Hummingbird's Flight

Finally a new drawing...a touch of summer on this winter's day...dreaming of hummingbirds - This little ruby-throated humming bird is drawn with Prismacolor pencils on art board treated with Color-Fix then touched with a bit of turpentine to "melt" the color pencil. "Hummingbird's Flight" is 5x5 inches.

New ACEO

Here's another ACEO...Graphite and Micron pen on Stonehenge paper, 2.5x3.5 inches. I'm enjoying this technique of combining the graphite with the Micron pens...I think it give the piece a soft look. Need to think of a Name for this one....

Owl Lover

Had a chance to sneak in a little drawing time this weekend...tried something a little different....combining a graphite drawing with the Zentangle style. This is an ACEO size, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, graphite and Micron pen on Stonehenge paper.

Tangled Christmas Ornaments

Ho Ho Ho....Tangled Christmas Ornaments...did these on little wooded forms I picked up at Micheal's - painted them white and then tangled with Micron Pens - used glitter pens for the color - scan does not show how sparkly they are. I'm going to tie them to my little bags of cookies I give out.

Note: I sprayed them very lighty with a glossy fixative...you have to be careful as too much will run the color glitter pen, the black microns handled the fixative just fine. Several light coats should do it. I also brushed one with Mod Podge (after a light coat of fixative) which gave it a nice smooth feel.

The Gift

"The Gift" This little yule fairy is making a gift of her heart, wishing love and joy to all.

2.5x3.5 inches, Micron Archival Ink, Prismacolor and Glitter pens on Stonehenge paper. It's hard to tell from the scan, but I've used glitter pens in some areas to add a bit of sparkley magic.

Blodeuwedd

"Blodeuwedd" (Welsh name from blodeu 'flowers, blossoms' + gwedd 'face, aspect, appearance': "flower face")

2.5x3.5 inches, Micron Archival Ink, Prismacolor and Glitter pens on Stonehenge paper. It's hard to tell from the scan, but I've used glitter pens in some areas to add a bit of sparkley magic.

Snowbird

I'm Feeling the Holiday Spirit ;)

Finished this one today..."Snowbird"
ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches
Prismacolor, Ink and black glitter pen on Stonehenge paper

Amphitrite - The Great Embracer

Amphitrite ('The Great Embracer' -- pre-Hellenic sea Goddess) ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, Ink, Prismacolor and glitter pen on Stonehenge paper.

Fleur - Yule Fairy

Yule Fairy Tangled..."Fleur", ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5, Ink, Prismacolor, glitter pen and yes, GLITTER!!! It's really hard to see the sparkle the glitter gives her...very magical for the holiday's :o)

Yule Fairy

Love my graphite...it always calls to me. Here's my newest ACEO, Need a name for this one...she's a Yule fairy...so something in that realm would do nicely. I'm also toying with adding a little bit of tinted graphite ( red and green ) in the holly and berries and maybe a little bit of glitter on the snow flakes....opinions please!

Adara (Welch name meaning 'catches birds' ) ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches - graphite on Bristol Board. As much as I love creating the ZIA's pencil is my first love and always calls me back :)

Two Wildling Fairies....: ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, ink, prismacolor and black glitter pen on Stonehenge paper.

Mermaids all Tangled Up

Here's my latest ACEO's - Mermaid & Sea-dragon and Mermaid Dreams. Both are 2.5 x 3.5 inches and are drawn on Stonehenge paper with Micron Pens, Prismacolor color pencil and highlighted with black glitter pen, adding a wee bit of sparkly magic :)

Deep Love - Tangled Mermaid

This is the first in a series of Tangled Mermaids I'm currently working on. ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, Micron pen and Prismacolor on Stonehenge paper.

Crane Tangle

Another "basic" tangle, though a friend got me thinking about water birds and their beautiful shapes...so this basic tangle started from the shape of a crane then I drew a string around the crane shape and then started to "tangle". Used Micron pens and graphite/tinted graphite for the shading. Done on an official Zentangle Tile, 3.5 x 3.5 inches.

Back To Basics

Back to Basics....didn't have any ZIAs ready to tangle, so decided to create a few basic tangles on Zentangle Tiles, 3.5 x 3.5. I used a bit of tinted graphite as well as regular graphite on the shading.

Happy Halloween

Last 2 Halloween ACEO's. Hate to see the Witchin' Season coming to an end. Happy Halloween Everyone!

Both of these pieces are 2.5 x 3.5 inches in size and drawn with Micron Pen, Prismacolor and glitter pen on Stonehenge paper.

Next, going to work on some Mermaids....stay tuned

Anuz & Oakie Tangles

Here's a few tangles I've been working into my Halloween ZIA's. Anuz and Oakie. Not sure if they're new or not...but I'm having fun with them.

Blue Kitty Adventures

Blue Kitty Picks a Pumpkin and Blue Kitty Finds A Friend. Blue Kitty is out and about, picking pumpkins and finding friends. Mistress Witch found him in the pumpkin patch after midnight...so she's bringing him home to a warm bowl of milk and a loving lap :o)

Both are ACEO size (2.5 x 3.5 inches) Ink, glitter pen and Prismacolor on Stonehenge paper.

Mischief Managed: Tangled & Untangles

I drew the graphite version first and then did a "tangled" version. Most of the time I do a graphite version first in order to get the lines right - especially the placement of the eyes. Ink is so unforgiving, no going back from mistakes.

