Challenge #129 - Rank Growth

The Diva´s Weekly Challenge # 129: String Theory v. XXV: TanglePatterns String#004
This week's challenge is to use String #004 (Linda Farmers TanglePatterns.com) on our tile or Zentangle Inspired Art (ZIA).
And here is it!
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Thanks to:

• Rick and Maria from Zentangle® for Amaze, Betweed, Chaingin, Chillon, Festune, Flux, Knightbridge and Mooka.
• CZT® Mary Elizabeth Martin for Laced
• CZT® Linda Farmer for the enormous resource of tangle patterns and strings on TanglePatterns.com
• CZT® Laura Harms for this nice Challenge
• ...and you for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!

Celtic Challenge #31

Judy West had posted her Celtic Challenge #31 on her blog Creative Doodling with Judy . This is my first contribution to this nice challenge. I like the Celtic designs very much. This time the Judy´s posted pattern is a big one. The challenge was to put a different pattern in each section and shade the design to emphasize the over and under weave.
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Celtic Challenge #31 (21 x 21 cm; dark red and blue inkpens / brushpens)

Thank you for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!

Zendala Dare #67 - Stars Of Hope

Saturday is Zendala Dare Day! Every Saturday you can find a new template on Erin´s Blog The Bright Owl. Also Erin shares her life experiences and her family life. This week she tells us about organ donation. Please check out her site and give some consideration to what she has to say. Also you can check out the beautiful zendalas posted by the other participants.

This week my Zendala is named “Stars of Hope”
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Stars of Hope - Zendala Dare # 67

Thanks to:

• Rick and Maria from Zentangle® for Onamato
• … and you for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!

Challenge #128 : Swinging Ribbons

The Diva´s Weekly Challenge # 128: Two-Pencil String 

This week's challenge is to create a Zentangle® tile or inspired piece using the two-pencil-string technique! Margaret Bremner (CZT) created the idea of using two attached pencils to draw a string.
This time I want to create a colored tile too. Therefore I painted a blue-yellow background with watercolors. After this I copied the monochrome tile on the colored paper. Finally I completed both with shading and colors respectively. I decide to post the black and white tile as well as the colored one.

I´m not please with the colored tile because the Paradox section have been to dark.

My Tile is named “Swinging Ribbons”
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Last week I create an other colored tile. It isn´t a part of this challenge.  

Lovely Blue (12 x 9 cm)

Thanks to:

• Rick and Maria from Zentangle® for Beelight, Cubine, Florz, Huggins, Knightbridge and Paradox.
• CZT® Laura Harms for this lovely Challenge
• CZT® Margaret Bremner for the fancy 2-pencil technique
• and you for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!

Mandarin Orange Monday # 51 – The Pecker

I have painted this picture in 2007. I was inspired by KLEE and KANDINSKY.
Good week to everyone!
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The Pecker (42 x 30 cm, Mixed-Media: Aquarellfarben, Aquarellstifte, Acrylfarbe)

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Zendala Dare # 66

This week Erin Koetz Olson, CZT® (see Button on the right hand side) posted a very interesting template. It was drawn by Mariet. Thank you Mariet! And Erin, thank you for posting this template.

I love this template very much because it appears movement like a swirl. At first I finished my zendala as a black and white version. This time I tried to add some turquoise color (I brought cold water to my mind against the tropical heat!). First I made a copy to be on the safe side. I was somewhat surprised about the result. My zendala got a quite other impression. Now I can´t decide whichever I shall post. Therefore both!

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Zendala Dare # 66 - coloured version

Zendala Dare # 66 - black and white version

Thanks to:
Rick and Maria from Zentangle® for Flukes, Gneiss and Nipa
… and you for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!

Challenge #127 - Flying Balls

The Diva´s Weekly Challenge # 127: “Duo Tangle v. VII: Cirquital/Opus”

This week's challenge is a DuoTangle. The challenge is to use only the two tangles Cirquital and Opus. I never used this tangles before. So at first I had to familiarize myself with these tangles. Also I wanted to create a monochrome tile. Therefore I used an indanthrene blue ink pen for my tile. For shading I used a soft pastel pen in steel-grey and a pencil in indigo. I like this dark blue so much and I had much fun with this challenge!
My Tile is named “Flying Balls”
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Thanks to:

• Rick and Maria from Zentangle® for Cirquital and Opus.
• CZT® Laura Harms for this special Challenge
• ... and you for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!