Intricate zentangle rooster with leafy tail feathers standing among meadow grasses and small flowers

Zentangle Rooster in Meadow Grass

A proud rooster stands in tall grass, its comb, tail, wings, and chest filled with leaf-like zentangle patterns.

🎨 How to color it

Layer the rooster’s body in burnished copper, the leafy tail feathers in deep teal and moss green, and the meadow grasses in wheat gold with tiny coral flowers. Use sharp colored pencils and color each feather shape from its outer edge inward so the black curls and vein lines stay crisp. Try a slow ombré through the comb, from crimson at the base to orange-red at the tips, to echo the leaf shapes crowning his head.

The story behind this coloring page

Penn Counts the Quiet — Before the yard stirred, Penn tucked one foot beneath him and made a private wager: ten silent steps through the herb border before he crowed. Read the full story →

Before the yard stirred, Penn tucked one foot beneath him and made a private wager: ten silent steps through the herb border before he crowed. The mint smelled cold; dew beaded his toes; every curled leaf seemed to be listening. Step six cost him a feather when burrs combed his tail, and step nine brought the tick-tick of beetles under thyme. He wanted noise, but waited. On the tenth step, the sun found his comb, and the whole farm held its breath with him. Then Penn carried that quiet back to the roost.