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  • Category: Straight from My Art

    A creative venture that started between sisters, nieces and cousins during COVID that continues to this day. We get inspired by different forms of art and together we learn, create art and have lots of fun in the process!

  • Straight From My Art – Workshop 2 – Lotus Mandala

    Posted by mykidneybeans on March 18, 2021July 17, 2021

    Our second family zentangle workshop included all four of my sisters, two neices and a cousin sister. It was an absolutely amazing workshop spread over two of our weekly calls. The first week we drew …

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  • Straight From my Art – Peacock Zentangle

    Posted by mykidneybeans on February 26, 2021

    My next favorite in the animal/bird kingdom after the elephant is the peacock. It is an artist’s dream this one. The riot of colours and the intricate design of the feather woven from Mother Nature’s …

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  • Straight From my Art – Workshop 1 – My First Mandala Workshop

    Posted by mykidneybeans on February 8, 2021April 5, 2024

    I have been inundating everyone with samples of my artwork more than usual since the pandemic hit. As I’ve mentioned before, zentangling and drawing mandalas have been a great stress buster since the past few …

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  • Straight From my Art – Zentangle of Flowers

    Posted by mykidneybeans on February 1, 2021

    My neice recently posted a new drawing titled “Perspective” on her art blog. I absolutely loved her work and wanted to attempt it myself. Click here to see the original work that inspired my creation. …

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  • Straight From my Art – Elephant Zentangle

    Posted by mykidneybeans on January 26, 2021

    One of the first things I attempted (over ambitiously) when I first discovered zentangles was that of an elephant. I soon realized I’d bitten more than I could chew and abandoned the project in favour …

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  • Straight From My Art – Freehand Mandala on Black Paper

    Posted by mykidneybeans on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

    Bringing you one more attempt on black paper this week. What’s special about this one is that I did not use any geometric instruments to create the circular pattern since it was on black paper …

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  • Straight From My Art – Feather Zentangle

    Posted by mykidneybeans on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

    My fascination for zentangling continues with this Pinterest-inspired feather in Zentangle form. I used my neon set of gel pens for this to get a super bright vibrant feather. The end result reminded me of …

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    2 2 comments on “Straight From My Art – Feather Zentangle”
  • Straight From My Art – Mandala on Black Paper

    Posted by mykidneybeans on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

    I’m back with yet another installment of my humble attempts at keeping my love for artwork and creativity alive. I had mentioned my gel pen set last week. I used the rest of the gel …

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  • Straight from my Art – Gel Pen Mandala

    Posted by mykidneybeans on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

    Here I go again… I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of drawing these so I hope you never get tired of seeing them pop up in your social feeds! During the lockdown, I picked …

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  • Straight From my Art – Dot Painting Experiments

    Posted by mykidneybeans on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

    Last week I finally found time to take out my dot painting kit which I picked up online during the lockdown period. While looking online for inspiration on mandala ideas, I found several done using …

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