Challenge #115 - Amanda Day or Earth Day

Earth/Amanda Day Celebration!
Printemps, Waves, Auras galore
and lots of color
The Diva's challenge this week #115 is to interpret Mother Earth for Earth Day. Laura Harm's son Chewy named the Earth Amanda so that's what this challenge is being called. Great to have the kids point of view here! Lot's of wonderful variations for this challenge, check it out.

My interpretation of Earth/Amanda Day began with researching recycle, earth logos. I really enjoy the recycle arrows and the hands cupping the Earth globe. We are meant to protect the Earth for the future. That's what I went with.

I tried to represent Earth, Water (using a Japanese wave interpretation as a reference), and Sky with stars, of course. I thought it would be a peaceful, gentle representation but it is more active and effervescent than I first thought it would be. Hopefully it looks uplifting and supportive of the Earth.

I pulled out the Inktense pencils that I got a while ago, I've admired them, just haven't actually taken them out of the container. So color and wash were my focus. Fun, crazy, and colorful. It's more of a celebration of the Earth/ Amanda and all it's elements and sparkle.

12 comments:

  1. This could be a book illustration!! Absolutely WOW!

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  2. Beautiful! This could be a Poster for Earth Day!

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  3. Very nicely done. Creative composition.

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  4. This is beautiful! I agree with the above, this could be a poster for Earth Day.

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  5. Gorgeous! And I love the thought that went into it!

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  6. Absolutely great. I love what you did with the stars and the waves. It is a great colored piece of art.

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  7. Fabulous waves, your world is perfectly balanced Daniele!

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  8. I agree with all above. I just LOVE this zia!!!

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  9. What a beautiful composition, you did this very well. I laughed about your not using your Inktense pencils, as I received the official Zentangle Kit from my hubby as a present and I couldn't come to grips with the beauty balanced against the cost of postage and customs into the UK. It was too precious to use!!

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  10. Love the effervescence! Especially like the stars!

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  11. I really like the effervescence. The colors are super.

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  12. Like the composition and the thought that went into developing your tile. Like your waves.

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