Quail Season? Correction, Chukar Partridge!

The Chukar Quail visited again on Wed, the 24th.  We googled

Quails and found pictures of the Chukar Quail.  So we know what kind

of bird but don't know where he came from.  He may be living in the

piles of trees limbs at the curb due to the snow storm a

few weeks ago. 

"QUAIL VISIT"

An unusual looking bird, not the

normal ones that hang around our yard, was

looking for his breakfast in our front yard today.

It is very cold here in Ft. Worth, Texas on this

23rd day of February. There were snow flurries as

he pecked around on the ground.

A red beak, red around the eyes and red

legs and feet with stripes on the side made

him very interesting looking.  My friend said it was a Quail.

I would not have know.  I was just curious

why and where he came from.  Maybe

he'll come back tomorrow.  I'll keep a look out.

There may be a bird painting in the near future.

Crazy Quilts & Zentangles

 "CRAZY QUILTS & ZENTANGLES"

Crazy Quilts and Zentangles are a lot alike.

I have done quilting and I especially like "Crazy Quilts"

because of the different patterns and colors ot the

material used.  Also I use ribbon embroidery in some of the

spaces and tie it all together with embroidery stitches.

"Zentangle" drawings are much the same in that you draw

patterns and designs in the spaces.  I have enjoyed this new (to me) but

old art form.  The round "mandala" designs are another type of

design with pattern in a circular form.  A friend pointed out

 to me that she doodles in her sketch book with the

"Mandalas"  form of doodling.

Eventually I need to get back to painting but am

enjoying this diversion of  doodling and drawing

"ZENTANGLES"

Below is a Crazy Quilt that I stitched several years ago.

Below that is a Zentangle I drew while watching the

Olympics on TV.  I was

"multi-tasking"

Crazy Quilt Box Lid

with Ribbon Embroidery and Embroidery Stitches

Zentangle Ink Drawing

 in a 9 square motif.

Both art forms deal with pattern and design.

"LOTSAFUN"

Here are links to more interesting Zentangle sites

http://www.zentangle.com/

http://blog.suzannemcneill.com/

Kimono Art Revisited

"KIMONO ART REVISITED"

Patty, a student in one of my watercolor classes was

inspired to paint more Kimonos. Not only did she paint

 a beautiful one, she did a "Zentangle" drawing of a

Kimono.  Also a pretty heart zentangle.

Here they are.  Thanks Patty for letting me

share these on my post.

A LITTLE BIT ABSTRACT

DOUG WALTON WORKSHOP

The Upstairs Gallery

Arlington, Texas

Recently I attended a workshop at the Upstairs Gallery in Arlington, Texas

where I teach watercolor classes.  I was a student once again under

a master painter and teacher, Doug Walton.

Douglas M.Walton is an art professor at Louisiana University. He takes

groups of artists to paint  and draw in Bali and San Migel de Alente.

He is an accomplished painter and teacher in several mediums.

His currant artistic endeavor includes fused glass.  He designs

beautiful necklaces, bracelets, rings and ear rings in exquisite colors of glass. 

His workshop at theUpstairs Gallery was very creative.

We painted abstract underpaintings on saturated full sheets

of watercolor paper with acrylic paint.

After the paper dried we chose a subject and started

developing the background and bringing the subject out with details.

It was great fun to be a memeber of the class.  The change gave me

room to grow and freedom to express myself creatively. 

Below are two of the paintings I finished in the class. They are not painted

in my normal style of painting. Let me know what you think.

See the comment below, just click and leave a comment.

"FROM THE SEA"

Acrylic on Watercolor Paper

22" x 30"

"CAROUSEL PONY"

Acrylilc on Watercolor Paper

22" x 30"

http://www.margiewhittington.com/

http://www.dailypaintersoftexas.blogspot.com/

http://www.dailypaintersabstract.blogspot.com/

http://www.artistfoodnetwork.blogspot.com/

http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/

http://www.upstairsartgallery.com/

http://www.thegoodartco.com/

ZENTANGLE

"GIRL IN KIMONO"

4" x 4"
Zentangle on Paper

(Ink Doodle)

by

Margie Whittington

"ZENTANGLE"

A form of drawing and doodling.

An artist friend, Suzanne Mc'Neill, introduced

me to this creative artform.  She has published a 

book entitled, ZENTANGLE Basics.

Design Originals

http://www.d-originals.com/

Hope you have fun ZRNTANGLEing!!!!!