More From Hoot

Today was a great day at the HOOT conference. We did more make & take tangled shell necklaces.   It can be a bit difficult trying to draw a straight line on a lumpy surface, but we told them that there are no mistakes and to just "let go and let Zentangle."  I was really impressed with how well these newbies did.  These ladies love theirs and were great ambassadors for Zentangle.  We had a lot of people come by to make their own.

Alexa and I also got to tangle on porcelain. The nice ladies from Porcelain Treasures of Ohio wanted to see how Zentangle would look on their wares and gave us a few gratis to try. Wow. The texture is simply fabulous. The ink spreads like cream and it has just enough tooth to allow for some great shading.

I love Birdie's cross. 

Finally, the highlight of my day was a private painting lesson with Donna Dewberry.  

She's doing oils now.  Fun!  Have a great weekend.

 

My First Portrait

I want to thank everyone for all of the great comments on my first PPF last week.  I had so much fun reading your comments, getting inspired by your artwork, and learning from your advice.  Sadly, Nemo is still stuck in his unfinished state.  But it's just because last weekend was my God-daughter's wedding.
Which meant that I was finally able to give them their gift: a portrait I painted of her and her new husband.  I've been working on this since January and couldn't wait to see if they'd like it.  They did!  Yay.
First, the inspiration photo, taken last year

And here is the result:

It's my first oil painting, but I am planning on doing more.
My daughter Birdie also painted portraits of their dogs to go with them.

Aren't they a beautiful family?