Diva Weekly Challenge #27 - "Duo-tangle"

This week over at I am the Diva the challenge was to create a Zentangle using only two tangles: "Dex" and "Verdigogh". I seldom use either one of these, so it really was a challenge for me. I sort of cheated this week, since I have too many pots on the fire right now, by combining this challenge with a sun Zentangle ATC swap I am participating in over at ATCs For All. The title of the card is "A Warm Smile". Made with a black artist pen and watercolor pencils.

2 New ATCs - Fit 2008 Art Goals

I have made some goals for 2008. This includes, but not limited to: journaling more, using pen to draw more, posting to my blog each week, studying the works of great artists, and just drawing more in general, among some other things not listed here. Last night I made a couple of new artist trading cards while trying out some new techniques for me as well. This first one is a drawing of my rollball mouse I have on my laptop. I used a pitt pen for the drawing (which I did on a page from a book) and used marker to color it... several new things for me. I would love to get a printed book to journal in, but I have not yet found one suited for this project.

This next one goes along with another goal of mine, to study various artists who's work I am inspired by. I call this card "Dance; ala Keith Haring". I do my student teaching next fall and I need to start thinking about lesson plans. I figure learning about some artists is the best place to start. This one was done in marker on paper cut from security envelopes.

A2Z Challenge "B"

B is for Barbra. Loralou over at the Artist Trading Card Forum (http://www.atcards.com/) asked me to do an ATC for her with a caricature of Barbra Streisand on it. Since I am due for the letter B, and I just happened to be working on this card at the same time, I am using it for B. I really feel like I am cheating here, but what can you do? It looks nothing like her, so I guess B could be for bad drawing as well.

Zentangle Fun

A couple of weeks ago I received my Zentangle kit. The technique used is somewhat similar to the first few exercises in the book Drawing with Imagination (mentioned in an earlier post). The Zentangle designs are simple to do and I find them quite relaxing. You can get more information at http://www.zentangle.com/. I have not done nearly as many drawings as I should have by now but I am going to blame that on the holidays. So far I have done a couple of designs on the paper supplied in the kit and around 4 ATCs. The technique is wonderful for ATC designs. For those of you who have the kit... did anyone else notice it smells like a hospital?

I also made one for the letter "A" for the A2Z challenge at The Crone's Corner. It is nothing fancy but it does meet the requirement for A. This one is also done for an ATC and got traded moments after I posted it.

2 New ATCs

I haven't had time to make many of these lately. Here are two I just finished getting ready to trade today. As of now they are both available for trade.