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Zentangle-inspired Art

Joseph’s creative journey reawakened in 2016. Optimistic about discovering coping mechanisms to oppose his intensifying emotional and physical ordeals. He was seeking to revive significance and purpose in his life.

Joseph stumbled across an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images. Creating art by drawing structured patterns. Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas created the Zentangle® Method. The drawings in this gallery are inspired by the Zentangle Method of pattern drawing.

The Zentangle method of drawing is about:

Gratitude and Appreciation: Joseph gets comfortable, taking a few deep breaths. He appreciates the beauty of a blank piece of paper. He is thankful for the tools and opportunity to create.
Corner Dots: no longer a blank piece of paper.
Border: a light pencil line connecting the dots.
String: a light pencil line separating the border into sections.
Tangle: Joseph consciously draws and focuses on each stroke with his pen. He renders a predefined sequence of simple strokes that make up a pattern. Joseph trusts he will know what to do next when the time to do it comes.
Shade: Joseph transforms his two-dimensional tangles. Using graphite, shading brings contrast and dimension to his art.
Initial and Sign: Joseph is proud of what he has created.
Appreciate: Joseph enters a time of reflection and appreciation for his creation.