Gloria J Zucaro's "Triple Labyrinth & Desert Glory"

The Zentangle chosen for this weeks Diva challenge is called "Labyrinth".  Laura gave us a link to see how to draw two versions of a labyrinth.  I used them both in my tangle this week.  Here is the link if you would like to try one.   How To Draw a Labyrinth

I am posting this on the I am the Diva's site.

Please visit and see all the wonderful versions of this prompt.

This week I also am posting an acrylic painting I did in January before I went to Texas to be with my mother.  It is called "Desert Glory"  I knew that I wanted some desert mountains and sky in back so am happy with the end result.  I did this in a class with Sharron Boxenbaum at Positive Strokes in Palatine, IL.

!0' x 10" Acrylic on Canvas

I am posting this to Paint Party Friday.  I just found out my post from last week was chosen for this weeks PPF!  Wow!  I am honored!

This week I also finished and mailed my April Swap project with Bridget in PA. 

My theme was favorite movie.  Believe it or not I saw the new"Cinderella" three 3,3,3 times!  Once with my daughter, once with my mother and once with my usual movie buddy, Risa.  I loved it every time!  It was beautifully done and the computer animated mice, geese and coach were unbelievably wonderful!  Here is a picture of the front, some close-ups and then on the back some pre-made stick-on pieces with the movie theme.

Have a great week, and thanks for looking.

Gloria

Gloria J Zucaro's "Amanda Day 2014"

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter or Passover celebration with family and friends. Here is our Easter table before the celebration began.  Linking with Paint Party Friday.

Zentangle for Earth Day.

 

This week "The Diva" reminded us that it is once again time for our Earth Day tangle. I have used several Zentangle designs to show the earth's diversity. 

Have a wonderful week and don't forget to visit the other artist's sites for a full array of tangled creations.  And all the wonderful artwork at Paint Party Friday.

4" Square 

Ink on Watercolor card-stock.

Gloria J Zucaro's "A Fan Of Mine"

3.5 inch Square Original Design is Pen and Pencil

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This is my second entry into the Diva challenge #109 "Zentangle Quest", using the new Zentangle motif of tangles within other tangles.  You have the rods with open spaces between.  All the different spaces can be filled with designs of your choice.  I felt like doing a fan with bamboo sticks and woven or different designs between each stick.  I think this came out very well!

Gloria J Zucaro's "Diva # 107"

My post today is for the Diva's Challenge #107.  It is a pattern called "Quandary".  It looks easy but is not!  But hey, I just let go and had fun.  It reminds me of pieces of rice, so some of my other patterns also start with the letter "R".  Of course, "Fescue" does not!  But I just felt I wanted some there.  Other pattern variations are from "Ragz", "River", "Riverstone", and "Rosewood".   Be sure to click on over to Laura's website to see the other artists drawings. Have a great day!

3.5" Square on watercolor paper.

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Gloria J Zucaro's "This week For Moebius Syndrome"

Tonight I am linking to Paint Party Friday and to the Diva Zentangle Challenge which is a special event for Laura(the Diva)Harms.  It is  "String Theory v.XXII - Moebius Syndrome Awareness" day, the 24th of January.  Lauras' son Artoo has been diagnosed with this syndrome.  Moebius Syndrome is a congenital nerve disorder .
The logo string Laura gave us to work from is below right.

          

I drew several variations of the logo with my pastels and used the MSAD color of Purple for my main designs. I then divided the remaining areas into areas of black and white.  The colors inside the logo are the other two triadic colors of oranges and greens.  I did various tangle designs in the white pieces with my #8 Sakura pigment pen and did an aura stripe with my white Gel pen in the black areas.  

The first picture below is after I did the main design and sprayed it with fixative and then with Krylon Matte Finish varnish.  

The second picture is the painting after I finished the tangles.

For Paint Party Friday I have added my other pastel of the week called "Green Chic" which I posted earlier in the week.

To Purchase with the proceeds going to the Moebius Syndrome organization.

