Weekly Challenge #291: "Happy Halloween!"

This week's challenge is to create a Halloween themed tile. "If that's not something we take part in or we're into, we can also do a white on black tile" specify Laura on her Diva's Blog.

I chose to draw on a black background, but I have difficulty with white gel pens. Gel does not apply easily and pens dry up very quickly. For shading I used a white color pencil.

J'ai choisi de dessiner sur un fond noir, mais j'ai des difficultés avec les crayons de gel blanc. Ce gel ne s'applique pas facilement et les crayons s’assèchent très rapidement. Pour faire les ombres j'ai utilisé un crayon de couleur blanc.

This pumpkin is ready for Cinderella's carriage !

Cette citrouille est prête pour le carrosse de Cendrillon !

Have a great week!

Weekly Challenge #290 "Duotangle: 'NZeppel vs Flux"

A Duotangle is a tile or piece using ONLY TWO tangles (and/or their variations). So - this week's challenge uses NZeppel, and FLUX.

I drew these two very different tiles. Do you have a preference ?

Have a great week!

Weekly Challenge #289: "Leafy Goodness

it is the middle of October, and we are full on in the Autumn/Fall season.  So this week's challenge is a Leaf/Autumn theme.

That's my first drawing unshaded with no frills.

A second tile where I filled the corners.

and the last one may be too loaded!

Have a grat Week end!

Weekly Challenge #288: "Simply Gourdgeous"

This week Diva's challenge is to use the official tangle "Gourdgeous". You can see the step outs and lots of Maria's beautiful examples by following the link.

I drew only one because I did not know how to combine several Gourdgeous.

have a good Week end !

Weekly Challenge #284: "Monotangle to Tripoli"

A monotangle is a term to define a tile that is done using ONLY ONE TANGLE and/or it's variations/tanglations.

This week's challenge is to create a tile using ONLY the tangle Tripoli.

It's a very interisting tangle with many variations. I tried several tanglations with only triangles. It's a bit loaded but never mind.

Have a nice week.

Weekly Challenge #283: "UMT: Centre Square by Aleesha Sattva CZT"

Here we are, the first Monday of the month so that means Use My Tangle (UMT) where we try our hand at a tangle proposed by one participant who created it.

This week's UMT is a grid based tangle by Aleesha! You can see the step outs for her tangle here.

Chaque premier lundi du mois sur le blog de Laura (The Diva Zentangle Challenge) il s'agit d’essayer un nouveau motif. Cette semaine celui-ci est proposé par Aleesha, le motif se nomme "centre square".

I published my tile late because right now I have little time to draw. I used this tangle only at the bottom left and top right on small areas so as not to darken the tile.

j'ai publié mon dessin tardivement encore cette semaine (mais mieux vaut tard que jamais) car j'ai du mal à trouver du temps pour dessiner en ce moment. J'ai utilisé 'centre square' sur de petites surfaces en bas à gauche et en haut à droite pour ne pas trop assombrir le dessin.

Have a nice Week end.

Bon week end

Here is my Zentangle gallery adress: https://www.flickr.com/gp/a-revoir/n4b4C1

Weekly Challenge #275: "Guest Post: Give Peace a Chance - Suzanne Fluhr, CZT"

This week the challenge is proposed to us by Suzanne Fluhr, CZT because Laura is on vacation. We have to express "Give Peace a Chance" through art, using Zentangle and Zentangle Inspired Art techniques.

I just wrote "Peace" because i can't draw a dave. It's too difficult for me !

I add a message today July 15 because I learned just after publishing this post the horrible attentt that killed over 80 people in France during our National Day, July 14: 

PEACE ... I write its name ! Enormous sadness!

Thank you very much for your comments. Have a good weekend !

Weekly Challenge #274: "My Country 'Tis of Thee"

This week on Diva's Blog the challenge is: " to show your countries colours! Create a tile inspired by the country where you live! ". 

currently in France a Football Championship, "l'Euro", takes place. That is why I chose to draw a football in the colors of France.

Actuellement en France se déroule un championnat de Football, 'l'Euro'. c'est pourquoi j'ai choisi de dessiné un ballon de foot aux couleurs de la france.

Voici le même en noir et blanc et colorisé dans Photoshop:

Have a good week !

Weekly Challenge #273: "Tangle Remix"

This week The DIVA's challenge is to go back into our stash of tiles and find one that we could spruce up or remix and give it a shiny fresh coat of Pigma Micron!

It was rather difficult for me because most of my tiles are too busy and it's difficult to clear the extra. I had one that I had copied before completing it. But I'm not sure that the remix had upgrade it !

Cette semaine le challenge de la DIVA est de reprendre un de nos anciens dessins qui pourrait être amélioré, faire un 'remix' comme on le dit pour une chanson qu'on remet au goût du jour. Ce n'était pas facile pour moi car la plupart du temps mes dessins sont trop  chargés et il est difficile d'effacer le surplus.  J'avais fait une photocopie d'un dessin

avant de l'avoir terminé. C'est donc lui que j'ai choisi mais je ne suis pas sûre de l'avoir amélioré. les 'remix' ne sont pas toujours meilleurs que les originaux !

Voici la première version qui date de novembre 2015.

Et voici une version remixée.

Have a good week.

Weekly Challenge #272: "What's Black and White and Red All Over?"

this week's challenge on Laura's blog is use the standard black and white of traditional zentangle - but also red! Again very late in the week i publish my tile where I really wanted to use as much red as black!

Have a good weekend !

Weekly Challenge #271: "Beads of Courage"

This week the challenge was to draw a tile inspired of "Beads of Courage". If you want to know what it minds look at Diva's Blog, beads offered to chronically sick children whenever it has to face a new hopitalisation or other discomforts associated with their disease.

I give all these beads to ARTOO, LAURA 's little son.