The Zen of Doodle

There is a peacefulness and calm about making lines, shapes, letters, and dots. Music in the background, a stream of thought, the texture of the paper, flow of the pen... and the joy of imagining. 

 A piece of paper and a pen. 

 Blissful simplicity. 


Comments

Anonymous said…
I love zentangles. So peaceful and creative. Wonderful post.
October 11, 2013 at 7:28 AM
Peggy said…
beautiful doodles! Very peaceful and creative!

Peggy (from UBC)

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October 11, 2013 at 7:30 AM
Anonymous said…
This looks like fun and looks intricate
October 11, 2013 at 7:35 AM
Rajlakshmi said…
very creative and beautiful :)
October 11, 2013 at 7:45 AM
Cerebrations.biz said…
This is the one thing I miss by taking notes on a tablet or computer. The endless doodling...
I guess my mental acuity and attention is maintained now by stealing scrabble moments while notetaking (the game is on all my devices...)
October 11, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Anonymous said…
Beautiful! I have a similar experience when I color in pre-printed mandalas... it frees me from my "I don't draw well" hangups and allows me to just enjoy the moment and be creative just in choosing what colors to use where.
October 11, 2013 at 9:22 AM
Unknown said…
great pages. I think it is neat how you can feel the interaction of different brands of pens with different papers.
October 11, 2013 at 9:48 AM
Creative Soul Juice - Hobby Parent said…
Coloring is such a soothing activity.
October 11, 2013 at 10:02 AM
Creative Soul Juice - Hobby Parent said…
True - the paper is part of the process as well as the pens.
October 11, 2013 at 10:03 AM
Unknown said…
Beautiful doodles, so lovely and detailed!
October 11, 2013 at 12:42 PM
Unknown said…
It's so calming to doodle and think of nothing but line
October 11, 2013 at 10:15 PM
Unknown said…
I popped in from Effy's blog-along, and am peeping through your blog. These are really awesome. I pinned them to my Zentagled/Doodlicious board. (kimmiesroom) Looking foward to following you. (((HUGS)))
April 2, 2014 at 1:07 AM
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