Tag Archives: Zentangle

Aug10

Creative Juice #101

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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A dozen sips of cool inspiration.

Lovely tangles.
Light-hearted 3D doodles.
New murals in Phoenix.
A reading list for traveling.
Some suggestions for kicking your creativity into gear.
How some people clean their sewing rooms.
I love to go for a stroll with Nathalie. She takes such cool pictures of artistic stuff.
I know about Mexico’s Day of the Dead; I didn’t know Japan has a similar festival.
Iran and Iraq were like this when I was young.
Creative genius embraces paradox.
The story of an incredible photograph.
Cat portraits made out of wool.

Aug4

My ICAD and World Watercolor Month Final Tally

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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My ICAD and World Watercolor Month Final Tally

This summer I participated in three overlapping art challenges. I posted my last update a month ago. The Daisy Yellow Index-Card-a-Day challenge ran June through July, and July was also World Watercolor Month.

I had chosen animals as my theme for ICAD, because I wanted to practice drawing them. But I really missed my Zentangle, so I tangled the butterfly below:

This is what it looked like when it was painted. I think I like the black-and-white better:

I experimented with watercolor pencils. Either I’m not doing it right, or my pencils are crappy, because to me this hen looks like it was done in colored pencils, even though I washed the heck out of it:

Peacock:

In honor of our late dachshund, Rudi:

And this kitty looks a little like our Zoe, but not really:

And here are all my challenge projects:

Only 24, not 61, which would be one a day. Mostly that’s because most of my projects took more than one day to make. I limited myself to 45 minutes a day so I’d still have some writing time. The center column above are my World Watercolor Month paintings.

Aug3

Creative Juice #100

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Back with creative inspiration.

Beautiful tangles.
Why does Stephen King make the big bucks?
Creativity game.
What to do when it hurts to walk. I wish I’d done this with my cane.
How to find the work you were meant to do.
The joy of embroidery—especially cross stitch.
Amazing paintings of fruit.
Some people like murals. Some don’t. I do.
How do comic writers and artists write their comics?
An explanation of the basic elements of photography.
One of my favorite illustrators is working on animation.
Though the title claims there are ten, there are really only eight Beatrix Potter quotes in this article. That doesn’t mean they’re not profound.
Want to see more about Beatrix Potter?

Jun15

Creative Juice #97

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Keep coming back for more juice. A dozen inspirations every week.

These photographs may look artistic, but their subjects are poison.
Tangle challenge interpretations.
If you like stained glass…
Lovely watercolors.
A pretty spectacular little film. I’m guessing this is computer simulation and not actual space photography. Correct me if I’m wrong, please.
Reasons to go away.
Two free patterns for sewing machine quilt blocks.
Are you job hunting? Come up with good answers for these interview questions now. Write them down and practice them. Come out lookin’ good!
For the quilters: tools that make sewing quilts easier.
Ways to be more creative. This is a long, long list. Bookmark it and try one suggestion a day when you’re having a dry spell.
Wouldn’t we all like to write a book like Stephen King? (Well, maybe not just like Stephen King.)
So many creative blogs, so little time.

Jun9

The 100 Day Project Part II

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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I’m participating in a few art challenges right now. I joined The 100 Day Project with the Facebook group, Zentangle All Around. From April 3 to May 31, I spent 15 minutes a day tangling for The Project. Since I don’t always complete a design in 15 minutes, some of mine are spread over multiple days. We post on Instagram. Check out these hashtags: #the100dayproject and #zentangleallaround. Some of my 100 Day Project pieces were done for weekly zentangle challenges as well. My first group of tangles for the 100 Day Project are here.

The last tile in the above-mentioned post was in-progress. Here’s how it looked the next day:

And here is the completed string, featuring the patterns (top to bottom) Static, Framz, Facets, Storybrooke, and Pooma.

For the It’s a String Thing challenge #241, featuring patterns Mumsy and Caracole. (By the way, you can click on any smaller image to enlarge it.)

For the Diva Challenge #362, featuring patterns Somnee, Meshmerize, and Atorm:

For IAST#242 featuring Pixioze, Pots-n-Pans variation, and 4Mom:

Tangle pattern Gommi:

For IAST#243, a zenbutton featuring Button, Tonga, and Soul Star:

For IAST#244, an Auraknot star against a reverse Log Cabin background:

In my sketchbook:

For DC#364 featuring Puf:

On June 1 the Daisy Yellow Index-Card-a-Day challenge started. Because I always seem to default to Zentangle, which I love, I’m not getting any practice making illustrations, which is a goal of mine; so I decided my ICAD projects will be animals.

After a sketch by Michelangelo

The 100 Day Project continues through July 11, but the ICAD challenge runs until July 31. Also, July is World Watercolor Month, so my July ICADs will all be watercolors.

Installment III of my 100 Day Project offering will be posted on July 7.

What about you? Are you participating in any art challenges? Reply in the comments below. Feel free to include links to where your artwork is posted online (G-rated only, please).

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May31

#DC364 Puf

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Doing triple duty tonight. For The 100 Day Project via Zentangle All Around and the Diva Challenge. The Zentangle pattern Puf can be done a number of ways. Here are a couple of practice tries from my sketchbook:

And here is my tile for the challenge, with Puf done on in square, triangular, and rectangular grids:

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May25

Creative Juice #95

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Twelve articles to tickle your fancy.

Fabulous bird portraits.
Summer reading list.
Fun and creative things to do with your kids. Make a memory!
Tips to improve your quality of life and lower your stress.
Zenbuttons!
Maybe you’d like to do a watercolor challenge. Here is a strategy for success.
The creative conundrum: make art or make money.
Photographs of dancers in motion.
Animated alphabet.
Frosty beaded confections.
Young Nigerian dancers hope for a better life.
Interspecies friendships.

ARHtistic License

Thoughts on the Creative Process by ARHuelsenbeck

Tag Archives: Zentangle

Creative Juice #101

My ICAD and World Watercolor Month Final Tally

Creative Juice #100

Creative Juice #97

The 100 Day Project Part II

#DC364 Puf

Creative Juice #95

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