So, these are my version of Zentangles. I know they really have nothing to do with Zentangles besides the fact they are relatively abstract and have a pattern, but… oh well!

These are the first few I did. We were practicing drawing circles and ellipses in my formal drawing class, so I borrowed that idea and doodled these one afternoon. They are rough, I know… but when I started them, I really didn’t know what I was doing, just started doodling circles. I planned on watercoloring them, but I’m sort of going back and forth on them. And yes, I did use a compass to help with the giant circle outline and the larger circles. They take several hours to complete- anywhere from two hours to several days.

Gracie calls them “moon drawings” but while I was drawing them, I started thinking about cells and water and bubbles and things being *absorbed* and there you go.

I’ve completed several more (including a starfish and sea turtle and am working on a fish, all comprised of little circles). Maybe I’ll post those later.

I’m just having a very hard time with devoting so much time to these drawings and have them be absolutely useless. I need to get used to doing art for the pleasure of it, rather than because it will serve a purpose. I really do enjoy drawing these.