Here's my first tile, in black and white.
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It's so lovely I thought it deserved to be tried in aqua, or water-y, colors so I did an acrylic wash and tangled on it.
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Margaret Bremner creates artwork that is intricate, funky, and whimsical.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Aquafleur
Maria Thomas recently shared a new tangle she's called Aquafleur. It's quite lovely, both organic and bold. This new tangle is the Diva's challenge this week, which is wonderful as I had tried it once (in the lower right, here) and have been wanting to give it another whirl. You can find the how-to in the Zentangle newsletter here.
Here's my first tile, in black and white.
It's so lovely I thought it deserved to be tried in aqua, or water-y, colors so I did an acrylic wash and tangled on it.
For a really beautiful example of this tangle, see Carole Ohl's Christmas tree here.
Here's my first tile, in black and white.
It's so lovely I thought it deserved to be tried in aqua, or water-y, colors so I did an acrylic wash and tangled on it.
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It really is a stunning tangle in these two versions you share here, Margaret. I love the bold black and white one and it seems just as appropriate to put it in aqua colours! Axxx
ReplyDeleteOh I love the colored one! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAmazing use of aquafleur for gorgeous beauty!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Awesome both of the tiles. Love the colored one, great shading and highlighting in both tiles.
ReplyDeleteThat's a zentangle?! It's so creative and expressive! Wow! I am broadening my perception of the zentangle through reading your posts, that's for sure! I love these works!
ReplyDeleteThanks Katherine! A while back the term 'monotangle' was coined (by Laura Harms?) for a piece of zentangle work that consists of a single tangle. They can be quite lovely, and it's a great opportunity to exercise one's creative muscles.
DeleteBoth of them are gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteYou have simply given shape to beauty!
ReplyDeleteDid you use fluid acrylics, Margaret? I have a few of those but not many. They are really expensive.
ReplyDeleteSo...when you tangle ON the acrylic wash, what did you use for the colored stripes? Colored pens?
I use ordinary tube acrylics thinned with water. Then I use ordinary Sakura pens, or Zig or Pitt.
DeleteThanks Margaret! I have a lot of "ordinary" acrylics I can water down but not very many colored Sakura pens...just browns. But I do have iridescent pens that might work. Have you seen some of Helen Williams variations on Aquafleur? She loves the organic tangles. I see for your workshop at Paradise retreat you recommend Microns in various colors. Any particular colors you favor?
DeleteThe 01 size Microns only come in seven colors (plus black). There's a bit more variety if you go to a larger size. I like all of them, but find the purple perhaps too dark.
Deleteboth tile are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThey both are great but I am partial to your first one. I like the flow and shading.
ReplyDeleteBoth are gorgeous! Great shading and highlighting! I
ReplyDeleteThe light really bounces off both your beautiful tiles Margaret! Don't you just love Aquafleur!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, it is breathtaking how they just morph into each other!
ReplyDeletebeautiful as always margaret. The blue/green one is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI love both of these! great colors in the second one! really nice work!
ReplyDeleteThese are both so beautiful. I love the tiny details, the swirl and the bead string, in the first one. But I adore the wash on the second one. Colors are tough for me. You did it beautifully.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love the green colour wash - so lovely!
ReplyDeleteTruly lovely, you captured the essence of this tangle, your color selection is awesome.
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