My 1st attempt at mandala

Here's my first attempt at a mandala. My brain and hands do NOT like to match so even tho' it is somewhat symmetrical, it's not really. There are just some things in life I guess I have to accept. Like drawing a straight line, or being consistent on a pattern. Aw well, that's why I like zentangle, there's so much intricate design that the exactness doesn't really matter.

New Tangle

I've got an iPad at school with a drawing program called QuikSketch. It's so cool cause you draw with your finger and it shades, connects, makes surprises! This may or not be a new pattern since I don't know them all, but this is inspired directly from QuikSketch. Can someone tell me if it's already a named tangle, and if so, what's the name?

The mark in the center is not centered, nor is it a nice round circle. The dashes aren't W's but neither are they nice smooth straight lines. This is the example from the iPad using Quik Sketch.

Challenge #20 Tribute to William and Kate

Here's my tangled tribute to William and Kate

Biggest one yet!

Finally finished the biggest tangle I've ever done. I'm hoping that tonight when I put it on the scroll, it looks good. There are parts I REALLY like and other parts I would like a do-over. I learned SO much doing this. I want to do another. Suggestions for the 'letter'?

Keller ISD Art Show

Getting ready for the KISD Art Show to include teacher work and students work. Teachers get to put in 5 so I'm looking through my tangles to see which I think would be interesting to hang. This one isn't quite done, it needs the color in PROMISE finished out.

Tx Tangler tangle

I'm trying to decide which pieces to put in the local Keller School District Art show. This one was done really for my website: sthillen.com but the more I mess with that website, the more frustrated I get. So, I'm using this website and will add more to it then go to the Thillen Art website.

Trying color

I'm in the midst of trying color and lodka paper. My first attempt with color is on the "Love" design. I always seem to struggle with what to put in the letters. I'm very happy with the tangles outside the letters and then end up leaving the letters til last. Course, then I want the letters to POP. Hence, my foray into color. Let me know what you think. They are a work in progress. I don't think this one is quite done, but I am liking the look of the color. You can see in "Friend" what I mean about filling the letters.