to NOT use a pencil for shading, only ink. After testing the ballpoint shading technique over another tile, I set out to shade this monster. It took me 4 days but was worth it, the depth achieved by the ballpoint is remarkable.
Read MoreNursing the flu with a sore throat had me drawing quietly this week, no classes. The Art Raffle gave me an orb string and Mrth (Zentangle) and some other tangles. My hand had other plans and just went Crescent Moon on me, and suddenly it just wanted to tangle Aquafleur. I like it!
Read MoreNow that the Zentangle MatchMaking series is over in the Art Club, we started a new series, focusing on Tangle Combos. This is the second session of the series, and since it's the beginning of the year, nothing more appropriate than using the classic 4 tangles used for a Back to Basics: Crescent Moon, Holibaugh, Printemps and Bales.
Read MoreI’ve had this idea for a long time: to use a Tarot card as a string. This one is based on card XVIII La Lune (the Moon) from the Tarot of Marseilles. It was a bit of a challenge to try to replace the symbols of the Tarot card with non-representational tangles, I must try this again.
Read MoreThis is the first picture of the year - technically it was started in 2023, derived from the Zentangle MatchMaking series. In this one I used Meer, Fife, Mooka3D and a horizon enhancer that made this look more like some kind of landscape. Love when that happens!
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