Colorful 5x7 Zentangle®

I have just finished a colorful 5x7" Zentangle inspired art piece (ZIA).  I am doing a CZT swap and I need to make 53 artist trading cards (2 ½ x 3 ½ ).  Some of the other CZTs are making a 5x7 and cutting it so that they will actually have 4 cards in one piece.  Believe me, it is much easier to make 1 larger piece than it is to make 4 smaller ones.  I am able to work with larger tangles which take up much less time than the smaller ones.  Great tip from other CZTs!  Here is the original piece, before I cut it up.   I used iridescent water colors and I love the way it pops!  Hope you do too.

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Mica Parrot

Hi all.  I wanted to share with you a ZIA (Zentangle® Inspired Art) that I just finished.  I originally did the parrot in black & white but later, decided to put some color into it.  I figured that I would get a great affect using mica powders.  I have so many colors that I will never use up!  Unfortunately, you can't really see the shimmer from the powders, but it still looks colorful and pretty.  Hope you like it!  Please leave me a message and let me know.  I just LOVE hearing from you!

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January 13, 2014 More Tangles...

I have added more tiles for your looking pleasure...

Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.  I love to hear from you!

I made this for a St. Patty's Day card.  It can also be used for Valentine's Day with a red background.

 Obviously, this one was a card for a new baby girl.

I found this round coaster on my dresser while on a cruise.  It is from Fat Tuesdays in the Caribbean.

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More Tiles

I have just added some more tiles for your looking pleasure!  

                                   

 

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More Pics

Hi again.  Today, I am going to upload some more of my Zentangle® work.  

This is one of my earlier pieces.  Notice there is no shading!
Didn't know how to shade until I took my first class!

 This was done with a brass stencil.  I gave it to a friend who really liked it!  Love the look of the Oriental umbrella.

One of my first attempts at doing a white on black.  Did not do any shading.  

Didn't know how at that point!

I loved this digital owl image...perfect for tangling!

I put this one on a greeting card.

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Welcome...

Hello and thank you for checking out my new blog.  I have another blog at  bloogspot.com for my cards and gifts.  This is a blog about Zentangle.  I am a certified Zentangle® teacher (CZT).  I am available for private and small classes.  I will be displaying some of my work on this blog.  I am going to start with a couple of them that I have done over the last 2 years.  I hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoyed drawing them! 

 This first Zentangle® inspired art is done using a stamped image (the face) and hand drawing the rays.  I then tangled on each ray and colored it with colored pencils.

This piece is a freeform that was done totally in black and white, without any shading. 

This is another freeform tile that I shaded and colored with colored pencils.

This is another tile that I did freeform and shade.

More to come soon...

Please be sure to check out my other blog:

www.barbscardsandgifts.blogspot.com

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