Thursday, May 16, 2019

Hamonshu

Do you have hands? Excellent. That's a good start. Can you hold a pencil? Great. If you have a sketchbook, open it and start by making a line, a mark, wherever. Doodle.
~Chris Riddell

Images from Hamonshu: A Japanese Book of Wave and Ripple Designs (1903) for Art Thursday. These seem like they could be good for doodling or zentangles (should I capitalize "zentangle"?).






A couple of posts that mention Zentangles (I'm capitalizing it this time, just in case).

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3 comments:

  1. PopMay 16, 2019 at 8:15 AM

    Lovely designs...and I would say that a couple (or three) could even be called Zentangles (and I usually capitalize it) in themselves.

    You create a Zentangle by incorporating several "tangles" (individual designs), and I see tangles all over the place with these works. In fact, I plan on "borrowing" several for my own Zentangles. ;-)

    Thanks!

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  2. RettaMay 16, 2019 at 8:42 PM

    I LOVE that book! Downloaded it for references. I started a series of paintings using an Asian influence in the background designs, and this is a wonderful reference. Fascinating. Thank you!

    Oh, and I adored the quote from Maurice Sendak in your email!

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  3. Liz SteinglassMay 18, 2019 at 2:32 PM

    These are absolutely gorgeous!

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