Below is my Daily Paintworks entry for the challenge of painting glass submitted by Linda McCoy.  I happen to love colored glass and would always choose it rather than clear glass or even crystal!  I just can't do without color.  My apple posed for me until lunch time when I very rudely ate it as it's service to me was done! Now I am off to do my daily journaling and my Diva Challenge.  Then I will check my Yumbly app to see where we might go to dinner this weekend once I can decide what I am in the mood for!

"Green Chic"

This is an original pastel on 16" x 12" Canson Mi-Tientes Pastel Paper.

I am thinking I will also link this to Jennifer Mcleans' Artist Playroom, just in case I don't get another one painted specifically for her "Bright Colors" challenge this week.  I think this is nice and bright, and cheerful for a cloudy winter day.  Get better, Jenn!

Gloria J Zucaro's "Stringless Diva"

This is my challenge post for   
Weekly Challenge #97: String Theory v. XX -"No Strings Attached"  to quote Laura " Start in one spot, on the edge of the tile, and work your way out building tangles off of tangles - or use tangles to divide your tile - like hollibough or crescent moon.  Or begin in the center and work your way out, which works AWESOME as a Zendala - or some other awesome way i haven't thought of.
So try your hand at it this week - Creating a tile, zendala, or ZIA without using a string.  How does the lack of string make you feel? are you blissfully free? Or are you blocked? Or a mixture of both. "

Here is how I started.  I am not sure if this is considered a string?  It is not connected, maybe broken string?

But it turned out like this!  I think Santa needs some dental work!

Oh well next time.  I felt "lost in space!"

Gloria J Zucaro's "Thanksgiving Zinger"

Here is my submission to Paint Party Friday for this week.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Front

Today's' post is for the Diva's challenge of using the tangle named Zinger originated by Maria Thomas.  "Zinger" is the name of the tangle shown here that has a "stem and then a circular shapes that encircle but decreases as it flares outward.  I incorporated a Thanksgiving turkey along with the Zingers!  This is the front and back(Below) of a 5"H x 7"W greeting card and comes with envelope.  I may add some watercolor to this, maybe along the bottom and the "sky" area.   What do you think?

This is the back

5" x 7 " Ink design on Watercolor paper greeting card.

Click on image to enlarge.

May be framed in standard 5 x 7 frame.

Gloria J Zucaro's "Step Four & Palette Knife Landscape"

This week for Paint Party Friday, I have two paintings to show you for the week.  I also did two ink drawings for the Diva Challenge which I posted on Monday night.  Below is my final painting done in Ann Feldman's Contemporary Impressionism class.  We all used only a palette knife and a photograph she had of the scene.  The main lesson was blocking in the three values, Dark, Mid and Light first thing.  But even as we did that we used lots of different colors in the correct value, as you can see if you click on the image to enlarge.

10"H x 8"W on Oil on GessoBord

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Next is an update on my galaxy painting.  This week I took out Saturn which was not in a good area.  Then I used all my dark colors of blues, alizarin, and veridian to make a more interesting sky/outer space in the background.  I also started mixing various grays to block in my paper clips, Christmas tree hooks, and washers.  Next I will finish painting my sculpture, add more planets in the background, and do the foreground.  Click to enlarge.

24"H x 18"W Oil on Stretched Canvas.  Happy Paint Party Friday!

Check all the other artists who have contributed their time this week.

Gloria J Zucaro's "Mardi Gras Frame-up"

 These are my entries for Jennifer Mclean's "Masquerade" prompt at The Artist's Playroom.

This is an ink drawing on a 5"H x 7"L watercolor greeting card that I did earlier this year for a Diva challenge.

I ran out of time to come up with something new, I'm sorry, Jenn!  But here is what I have done with it .

I have put it into a double mat, first black next to the white of the card, then a white mat, glass and plain black wooden frame.  Have a good week everyone, and I will come to visit your masquerade entries today and tomorrow!  The framed design is available on the Daily Paintworks Auction starting at $65.00

Gloria J Zucaro's "River Birch & Roses"/Sankegg/Portrait

"River Birch & Roses"

This is my entry for Jenn's challenge at The Artist's Playroom of painting something "Botanical".  I am not sure it qualifies, but two weeks ago we were to do our view outside   This is from my deck which has Roses and River Birch.

