by Betsy

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Window shopping

Can you believe a photo from last week's series was selected/displayed on The Weekend in Black and White? I'm thrilled!
This weekend's entry was taken in Wallace Idaho while walking through the historic downtown area.

This second photo was taken on the Coeur d'Alenes Trail in nearby Osburn. I had intended it for the black and white entry, but it just didn't glow in black and white like it does in color.

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Friday, June 27, 2014

Isometric redux

I am the Diva's guest challenge this week (#173) is Redux, remix, revisit your comfort tangle(s) by changing things up a bit. I liked 'Nzeppel's look from the very beginning. When I found out the grid doesn't need to be consistent, I liked it more. Then when I realized the lines could be curvy too, I loved it! Isochor was a challenge to figure out, but once I relied on the shading, I was in awe of its look. Now to change them both up a bit... I hadn't tried 'Nzeppel using a pencil grid vs pen. Way cool. And to change it up a bit more, I just haven't made friends with the black tiles and the white gel pen, at least not before the CZT training. I still had a little problem with shading vs hiliting, but I think with a little more practice, we'll be good buddies. Thanks BJ for the cute "little black book" which has a drawing area that matches the 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 tiles!

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Sunday, June 22, 2014

One stroke at a time...

Well the challenge may be The Weekend in Black and White, however for me, it was my Week in black and white...and endless shades of gray. I just completed my CZT training, class 14 in Providence, Rhode Island. What an awesome experience! Thank you to the city, the fabulous staff at Hotel Providence, all the wonderful people I met, my encouraging husband (he truly is the best) and Rick and Maria and the warm welcome from the Zentangle® family, of which I now belong.