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We are swapping mandalas over in the sketchbookproject group. We send off our mandalas, and the hostess is making us a small mandala book. These are the mandalas I made for the swap. The thing is, have been doing zendoodles for quite some time. I love the black and white eye boggling look to them. But, we had to do the mandalas in color. This cause me to have to stretch myself somewhat. I started out doing the doodling with copic markers... lucious colors, aren't they? But, I am not one to do the same thing over and over, so I decided to try a permenent black marker, then water color. I used a little water color set that was in a water color or possibly calligraphic instruction book from one of the big book stores... but I actually bought it looking like brand new at a yard sale. The water colors worked okay, but they seem more on the gouache side... I had to go back and touch them up with the copic brushes and some more markers. Live and learn....
I like this one lots, even though it is rather simple in design.
And as for putting April on the cards... well... I am right brained you know!
13 comments:
Oh yum, my fave is the blue one with the yellow flower. You did a fantastic job with coloring them too. And I get to see ALL of them. Happy me!
Oh my word Carol...each and every one of these pieces is breathtaking....I recall the swap last year...All I can saw is wow everytime I am on your blog.
connie paxman
Hi Carol,
I am signed up for the second mandala swap.
You have certainly set the bar high! These are luscious!
xoxo
Oh Carol, they are ALL gorgeous! And to think I may own a few of these... lucky me! As for April... that's perfectly alright. We'll all get them back in April :-)
Wow! Carol--these are just gorgeous!! You did such a great job!! Love the colors and the designs!!
Carol,
Love your mandalas! Beautiful colors and designs. Aren't they just too much fun to create??
Barb
Carol, I wrote a comment, but I think I did something wrong. Duh! If you get one twice, just know that the right brain did it.
Your mandalas are wonderful! Beautiful colors and designs. Aren't they too much fun?
Carol,
Wow your mandalas turned out gorgeous!
Hugs
Very, very creative and colorful.
The swap recipients are going to be thrilled. My favorites are the birds and sunflowers.
These look like such fun! :-)
Great Manadalas!
Lee
carol,
these mandalas are so beautiful, love them! what a fun project; reminds me that i want to start a mandala journal this year, seeing yours makes me want to drop everything and start one NOW. inspiring....
and in response to your comment on my blog...yes, a green theme - spring is waking up all the trees by the river and every day the color green changes, gets a wee bit brighter.
your crows were wonderful too. when i was meditating last night, they were having a crow caucus in a river tree out front, one they come to for meetings. there must have been at least 100 of them....
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