Diva's challenge #93 and Art every day month#1

Challenge this week was to use Maria's new tangle "Bunzo". For those who haven't tried it yet, I warn you it has a life of its own!! It draws you in and holds you so you can't stop. Even when I had finished I had to keep going with another piece!! I didn't mind this as I have signed up for Art Everyday Month for November, so I started a pic for that.
Next day , Nov 1st I tried to do a post for Art Every Day Month. Unfortunately my computer wouldnt upload the picture I wanted so Im doubling up with Bunzo here!!

zendala dare 29

Couldn't wait to do Erin's challenge (thebrightowl) this week! And to think she still posted it when she was feeling really ill! What a treasure. Thanks so much Erin.



For this I used the split comp scheme of red, yellow-green and blue-green.
Pencils were the watercolours Derwent Inktense.





new tangle giotto monotangle

Last week I posted a new tangle I called "Giotto" after the 14th century artist. Hey!! Is that a good idea to name tangles after artists?? Today I have for you a monotangle using said Giotto! I find this design quite flexible in the way I could try different variations of the design. Why not "'ava go"? as us Ozzies would say! Then let me know what you think of it.



Giotto monotangle

 I was just wondering if anyone was getting anything from my split complementary colour scheme theme? I'm having a buzz trying them all out. Theres 12 in all so its keeping me busy. I don't like to do all challenges in colour as traditionally and characteristically they should be black and white. There's only one solution to that. Do one of each!!

Divas challenge #92 and colour scheme

This week the Diva requested a zentangle created using straight lines, and to try to use patterns not typically straight. I think I managed the first instruction, weaving the lines together, but the second, not!

Actually I completed a colour one first! You know me.. can't help myself! Once I'd had a colour play.. using another split comp colour scheme of orange, purple-blue and blue-green, then I could manage a black and white one.



Can you see where I have used my 'Giotto' three times??



New tangle Giotto

Last night while doing my second zendala dare #28, this design around the border  'popped up'!! I'm pretty sure I haven't seen it before, but if  it is already around let me know please. When I had completed the zendala, I felt it looked a bit like a stained glass window, with the sun and its rays. I decided to call the pattern Giotto, as he was an artist who did many wonderful artworks in a church in Florence, in the 14th century. On my zendala the design is quite small, but I have made the instructions large so its easier to see. If used on a larger area, step no.7 is a better option. I plan to use it on this weeks Diva's challenge #92, we are asked to  use straight line tangles.

Zendala dare 28 and colour scheme

I liked this zendala design so much I did another one!! For this one I used the split comp colours blue, purple and orange-yellow. I didn't have an orange pen so used red then coloured over with yellow to get a similar effect. In the design process I found myself inventing a tangle. It sort of 'popped up' by itself! I also did a line around each shape inside it as an experiment and quite like the result. I couldn't stop looking at it afterwards. Is that crazy or what?

ZENDALA DARE #28 and colour scheme

This week I used Sandy's book "Alphatangle" as a reference for Erin's Zendala #28, and used a split-complementary colour scheme of red,yellow- green and purple.

Pepper, finery, frondous, evoke, ennies,and crescent moon.





Over my holiday I completed a few zendalas I hadn't done, testing some colour schemes.



Red,bue and purple is an 'analogous' (some call it 'harmonious') scheme,
 ie. using adjacent colours on the secondary colour wheel..




A split complementary colour scheme of red, blue-green and yellow-green.