Zentangles and Swirls

Thought it was time I tried a few new zentangles …..there are so many to choose from!  The background for this page was leftover paint from another project.

Bit by bit my little 6x6 zentangle book is filling up.  I added a bit of extra stuff to this basic tangle….that's what so fun about them - you can start out with something basic and flourish it for yourself.

I did this while sitting in a waiting room.  I quite like the movement the lines create!

Create something everyday - and add some of your own flare.

Broken Mandalas

Playing some catch-up with art I've done since the end of October.  My little 6x6 "Fire book" is getting filled up quite nicely.  With this mandala I'm experimenting with not having all of my lines touching…..gives it a different look.

I've been waiting a long time to work on this particular background.  It's made of tape strips  from left over gelli print paint.  I loved how they showed up on the black paper.

This is in a different book - I have a number of photos I took at the Louvre that I'm going to use for gell transfers.  I'm happy with the way these two turned out because sometimes I rub too hard!  

Daily Paper Prompt #64 - Contour Drawing.

This took a bit of practice - drawing a face without lifting the pen from the page AND without opening your eyes.  She looks a bit angry!  I added some flowers at the bottom in a continuous line too.

Create something you've never tried today.

Joan

Bold Patterns

This is a piece I did for Tangents and Tactics "Bold Patterns".  It was fun to create little designs on small pieces of card stock and then "quilt" them into my book; overlapping or cutting as needed.  This page actually came before one I've already posted HERE.

Both of them were fun to do.

Create designs on small pieces and then block them together.  Create everyday!

Joan

October Mandalas

I haven't posted for a while, but I have been busy doing things - mostly.  These three pieces were for a Daily Paper Prompt "Random Acts of Art".  The backgrounds are from gelli prints I did quite a while ago.  I cut them into 6x6 squares, drew mandalas and then cut them in half again.  I will be leaving little notes on them and then leaving them around my community.

Create something and then share it with a stranger….

Have fun,

Joan

Doodle Grid and Background Paint

Doodle Pattern Grid - Tangents and Tactics

This is a different take on the bold shape page I did the other day.  I still did each of these on a small piece of paper and attached them to my book.  Coloured in-between the squares with my watercolour crayons and smudged them a bit.

I was working on my gelli plate yesterday, and sponged the leftover paint into a book for a background!  Tons of fun!

Have a good one!

Create everyday.

Joan

Monochromatic Music

Day 60 - Daily Paper Prompt - Monochromatic with Black and White.  I love monochromatic creations - and this one was fun.  I made good use of the old "fashion" magazines that I've held onto.

Day 61 - Daily Paper Prompt - Create while listening to music.

 I have a very eclectic array of music on my computer, so I scrolled through my playlist with my eyes shut and clicked on a song.  The chosen song was "Two Bare Feet" by Katie Melua.  I wasn't really familiar with the song, which was nice because then I couldn't anticipate the rhythm,  The colours were chosen before the music and I used a palette knife and plastic card. 

Create something every day.

Joan

Altered Map

Day 59 - Daily Paper Prompt - Altered Map

I found through the stuff I still have from our trip to Paris and found a Map of the Museums throughout the city.  Then…..a mandala overtop.

I spent a bit of time Sunday afternoon peeling the layers of acrylic paint off of the scratched up  Big Shot plate that I use for my paint palette sometimes.  I covered the top of it with Self Leveling Gel and let it dry overnight.

This is the backside of the gel skin that I now have to play with.

And here is the top side.  I can tear it and adhere it to collages and such in the future.  Yippee!

Create something everyday.

Joan