Daily Zen: 2018061302

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This tile has been sitting in my drawer, partially done, for months. I found it when I was looking for unfinished tiles.

For some reason, when I first added the Squirmy tangle to a few sections, I really didn’t like it, and felt like I had ruined it.

When I pulled it out yesterday, I thought, “Why didn’t I finish this? It’s not bad!” So I added more Squirmy and finished filling in all the sections with Hypnotic. I used both Copic markers and graphite for the shading. And added a bit of white pencil highlights.

So here it is. There’s a lesson in this: artists are their own worst critics! At least I have learned not to throw away partially finished artwork. Now, I just put it away for a while. It’s amazing what’s “not bad!” After some time passes!

Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with Copic marker and graphite pencil.

Tangles: Hypnotic Squirmy