Showing posts with label sketching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sketching. Show all posts
Zentangle Bonsai
Friend of our Zendoodle Facebook page, Theresa Lewandowski Van Etta, submitted this one she calls Bonsai on the Hill.
Charlotte Brown-Nafziger's Zendoodles
Charlotte is another friend of our FB page. Here are a pair of Zentangles she shared there.
Drawings by Anita Terese Buaket
Fan of the page Anita Buaket mailed me some drawings she's done, and I think they're amazing. Follow her on Facebook.
Spring has Sprung!
With the vernal equinox just days behind us, here's a couple of spring-like Zendoodles from my favorite French couple, Country15 (marie-noelle and eric)
Merci beaucoup!
Merci beaucoup!
A new Zentangler graces our pages!
Sorina Hidding posted this zendoodle to our Facebook page:
Thanks Sorina! I hope you become a regular contributor to this blog.
Thanks Sorina! I hope you become a regular contributor to this blog.
Have a Zentangled Christmas and a Zendoodle New Year!
Thanks to everyone who has enjoyed the blog and the Facebook page. I hope you have a healthy, peaceful holiday season, and look forward to spending more fun time with you in 2012.
Here's something new from Zoe Ford:
Here's something new from Zoe Ford:
Parlez vous Zentangle?
Marie-Noelle and Eric, aka Country15, are prolific and very creative Zendoodlers who live in France. Whenever I check out their Flickr pages to see what's new, I'm overwhelmed, and wonder why I don't click that link more often.
Keep on doodlin'
CraftyDR practices her hobby a lot. Whether her goal is perfection or nirvana, only she can answer.
The thing about Zentangling, like many hobbies that involve one's hands, is that it's very relaxing, and the more you do it, the more relaxed you can become. You can practice your zendoodling in order to get better at it, or to simply escape the stress of modern life.
The thing about Zentangling, like many hobbies that involve one's hands, is that it's very relaxing, and the more you do it, the more relaxed you can become. You can practice your zendoodling in order to get better at it, or to simply escape the stress of modern life.
My new Friendoodlers or ZenFriends are a very talented and creative group!
One of the first Zentanglers featured here was Molossus, who has a blog called Life Imitates Doodles.
What I really like about her newest work is the use of shading and different shapes:
There's a little Ralph Steadman thing going on in this last one.
What I really like about her newest work is the use of shading and different shapes:
There's a little Ralph Steadman thing going on in this last one.
Zendifferent is good
Being somewhat unconventional and disinclined to follow the herd, I find myself attracted to the Zendoodles and Zentangles that do not follow the conventional Mandala style. Today I encourage you to look at the many Zentangle examples I've been sharing, and think of how yours can be different from what you're used to creating.
I liken this to pottery. One can throw a pot on a wheel, and it'll look much like every other pot thrown on a wheel. Or you can take it off the wheel, cut here, add there, and distress it so it's unique. Use the wheel-thrown pot as a starting point for a truly individualized clay artwork.
The same is true for Zentangle. Maybe you got started with symmetrical designs and repetitive patterns within patterns duplicated throughout your design. So now it's time to break out and experiment with a different style. Add imagery, or build up several different Zentangles into a larger one that resembles something, or go for a completely asymmetrical pattern that takes on a life of its own.
Just be different. Think of it as cross-training for your art. If and when you return to the way you've been drawing, you'll see a refreshed attitude and appreciation for the discipline.
I liken this to pottery. One can throw a pot on a wheel, and it'll look much like every other pot thrown on a wheel. Or you can take it off the wheel, cut here, add there, and distress it so it's unique. Use the wheel-thrown pot as a starting point for a truly individualized clay artwork.
The same is true for Zentangle. Maybe you got started with symmetrical designs and repetitive patterns within patterns duplicated throughout your design. So now it's time to break out and experiment with a different style. Add imagery, or build up several different Zentangles into a larger one that resembles something, or go for a completely asymmetrical pattern that takes on a life of its own.
Just be different. Think of it as cross-training for your art. If and when you return to the way you've been drawing, you'll see a refreshed attitude and appreciation for the discipline.
Zendoodling a font?
Since we last saw Zoe Ford, she's been creating letters with her zendoodles.
and she has some other new works of note:
and she has some other new works of note:
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