Thursday, January 19, 2017

Diva Challenge #299 and Joey Challenge #148

Diva Challenge #299
"Drawings"

I'm still breaking in my new journal, so I decided to complete this months challenges here. "Drawings" was introduced to the general public by Zentangle HQ last month and subsequently turned up on a few challenges.
I had an idea for this page to be an organic sampler. That didn't happen. After I played around with the 3 versions of Drawings I let the rest happen free-form.

Here's the page just after I started the shading. I was trying out a new pen...something I picked up at Staples. It said "needlepoint" and that intrigued me. It's retractable and I like the idea of that when drawing on location. I'm also still playing around with my new Tombow grey scale brush pens for shading. I prefer to shade with markers although they're not very forgiving and I tend to draw a little sketchy...not so precise. It can be hit or miss for me when it comes to shading. I'm a disaster with graphite.

Made by Joey Challenge #148
The Alphabet Series-C featuring "Catkin"
additionally: "C-bun"

I'm continuing on with my Bijou series for my pattern library.



Thanks so much for visiting my blog. Your thoughtful and generous comments delight and inspire me!




20 comments:

  1. Drawings is beautiful, Michele. What kind of notebook are you using? I have just experimented with a piece of Stonehenge paper. It's expensive but pretty awesome! I love the way it takes the colored pencils.

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    1. Thanks Denise! The journal brand is Art Alternatives. It's one of those generic bound art store brands with the black pebbled hard cover.

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    2. Thanks, Michele. I shall see if they have this at Hobby Lobby!

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  2. The Drawings look luscious. You should do a post where you compile all the different variations of Drawings that you've done. You've given me so much inspiration on how to teach Drawings to my students already. :)

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    1. Thanks so much Stephanie. I am enjoying playing around with
      Drawings. I was actually thinking of including a couple of detail pics of sections of this new page.

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  3. wow what a stunning page of Drawings! I'm inspired, since I've had so much trouble with that pattern! I cannot get it to look good. and I LOVE what you've done with your Joey challenge...excellent!

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    1. Thanks Heidi! It's taken quite an effort to gel with Drawings but I'm glad I kept at it.

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  4. What a fabulous page of Drawings! I love the way you've "decorated" each one! It's really nice to see the different variation. And thanks for showing us your pattern library. I always looking for ideas. :)

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    1. Thanks Deanne! This was a very Zen piece to work on.

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  5. I love your Drawings page, what at difference before and after shading, thanks for sharing Michele, beautiful work.

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    1. Thank you Ria! Yes, the shading really makes all the difference;-)

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  6. I love that very organic Drawings page! I'ts gorgeous and keeps me looking at it.

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  7. Very beautiful twoo tiles with "drawings" !

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  8. Wow, great Drawings. That piece is frameable.

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  9. Wow, from me too for all tiles! I love your sketchbook page with drawings, that's great!

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  10. Beautiful work, Michele! There's so much happening in your Drawings tile, I could look at it for ages :-)
    I really like how you've used Catkin to create the C as well!

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  11. Just gorgeous journal page with Drawings! So much lovely details! Beautifully done, dear Michele!
    Hugs, Annette

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  12. Your page with Drawings is just spectacular! Wonderfully shaded as well!

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  13. Michele, this page is just gorgeous! Beautiful piece of art!! Very inspiring. I also love to use markers or inkbrushes for shading. I am not a big fan of shading with graphite and I have to admit I absolutely don't like the smudging;)

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  14. Michele, Your page of drawings is just lovely! Such beautiful flow!

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