Melissa Grim

Sometime I prepped this tile with some blue water color. I don't think tangle has a name. I also used some new water soluble tinted graphite pencils for shading, including a white pencil. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

So this is fairly new tangle called Roadrunner, deconstructed by Angie Gittles/ZentAngie. This is a 4.5" tan tile with black and brown ink and some Van Dyke Brown Chalk. Angie was inspired by San Ildefonso Pueblo pottery. #mdgrim_czt #zentangie #zentangle #artyear

Fun with a new blue pen. Tangles include Zajo, Borbz, and Ravel. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

Classic tile with Ravel as the tangle. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

Last one that I have hanging in the Employee show. The main tangle is Pais Well. This is on a 4.5" tan tile. With brown ink, brown and white chalk. #mdgrim_czt #artyear #zentangle

These are 2"x2" pieces, so the whole piece is only about 7". This photo makes it look bigger than it is. I was curious what would happen if I shaded each tile a different color. The main tangle is Krokus with chalk pastels for color. #mdgrim_czt #Zentangle #artyear

The 3rd piece i have in the Employee Art Show. This is 9 2 inch tiles. With ink and chalk for color. This tangle is called windmill. #mdgrim_czt #artyear #zentangle

So this is another piece I have in the Employee Art Show. This is a watercolor background, ink, some gel pens, chalk, colored pencils. It is about 11x11" #mdgrim_czt #mixedmedia52 #zentangle #artyear

What a January! The last 9 days have been wild with the snow. This is hanging in an employee art show. This is 9 separate tiles. All the tiles were tangled and shaded as one big tile and then mounted on a black background. It was drawn to be viewed in any direction..#mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

Some tangles I don't use very often. Borbz, Garlic Cloves, Sand Swirl, and as usual, one I can't remember the name of. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

Today's art offering: a tangle called 'Kiss' #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

Little different color pallet this time. Tan tile, brown and black ink, brown and white chalk. The tangle is called Yay! #mdgrim_czt #artyear #zentangle

Classic Zentangle tile. With Betweed, Seedwayz, Henna Drum2, and one I can't spell. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

On a conference call for a while today. The tangle is Ravel (more or less). #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

PURPLE! With Verdigogh, Crescent Moon, and Walk the Line. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

This is one of my favorites...ok they are all my favorites! Watercolor and black ink. Tangles are Schoggi, May Blossom, and Poke Root with DooDah in the border. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear #mixedmedia52

Six watercolor circles scattered on a white background. Each circle has an inked pattern inside.

This quick, whimsical tile was inspired by the prompt 'Polka Dot'. Watercolor and black ink. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear #mixedmedia52

Here is a classic black and white tile. The tangle is called Morrisseau and it was deconstructed by Cheryl Moote as a tribute to the indigenous Canadian artist by that name. Check out tanglepatterns.com for more info on the tangle and it's inspiration. #mdgrim_czt #artyear #zentangle

An abstract painting made with Neocolor II water pastels. Circles, rectangles, and squares in orange, purple, yellow, pink, and olive green are layered over each other.

January 6, 2026

Emergence III

#neocolor #neocolorII #abstract #abstractArt #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings

So this one has freehand shapes [no tape] to create the watercolor background sections. And much looser lines and tangling. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear #mixedmedia52

It's my birthday so I am posting my favorite one of the series, with 3 different purple watercolor pencils. If you know me, you know how i feel about purple! These are some of my favorite tangles too - Hentuck, Well, and Krokus. With graphite shading #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear #mixedmedia52

More in my watercolor background series. Watercolor, black ink, and graphite. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear #mixedmedia52

More watercolor background trials. No shading this time. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

Washi tape and water color pencils for the color blocks. Black ink and graphite for the tangles. Variations of Mysealium, Ravel, Printemps, and Well. This is also a slightly larger tile, 4.5" square. #mdgrim_czt #artyear #zentangle

Foundabout, Florz, Fracas
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More work on a watercolor background. With Trkl, Verdigogh, and B101. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

I have been playing with water color backgrounds lately. Mostly trying to find the This right combination for me of ink, graphite, chalk, and pencils. This is watercolor pencil with black ink and graphite for shading. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

These tangles are May Blossom and Indy-Rella!

Tile with Betweed, Mooka, and some Tipple looking back at ya! #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear

So check these out...same pens, same blue chalk. One is a white tile and one is a gray tile. There is some white chalk on the gray tile for highlights. With Bales and Ravel. #mdgrim_czt #zentangle #artyear