"Raccoon" - 3.5" x 3.5" ink on paper © Kari Raley

"Raccoon"
© Kari Raley
3.5" x 3.5" ink on paper

I think I'm starting a series here. These small drawings, whether technically "tangles" or not, are very relaxing and enjoyable to create.

"Tiger Tangle That's Not A Tangle" - 5"x5" ink on paper © Kari Raley

"Tiger Tangle That's Not A Tangle"
5" x 5" ink on paper
© Kari Raley

When I brought out my supplies to get started on this one, I had intended to try my hand at a Zentangle, as I've seen more and more of this phenomenon popping up around here.

However, as with just about all of my artwork, as I progressed, things morphed into something else entirely.  It became a series of lines - none of which are straight, incidentally - that are all connected.

The only aspects of this piece that are still related to a "tangle" are the size (3.5" x 3.5" drawing) and the relaxation effect that drawing has.

Background, Part I

Where to start . . . I suppose the beginning is as good a place as any.

I've been drawing since I could hold an implement in my tiny little hands - I'm told that was around the age of three.  So, it could be said that I've been doing this a long time now;