Zendala Dare #5

This week's template from The Bright Owl and TangleHarmony:

And my finished page:

I found this one a little dizzying at times. When I reached this point with the white space in the middle, I decided it was quite enough. I think I'm reaching that point in learning a new craft when you start to get frustrated with yourself because you're approaching the hard part. The part where I have to actually buckle down and practice to get better. I need to learn to get better at shading. It's my current nemesis. Usually, I just ignore it. I know when I decide to take the time to practice, I'll be pleased with the results.

I also received my first zen in the mail this week. Awfully fitting that it came from Rick and Maria, the inventors of the art form. I won a previous week's giveaway at the Zentangle Blog.

It's kind of amazing. The lines are so gentle and soft. It honestly looks kind of unreal. I'm excited to have it as I continue to learn how to improve my own drawings.

Zendala Dare #4

This week's template from The Bright Owl:

And my finished project:

Again, click on it to see it larger.

And, here's Sarah's version.

Zendala Dare #3

There's really not much for me to say about these any more really. Except that I'm becoming a tad bit obsessed. 

If the smaller tangles are difficult to see on your monitor you should be able to see the image larger if you try clicking on it. 

Be sure to visit The Bright Owl to see this week's template and everyone's drawings throughout the week. I've also been working through some of the previous week's dares and I'll post them at some other point.

Zendala Dare #2

When I spun it around I thought that this view of the checkerboard portions looked like some crazy guy walking across the page.

You can find the template and check out the linky with other people's work as well at The Bright Owl.

And here's the update:

Zendala Dare #1

So I've jumped into a Challenge a year into the thing. There is a new template posted weekly for you to use as a starting point for your drawing. You can learn more about it by clicking on the blog button below.

Here was today's starting template:

And here's where I ended up:

I'm still not convinced it's really "finished," but that's all I have time for today, so there you go.