"Birch" is also the prompt from the Daily Paintworks.
Below that is my second week of  portraits with Ann Feldman.  This is in it's first stage and is from a painting by Manet.  Next we will do a tonal painting on top of this in oil or pastel.
And not to forget Paint Party Friday!  Which I did yesterday morning as I ran for the train!  So here I am a day late.  I hope to get around to more artist's sites this weekend.

Second Class in portraits, mine from painting by Manet

Gloria J Zucaro's "Eccentric Woman with Cat"

Original Ink Design on 3.5" Square Zentangle Black Tile

(Watercolor Paper)

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Last night I decided I wanted to try another eccentric drawing.  I picked one of my black tiles and my gold Uniball pen.  After I drew my string, I noticed I had a couple of "eye" shapes.  These determined much of the design, which turned into a woman and a cat!  There is another face of sorts off to the right side, but not as easily discernible.  I really love these crazy misshapen circles!  Thank you Diva, Laura for the challenge.

Gloria J Zucaro's "Let's Play Pinochle!"

"Pea-nuckle #1"

3.5" Square

My first attempt at the new tangle by Molly Hollibaugh.

I found this very difficult, because I didn't have my "S's" lined up.

I did like doing it on a black Zentangle Tile, however.  It saved time in the fill areas.

I used "Purk" and "Footlites" & "Sannibelle" in addition.  

"Pea-nuckle #2"

Still very much a struggle!  I was ready to graph the page out to do this, but that goes against the whole idea of Zentangle.  I used "Mooka" as well.

"Pea-nuckle 3#"

Well, I tried the tips given by Cris@TangledUpInArt.  They were very helpful.  But I still am not satisfied.  I can see a lot more practice needed on this tangle!  But it did push me to go past one example!  Good Practice...Have a good week everyone!  Thanks, Laura.  Go see all the other entries, please, as you have time!   http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com

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Gloria J Zucaro's "Twist & Turn"

3.5"H x 3.5"W Original Pen & Ink Design

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This is challenge #62 from the iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com.  Laura who hosts the Diva site tells us what the challenge will be each Monday.  This weeks challenge came from Certified Zentangle Teacher, Marizaan van Beek, all the way from South Africa! The challenge was to do the tangle Paradox wrapped around a spiral pattern.  Any other patterns used to complete the design were permitted, as long as the spirals were wrapped in the pattern Paradox which is made starting with a square or triangle.  The shapes that develop are so interesting, looking like fans that are twisted and turned in all directions.  After the ink design is complete you shade some areas to give it more dimension. Some of the other patterns used are variations on Jeewels,Vega,Carres,Jetties, Feathers and Beadlines.         Comment Here

Gloria J Zucaro's "Cirquital & Munchin"

3.5"H x 3.5"W Original Pen and Ink on Zentangle Tile.

$5.00 Unframed.  $7.00 Framed. 

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This Zentangle tile has the two patterns known as "Cirquital" and "Munchin".  The challenge from the http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/ site this week.  We were to use only these two patterns in our design.  Not an easy challenge, as there is the temptation to add in some filler designs, and thereby defeat the challenge purpose. I had never done either of these designs before.  Aparently the "cirqu" part of the first design refers to circus.  With that in mind, I thought of Cirque du Soleil and red and white circus tents.  The balls tumbling across my design, are to represent the tumblers in Cirque du Soleil. And the Munchin could represent the high wire acts?!

Gloria J Zucaro's Zentangle Inspired" Thank You"

3.5 Inch Official Zentangle Square Paper Tile

The challenge on the "I am the Diva" site for this week is to make a ZT  and give it away.  This challenge is good until the after Christmas break, with a new challenge for January 9th.  The Diva has a sick baby and I myself have been laid low by a bad cold since the weekend.  So even though I did this about two weeks ago to give to my friend Maria to say "Thank You" for a wonderful Christmas luncheon, I am posting it here today. This is #2 of my Zentangles.