Still Brook Studios

I was fortunate enough to be one of the artists who participate in the Grumbacher Cross-Country Clearprint Project. Artists received two - 6"x8" Clearprint Vellum Books. One to keep and the other to create a piece of artwork in and return within 1 week of receiving the book.  All images are scanned and uploaded to the Clearprint website gallery for all the world to view. I got my books last Thursday and worked on my entry all weekend.  I used black pens, 01 and 05 on the front of the page. I added watercolor pencil to the back side of the paper and a little glitter pen to the front in strategic spots. I placed this up to the light to let the full effects of the color shine thru the paper. It looks a lot better in real life. I am adding a small piece to the front cover of the book and then it will go into the mail Tuesday. I can't wait to see it on somebody else's website! I'm just learned a new technique for lettering so I'm off ...

I am a little behind in posting and I could give you excuses that you may or may not like so we'll just skip all that and move on to what's been going on. I have been working on Zendalas. I taught my first Zendala class a few weeks ago at the Art Center of Corpus Christi and everyone did a fantastic job! I found the templates on The Bright Owl's blog . She has about 100 wonderful Zendala templates to use. I've been working on more classes for the next 4 months and they should be posted soon. I will try some new things like Tangle Under the Sea and Tangle in the Garden. Watch for the schedule. These are the Zendalas I have been working on. This is the Zendala I taught I taught in class. I love the soft curved lines. This Zendala needed a bit of fluff around the edges to give it softness and enlarge the overall Zendala. I absolutely love shading. It adds so much to any picture. These last 2 are the same basic Zendala. The tangles and use of white sp...