zendala and #69

This weeks challenge is to use the tangle "Groovy". at the time I had out my jelly roll pens to create a birthday tangle for a friend, so decided to use them for this challenge. You know how weak I am when it comes to colour! They were great to draw with. For the shading I used prismacolour pencils, but wasnt so happy with that as they seemed to take away from the nice linework of the pens. We live and learn hey!!

Following that, I had just purchased a large circle template and was itching to use it, to do a zendala. I liked this one!! Used pink, orange and red .005 pigmas. Analogous colour scheme!

I have received my zendala set, and have begun one, but as I'm not happy with it, I have ignored it!! Naughty hey? Promise I'll persevere soon. I have been very busy preparing a Professional Development for Art teachers on 'Developing Images'. That's on tomorrow. Maybe I could add it to my blog if anyone is interested. It's about taking an image and making various alterations using the elements and principles of design, as a teacher would with a class. Let me know.



inky tangle

I did this a few weeks ago with students when they were experimenting with using inks. Couldn't help filling in the white patches with tangles!! Placed ink drops on watercolour paper, then sprayed briefly with water.

canvas tangles and challenge #68

Who's been a busy girl?
Completed Challenge #68 (use tangles Hibred and Strircles) last night. I like the duo tangles, they require a different approach.
I discovered a Mandala site which taught how to "Grow a Mandala" from scratch and was delighted with my first attempt.
Then of course I have also been busy completing work for the Art Teacher's Art Exhibition which opens in two days and required delivery today! I managed a total of 3 single pieces and 2 double canvas pieces. I have put most of these on my blog already, so will post the rest today.

First #68

Second "Grow a Mandala" This was similar to creating a zentangle as you have no idea how it will end!

I drew a few grid lines but didnt do any circles, and was quite surprised how round it turned out considering I have difficulty making any lines even!

Yesterday I finished my recent canvas tangles, a pair but could be singles.

Then putting them together...



Not forgetting to do the edges... as some tangles didnt end up non the edge, I did a single one all along the edge,

As tthe other teachers wont have seen this type of art before, its going to be very interesting to see their response.. I'll keep you posted!

coaster page

Thanks to those who sent me such encouraging comments. You make everything worthwhile. Theres no buzz like encouragement!! Last night managed another page of cc. I had already drawn a string, thinking to fill it in with a variety of tangles, but decided to do a mono. Then I didnt have my .005 black nearby so went blue and green, shading with coloured pencils. I was pleased with this one!

challenge #67 and calendar

Instead of the darkness of  "Earth Day" we can now have a colourful  "Amanda Day" as invented by our wonderful Chewie ! Asked to illustrate this with 'earthy' things, I thought of a garden and happy colours. yet I seemed to get a bit mixed up and my effort didn't turn out as I hoped. anyway here's my little contribution.

I enjoy doing Carole's Calendar, but have got a bit behind now due to holidays, and back to work interferences, so am having to leave some pages blank. But I have started back to it as the term settles down with current dates being worked on.

Have to tell you the story behind the above piece. I had received my new set of Zendalas. Now you'd think I would want to start designing straight away yes? Sorry to say I viewed them as puzzles and tried to work out how they were constructed!! What does that say about me? That evening when I came to do the above calendar page, I'd become a bit obsessed with the compass!!. Quite enjoyed fiddling and making patterns.
Should have taken a photo of the line drawing, but didn't consider that at the time. Pretty easy though this one to work out anyway. Quite like the end result. Might try it again sometime. lol.

challenge#66

We hear about people with "aura's", well this week its tangles with auras!
For mine I used my own tangles of EUCA and BWIYA, which is designed with auras
My other contribution this week is a tangled name I did for my sons birthday

4 calendar pages,including watercolour, 1 zendala

Having been away for a while, I have a few calendar pages to post, plus a zendala.


I experimented with this by creating the circles on my computer, plus the divisions.




This was just a colour fun one!




I often try to do something different, this was one of them.





This was coloured using watercolour paint. I wondered if the paper would take it ok. It did.
I had been showing how to do embroidery, and 'borrowed' the roses.