Ribbons and Pearls

I'm having a lot of fun with color this week!  It was easy to pick the colors for this, but I have to admit sometimes I get stuck there.  I'm never sure if I should blend and mix colors or if I should stick with one color.  Of course the easy way out is to just pick one color and change it up in the different patterns, but that seems a little like cheating when there are so many color options.  I know each piece dictates what needs to be done, but it still is a little intimidating because I stop tangling when I'm happy with the piece, and I don't want to mess it up by putting the wrong color in the wrong place.  I see pieces that others have done that the color looks awesome on (which of course encourages me to do more color) but even though I don't think I've achieved awesome yet, I'm getting happier with each piece as I go along.  I'm pleased with this piece so I hope you enjoy it!  Happy Day to you!!

Hearts, Ribbons, and Flowers

How can you go wrong with hearts, ribbons, and flowers?  Those are some of my most favorite things.  Of course if you visit my blog very often you probably have figured it out already.  I love finding new ways to do the ribbons without always putting a pattern on them.  The flowers will probably end up in color (then I'll post it again for you) but there's something about the black and white (or gray scale) look that really appeals to me.  It looks....natural????  Well as natural as you can get when you're just using a pen and pencil.  I think the greatest (or one of the greatest anyway) about Zentangles is that each tangle is your own.  It reflects what you're feeling, where you are in your head, and what comes out on the paper is all yours.  Even if you're using a pattern from someone else, no one else is combining the same patterns in the same way.  It's your own masterpiece.  Take ownership of your work and be proud of it, it's all you and it's fabulous!!!

Even though Valentines Day is just around the corner, all I can think about is drawing hearts!!!  I've driven Mr. Thisorthat nuts looking at all my heart tangles.  He's always a good sport so I'm trying to post the last of my non-heart drawings and I think today is the last day.  Tomorrow you, along with everyone else who walks in my front door, will get to see the heart tangles I've been making.  Some I really like and others, well, not so much.  I'm still trying to find my style so I appreciate you bearing with me.  Your feedback would help me alot so if you have a few minutes let me know what you think. Please be brutally honest, I can take it.   Some drawings, like this one, start to look like someone threw up tangles all over it with no style or direction.  Maybe that's how they're suppose to look.....

Yay for today!

I got to watch my granddaughter at her swimming lessons and then had a great visit with my mom, neice, and nephews.  Joslyn had such a great time playing with Colt.  It was good to see them play together and be so silly with each other.  With such a busy day I didn't get to add to my blog until the day is almost over.  I hope whatever  it was you spent your time doing today, that it brought you joy.  Happy evening to you!!

Saturday and gloomy!

Since today has been a very relaxing Saturday so far I'm going to upload a new drawing for you.  Unfortunately the cold and clouds are back again so it's looking like I'll be tangling alot today since it's too icky to be outside.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the people around you!!!