Coloured Pencil Exploration

I've been playing, to learn the variations between Derwent Inktense, Caran d'Ache Supracolor pencils and Prismacolor pencils.

This exploration is still in progress, there are a couple more brands that I want to compare. All of the drawings were done on the same grade of paper and in the same size.

I'm hoping that once I have a better feel for my various art supplies I'll be able to use them better in my Zentangle work.



Caran d'ache Supracolor

Derwent Inktense



Prismacolor Pencils

Playing

I've been having some fun tangling, especially with the Diva's Weekly Challenge and just playing around!

 

 

 

Zentangle and Health

Psychology Today has a recent article in their Arts and Health section about Zentangle that is definitely worth a read!

Psychology Today

Zentangle Inspired Art and a bit of colour!

Some drawing fun happened this weekend. 8 x 10 pages and a few watercolour pencils, it was a good weekend.

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It's a Quandary!!

This week's Diva Challenge was to use the tangle pattern, Quandary. You can see details about the challenge at I am the Diva.

When the Diva posted her challenge I immediately responded on FaceBook... a bit whiney, for sure...

You're killing me! One of those patterns I can't seem to master.....guess I've got my work cut out for me!

To which she responded....kind of unsympathetically, I think :)

time to master it. :D

Let's just say that her smiley face wasn't enough to make me feel better... :)

But seriously, why not master it, that's what the Diva's Challenges are all about getting out of your comfort zone and exploring a tangle pattern... or more.

So, I took her up on her challenge. And in the famous words of some... I told myself to "Suck it up, buttercup."

It was tough and I had to keep reminding myself that my Zentangle practice is about the process...not so much the product.

Thank goodness for Rick and Maria's great step out for the pattern: Quandary


Here's what I came up with:

This is my first tile. I avoided a string and just let it go where
it wanted. I started to feel a bit more comfortable with it in the process.

For this tile, I tried two different variations. I also worked bigger.
I was more pleased with this tile. Quandary started to look flowery, too

Another variation of Quandary. This time I used the new Renaissance
tiles and a brown pen. I used a copper pencil crayon to add a bit of
shadow and I used a gold graphite pencil to shade as well. It was a fun
experiment with the Renaissance tiles, too.

All in all, I am happy with the results. That darn Diva, she sure knows how to make us stretch to find the possibilities! :)

  

Spiralling, spiralling, spiralling

This week, the Diva's Weekly Challenge is #160: "String Theory: Spiral out, Keep Going! (v.2)"
Spirals have been on my mind a lot these last few months. First they showed up in the new book I was making, and then they started showing up everywhere.


Life is way too busy, these days, but I took the Diva's Challenge and had some fun!


Here are some spiralled tiles and then some pictures of my book.

Tan tile, gold Pitt Pen, brown micron, white charcoal pencil
Florz in the background, striping in the spiral

Wheat paste painted watercolour paper 22 x 30

Pages cut, signatures being sewn

Sewn book, ready for gluing

A finished page

Another finished page

One of my favourite pages

A page waiting to be finished

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Hello SPRING!

Spring is in the air, the snow is melting, life is good. It's been a busy winter with many Zentangle® events and books made. But, I haven't kept up very well with my blog.

So, here I am! 

I've got new Spring Classes up. You can find them under the Classes tab. 

Want to register? Select the store tab to prepay and reserve your spot.

Lisa