Bee Mandala

 This is a bee mandala from Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou's

Nature Mandalas coloring book.

I've had my eyes on this page for a number of years

and finally settled on how to color it.

One of the things that makes coloring so enjoyable

is being able to color outside the norm.

In other words, 

I didn't color the bees in their natural color,

but rather chose colorful combinations instead.

I chose a light sage green for the background.

For added interest, 

I drew a perfect circle in a slightly darker green

to show case the center of this page.

These are all of the colors I used on this page.

Let's take some close looks at each of the corner bees

and their coordinating honeycombs.

Each of the honeycombs have dainty little flowers woven together.

I colored all 4 sets of flowers alike and added tiny white pearls to their centers.

I chose 2-tone purple.

This one is lime green with a purple-pink.

This one is lavender & blue.

Lastly, this one is 2-tone aqua.

In between the four corner bees are identical

flower arrangements that I colored the same on each.

Finally,

the center is colored more natural, using golds & browns.

I'm so happy you came to see my coloring

because it was a lot of fun for me.

I hope you have a very blessed day.

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Nature Mandalas coloring book by Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils - 150 set

Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils - 120 set

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Sakura Eraser

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

Moth Life Cycle Mandala

 This is a page that I've literally thought about coloring for 4 years.

I've been afraid of messing it up,

but today I finally did it!

My favorite color is purple, which I then chose

the colors that I think look fabulous with it!

I'm very happy with how it turned out.

Here are the colors I used for this page.

Lavender purple goes beautifully with aqua & lime green.

I decided to color the cocoons to match each moth,

even though in real life, their cocoons are very ugly & drab,

which I presume is for their safety from predators.

Even the caterpillars have similar colors!

The bodies of the moths are in a light brown

with shadings of purple-brown.

I wanted the center circle to not be stark white,

but more of an unassuming color that wouldn't compete 

with the beautiful purples & greens throughout.

I opted to use cream because it's a neutral color that has a hint of yellow,

which goes very well with all of the other colors on this page.

My favorite moth in this coloring is the lavender with aqua.

I added hints of chartreuse too. 

The other moth is purple with lime & darker green colorings.

Finally, the very center,

where I've colored the caterpillars a lime green

and each with highlights of aqua or purple.

The 'bubble' has all of the purples, aqua & lime colors in it.

I just kept coloring this page and got it done in one day,

which for me is not the norm.

Very enjoyable and so happy how it turned out!

This one will be replacing one of the colorings on the 

"Favorite Colorings Wall" in my craft room.

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed evening!

Lisa >>^..^<

Products used:

Nature Mandalas by Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils - 150 set

Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils - 120 set

Faber-Castell Mini Soft Pastels - 72 set

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixtive Spray

Fruits & Nuts Mandala

 This is from the Nature Mandalas coloring book 

by Greek artist, Melpomeni Chatzigiotou.

I don't know what every single fruit and nut is, 

so I chose colors to help make the page more pretty.

For LAUGHS!!!

I had to 'remove' the mini cricket that photo-bombed my photo of the coloring!  LOLOLOLOL!

Thanks so much for coming by!

Have a great week!

Lisa

Products used:

Nature Mandalas coloring book by Melpomeni Chatzigiotou

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils

Prismacolor Sharpener

Grumbacher Fixative Spray

Vegetable Mandala

 What a nice vegetable mandala by the talented artist Melpomeni Chatzigiotou!

There are pumpkins, corn cobs, artichokes, tomatoes, eggplant, 

turnips, broccoli & carrots that are front and center!

Thx for stopping by!

Have a great upcoming weekend!

Lisa

Products used:

Nature Mandalas coloring book by Melpomeni Chatzigiotou

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils

Prismacolor Sharpener

Grumbacher Fixative Spray