Both of these pieces are ACEO size (2.5 x 3.5 inches) The graphite version is on Strathmore 300 Smooth Bristol board and the "Tangled" version is drawn on Stonehenge paper with Micron pen, Prismacolor and tinted graphite. It's hard to tell from the scan, but she also has a little bit of glitter here and there ;o)

Love Spells

These two sweeties are looking up spells....can you guess what kind?

Both are ACEO size (2.5 x 3.5 inches ) and are created with micron pen and prismacolor pencil on Stonehenge paper.

Mirror Mirror All Tangled

Could not resist doing a tangled version of Mirror Mirror ( see my earlier posts) for Halloween. This little witch is roughly 4 x 6 inches and drawn with Ink and Prismacolor on tinted Stonehenge Paper.

Dragonair Tangle

Presented at the ZTC 7 Seminar in Providence...Dragonair - enjoy!

Halloween Witches - Tangled &Un-Tangled

I LOVE drawing my little witches....they're so much fun and full of magic. I've decided to start doing 2 version of each drawing...a traditional drawing and a "tangled" version of the same pose...here is Missy Magic (tangled) & Mistress Witch (graphite) - both ACEO sketch cards, 2.5 x 3.5 inches.

Fairy "Tangle" ACEO's

Based these two on my graphite drawings below. Both are ACEO size (2.5 x 3.5 inches) and are drawn with ink, Prismacolor and tinted graphite on Stonehenge paper.

A few new ACEO's

A few new ACEO's. I was feeling the need to go back to basics with graphite...it's still my favorite medium. Both of these are 2.5 x 3.5 inches and are on Bristol Board.

Dance Ballerinal Dance

Seems I'm obsessed with dancing figures lately...this is my 3rd Fairy-Dance Zentangle. It's created with ink & graphite on 5x7 Stonehenge paper.

Stormy - she's what I call a natural fairy...drew her by candle light and sun light. She looks a little wind blown, don't you think? Ink & graphite on Stonehenge paper, 5x7 inches

Finished this one tonight...created her over the past couple of days, all this storm talk makes me want to hold on to summer as long as possible: "Summer's Fling" roughly 4x6 inched, ink and graphite on Stonehenge paper.

The Witches Hat

It's all about the hat....ACEO, ink, prismacolor and tinted graphite on Stonehenge paper

A new aceo to kick off the "season of the witch"

Fariy Ballerinas

A big tangle for me...8x10 inches. I've not done any shading on this yet, but plan to add some color....which is a little intimidating....it's going to take a bit of time to color this one :o)

Bluejay Tangle

Did this one on a official Zentangle tile, micron pens and shaded with graphite. I love the quality of the paper used in the tiles...it's so nice to work with.

New ACEO Fairy "Tangle" & her Dragon Friend

I'm having so much fun "tangling" these Fantasy Art Trading Cards...this new one is based on an older graphite drawing I did last year...same basic pose, but the tangling takes a path of it's own, so the piece actually looks very different from my original drawing.

ACEO - 2.5 x 3.5 inches, ink and Prismacolor pencil on Stonehenge paper

Tangle Moon

It's been raining off and on today...made a trip to Newport with hubby for shopping and coffee and then finished this one. ACEO, ink, prismacolor and tinted graphite on Stonehenge paper

Blue Kitty

It's a rainy morning here in the North East....good for staying indoors and getting some tangling done...or at least some coloring of the tangles I've done over the past couple of weeks. "Blue Kitty" is done with ink and Prismacolor pencils on a 3.5 x 3.5 inch Zentangle Tile.

I really must do my own "Tangled" background for this blog...stay tuned

Fairy & Owl ZIA - Art Trading Card

Got a chance to finish 'coloring' this one yesterday afternoon....as you can see, she's based on the same pose as my last ACEO below. Sometimes when I do a drawing it inspires me to do a "tangled" version of the same pose. One thing always leads to another :o)

Currently, I've got several more Fairy-Tangles done waiting their turn for some color. The coloring always takes much longer than the tangling part....maybe because the tangling part is so very Zen and the coloring part involves more thinking :o)

Art Card size, Ink, Prismacolor pencil on Stonehenge paper. Hope you enjoy her.

Summer Dreams - ACEO

Got to do a lot of drawing today, which was great. Finished this one up: Summer Dreams, Art Card, prismacolor on Stonehenge paper.

Photo Shoot

Very Excited...did a photo shoot with a beautiful young woman who dressed up as a witch - came complete with spell book and candle. Can't wait to do some drawing from the shots!

New Fairy "Tangle" Art Card

Tangled this out the other night and got a chance to add the color this afternoon.
Fairy Dragon "Tangle"
2.5 x 3.5 Inches
Ink, Prismacolor pencil, tinted graphite on Stonehenge paper.

I just love Stonehenge paper...it take the ink very well and also allows for lots of layering with the color pencil. This paper had a little tint of purple/gray to it instead of the cream and white I usually use.

Blue

I originally did this pose as a ZIA and then found myself doing it in color pencil. The ZIA version can be seen under the Zentangle tab above.
OSWOA Color Pencil Painting
Title: "Blue"
Prismacolor color pencil on Stonehenge Paper
Size: 4 inches high by 6 inches wide

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