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Eni Oken

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Pickpocket, Cadent and Lotus • Art by Eni Oken

This color scheme was not my favorite when I finished the piece - what was I thinking! - but it's starting to grow on me. Here is Pickpocket (Tomàs Padros) and also a coiled ribbon pattern similar to Cadent with a lotus in the middle, found on Plate X (Egyptian) of the Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones, 1865. Ancient Egyptian ornament was mostly very geometric; flowing lines like this were very rare. Tangled with inktense and pitt artist brush pens. See more pictures at my blog enioken.com • Art by Eni Oken

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Pasadena Deco • Art by Eni Oken

Last week I was driving around Pasadena, CA and saw the most beautiful ornamental pattern on a building facade that served as inspiration for this picture. I can only guess that it is Art Deco due to the lines and style, and since Pasadena does have some fine examples of that period. Drawn using Inktense paint pads and Pitt brush pens with a waterbrush. See more pictures at my blog enioken.com • Art by Eni Oken

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Zentangle Patterns

Video Art

Zentangle Art

Duotone Tangling Class now available in video • Art by Eni Oken

The beautifully poetic class Duotone Tangling is now available in video format for individual purchase. This video class includes how to use a “landscape string” and how to create contrast using two inking pens of different colors. It also shows how to use grafting and how to organicize tangles to make them resemble plants. See more pictures at my blog enioken.com • Art by Eni Oken

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Serrated Wing Fragment • Art by Eni Oken

My art-cheological explorations are not always historic in the traditional sense: this fragment was found in one of my sketch papers from January 2023. The quote is from a friend who told me to “focus on the solution, not the problem”. I don’t even remember what the problem was at that time, so clearly it has been solved! Tangled with inktense and pitt artist brush pens. Love the color palette! See more pictures at my blog enioken.com • Art by Eni Oken

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Sunbelt Deco — Eni Oken

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Sunbelt Deco — Eni Oken

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Sunbelt Deco — Eni Oken

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Sunbelt Deco — Eni Oken

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Sunbelt Deco — Eni Oken

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Sunbelt Deco — Eni Oken

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Sunbelt Deco — Eni Oken

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Sunbelt Deco • Art by Eni Oken

I'm in love with all the Art Deco architectural jewels of Los Angeles. The Pantages is one of my favorites, and here you see a small fragment from that magnificent theater, combined with Sunbelt, a tangle by Jody Genovese. Drawn using Inktense paint pads and Pitt brush pens with a waterbrush. I'm very happy with the dramatic results! See more pictures at my blog enioken.com • Art by Eni Oken

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Pitt Artist Pens

LaQuinta • Art by Eni Oken

In this picture I mixed a tangle with some history: the leafy tangle is Laquinta (my own) combined with a Romanesque fragment on the lower right corner. I used Laquinta sprouting from a wavy ogee curve, climbing like a vine and turning around the corner. Again, tangled with inktense and pitt artist brush pens. See more pictures at my blog enioken.com • Art by Eni Oken

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Pakistan Photos

Sacred Tree

Ancient Civilizations

Watercolor Cards

Chaukhandi Ornament • Art by Eni Oken

Continue to explore the world of historic ornament. This one is my interpretation of a detail found in the Chaukhandi Tombs, a 500 year-old necropolis richly carved in sandstone, located near Karachi in Pakistan. Photos were graciously shared with permission by Tahamie Farooqui, a very talented photographer referred by Jenny Farooqui. Many thanks for the gorgeous pictures and referral! Shaded and colored with Inktense and Pitt Artist Brush pens. See more pictures at my blog enioken.com • Art by Eni Oken

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Chrissie and Kushi • Art by Eni Oken

I’m loving these colorful ZIA postcards - 4x6 inches. Here I explored two lovely interlaced patterns - Chrissie (Martina Ramhapp) and Kushi (Midori Furuhashi). Tangled using Inktense paint pads and Pitt brush pens with a waterbrush. Looks like something from a dreamland. See more pictures at my blog enioken.com • Art by Eni Oken