I call this gallery ‘au natural’ because the tiles here follow the traditional Zentangle method and appearance. 3.5″ square tile, black ink only with graphite shading, non-representational, and non-directional, and created with 4 dots, border and string.
The other galleries will give you a taste of where you can go with this versatile art form, and most of them were created using the same Zentangle process of allowing my mind to direct my pen in a relaxing, meditative way. And even the ones with colour and different materials have been minimally planned. I just like it that way. To me, that’s what the Zentangle art form is all about.
Enjoy this gallery of black on white Zentangle art. I think you’ll be amazed at the variety you can achieve using these basic tools and simple to learn patterns.
You could tangle this tile in your first class!
You could tangle this tile!
Add black for a dramatic look!
I like the drama of this tile. It started with my Mooka lines being crooked, so I decided to outline them. The rest just happened!
A Static monotangle
Dingsplatz!
I decided to make the string into smaller frames, like a window
You can make Shattuck bend!
I had fun making two sets of Onomato and then letting some Huggins peek in between
The background is a pattern from an upholstered chair I noticed in the doctor's office. something simple in the foreground ended up being Printemps, with shading practice.
Z1619-2018Jun27
Z1618-2018Jun26
A classic Zentangle tile
Z1591-2018Jun2
Z1578-2018May21
Z1570-2018May14
A classic Zentangle tile
Who says grids have to be square?
Mooka
Revisiting an old tile (#6) and using the same tangles on a different string
Classic Zentangle Tile
One of my favourites because 4 of the 5 tangles are ones I often teach in the Zentangle Basics class - good tangles are truly versatile
