Birds of a Feather and INKtober #zensations #inktober #hahnemuhle #schmincke

 Our art journal prompt in 

Zentangle All Around

this week is birds of a feather.

With any interpretation we want to put on it.

I immediately thought about the art of

Lori Vliegen, someone I have been watching

for many years now.

And I thought about those cute little 

birds, and pigs, and bunnies she makes

and I wanted to give it a go.

 I started with this pre-made background in my journal.

When I play with my gelli plates

I keep a journal page opened close by so I

can brayer the leftover paint onto a useable surface

and not waste it.

That is how this page came about.

And due to its shimmer I know that I used

Pebeo Iridescent Acrylic Paint.

 I knew I wanted to keep the words

birds of a feather 

from the prompt, so I wrote them as a border

with my black Sarasa fineliner pen from 

Zebra Pens. 

The letters 'zaa' are a salute to my group

Zentangle All Around.

Kind of scary to actually do this writing,

I have never been a big fan of my handwriting.

Something just about every art journalist who

ever lived has said at one time or another. 

Hahaha!

Next came my Schmincke watercolor pans.

Gosh, I just love those vibrant, bright colors!

Little blobs are the beginning of cute little birds.

Trust me on this. 

And a little dirty, dusty ground is required for

those little birdie legs to stand on.

(Thank you, Lori.)

 I used the same Sarasa fineliner to draw around

each little blob, add some legs, some tail feathers 

(shake your tail feathers, hehehehe!),

beaks, eyes, and wings.

It's all good. And as simple as that I have some

Birds of a Feather.

Thanks for the super idea, Lori!

And.

It's INKtober all month.

This is the time of year we try to encourage each

other to put pen to paper each day.

Even if it's only 5 minutes.

It doesn't matter. 

I used a Hahnemuhle You Tangle Art tile

and my Sarasa fineliner to tangle up some

CO2 by Antonine Megger

and some O by Adele Bruno.

You just really can't beat that combo of

Sarasa on Hahnemuhle tile!

In my group

Zentangle All Around

I have provided a prompt list for the entire month

of a different tangle pattern each day and where

to find the instructions online. 

If you aren't already INKtobering somewhere -

and even if you are -

you are welcome to come join us!

I would love to see what you are working on!

Come knock on the door

here

and I will let you in.

Pinky promise!