...and a few more challenges

That's New to Me Challenge Week 15: Q Patterns

Quib & Quare with a little Printemps

I had a somewhat leisurely morning at the cafe getting caught up on my challenges, in spite of a little ADD that seemed to threaten several not-quite-finished tiles. I had 3 tiles going on at the same time and each of them left me a bit dissatisfied. Maybe I was just forcing it a little too much. So here they are, for better and worse.

That's New to Me introduced Quib and Quare, both patterns I really liked. The color was a last minute addition.

I am the Diva Challenge #212-Use My Tangle: Fanz

This was a particularly difficult one for me to do this week. I don't know why. I'd practiced Fanz repeatedly, trying out a number of it's variations in my sketchbook but never felt inspired to get it off the ground.

It's a String Thing Challenge #87

Patterns: Loop & Brella

I like the way this turned out and really had to resist the urge to add some color. Loop is a really relaxing pattern to draw once you get the hang of it and I just wanted to keep it simple.

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String Challenge #85 & More

It's a String Thing Challenge #85 with Mumsy, Kelp and Printemps

This was a relaxing challenge. I love drawing Printemps, It's my go-to filler but I rarely use it in larger chunks of space.

Mooka for Square One Purely Zentangle

This week's challenge at the Facebook group Square One: Purely Zentangle was Mooka. I have a love-hate relationship with Mooka. I love how it looks when drawn by the folks who get it and of course, and most especially, the elegance and beauty of Maria's work (creator of Mooka and co-founder of Zentangle). I've hated every single attempt I've made at it...until finally, I think I've got it! I still can't go at a blank tile without warming up first. The most important lesson I've learned with mooka is the shading and fill space really makes a difference.

 

That's New to Me Challenge week 12

O patterns: Orbs-la-dee and O-zone 

Here are a couple of new patterns I was playing around with at the museum today. I'd packed up all my gear and pedaled off. I like to sit in the beautiful cafe, sip on some tea and draw. I got myself all settled in and realized I forgot my bag of pens. All I had were two red/orange Microns and my little watercolor set that I'd tucked in my backpack at the last minute.  Anyhoo, I just made do with what I had. Today's sketch plan:

I just happened to come across O-zone this morning whilst making note of the challenges I wanted to catch up on at Jane Monk's One Tangle Facebook Group. At the museum I literally just started doodling a bunch of sketchy circles then filling in the gaps, so this is a bit fussier than Jane's original step-out. I had been practicing "Oof" this morning for catch-up on last week's Square One: Purely Zentangle Challenge. 

Update 3/27:

Made by Joey Weekly Challenge #53

Tangle a border print

I came up with this border pattern riff on the O pattern challenge from the other day whilst pondering this week's Made by Joey challenge. It reminded me of a futon bedspread I used to have waaayy back in college.

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Diva Challenge #210~Tangle a Spiral

Diva Challenge #210~Tangle a Spiral

I made a sampler of sorts including the patterns:

Wud, Printemps, Sandswirl, Black Pearls, Nzepple, Crescent moon 

& a couple of others I can't remember the names of

This week's challenge over at I am the Diva was to tangle a spiral. I need to do this more. I love spirals and always forget about them. 

The challenge, it seems, with spirals is that they're continuous and open ended. Not a problem here since I took the easy way out and drew a series of  bands intermittently across the great divide and created little boxes which were then easy to fill. 

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That's New to Me Week 11~B patterns

Btl Joos, Bly, Balawat & Black Pearls

Yay! I was able squeak in some drawing time last night and this morning. That's New to Me Challenge Week 11 was to introduce a new B pattern into our repertoire. I've been wanting to do Btl joos (Tanglepatterns.com) for a while now. I like the Dr. Seuss quality of it. I found Balawat (the central flower) at Perfectly4med. I love the patterns Neil Burley creates. They are not easy and quite a triumph when one is achieved. This is one of the simpler ones.

This was a fun challenge. All but Black Pearls are new to me.Bly was found on Tanglepatterns.com 

Plus a few random tiles. I was playing around with some watercolor washes on my hand cut bristol vellum tiles. This one began with the pattern I drew along the string line and I cannot, for the life of me, find the name of the pattern now. I had drawn it in my sketchbook weeks ago. I know it's from texasdoxiemama. If anyone out there knows what it's called please comment.

Artoo, Black Pearls, Printemps, Arc Flower, Tipple & a mystery pattern

Bunzo, Barberpole, Squavolution, Crescent Moon

and a pattern (maybe Copada) I saw on Lily Tangles 

This was just a random doodle I did the other night during my Downton Abbey marathon.

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