The title of this card is the translation of Friedensreich Hundertwasser. He changed his name after WWII. I decided it was high time I used some of the stash of paste paper that Lori sent me. Awesome stuff!
I cut three pieces to fit, cutting curvy lines because no straight lines allowed. This isn't really Zentangle, since I used patterns that aren't part of the Zentangle realm. So it's more 'artistic, extravagant doodling.' For today's F4A, there are some doodled hearts at the top. I tried to go with the shapes on Lori's paper. I did do some straight lines because I wanted some geometry in the lower left corner. I wrote Hundertwasser's quote about straight lines in the center panel. This sort of went all over the place, no particular theme, except maybe ecology/natural shapes. There are some accents of white and gold gel pen, they didn't work particularly well on the paste paper. When I was mounting the panel, I decided he wouldn't have liked the straight edges so I curved them a bit, very randomly.
I love this MIX, congratulations, Polly, on this choice.
Date: Friday, May 15, 2020 GMT Views: 468
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Fri, May 15, 2020 @ 10:33 AM
Fabulous papers, love the quote.
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Fri, May 15, 2020 @ 12:31 PM
You really got to the essence of Hundertwasser with your curved lines and doodling. I love how you included the little rounded "trees" on the blue part and what a brilliant idea to include his quote. Glad you were inspired Jean.
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Fri, May 15, 2020 @ 12:59 PM
Beautiful work, Jean. Those paste papers are lovely colours and I can imagine the texture. Hmm, I'm trying to remember what I used when I made some. I like the top - it's like a stage curtain. The bottom is like crystals. So much to look at.
Oh, how fun! I love the little hearts at the top. So cute! I love how you wrote the author's quote in your art! You did a great job on both challenges.