Could a more proscriptive art practice help to gain a more frequent ‘do some art’ habit?
I’m a bit intermittent with actually doing some artwork, sometimes it just seems too much to get started. So inspired by some postings by Kristin Henry I tried just placing repetitive shapes on some paper. I actually found it rather absorbing, quickly getting into a flow even though the output could hardly be called ‘artistic’.
That all lead onto a technique called Zentangle® which I quickly discovered involves money, certified trainers, lots of excluding terminology. So no thanks, but the general principle is easy enough to just do with your own flair and style. Which I do.
While I’m not aiming for amazing I am gratified with the results, and it gets pen to paper in a calming manner. Of course being me I can’t help thinking about things like composition, theme and focus. Which may not be quite in the spirit of ‘zen’ just drawing and letting things be what they will.
Check the gallery for some good and bad work or check the links for some inpiration and patterns to try.