Strong is the new pretty

Well, happy international women's day to all my female readers :-) Somehow I feel this day is becoming more important every year. So I made a drawing for the occasion :-)

graphite and alcohol markers 

I've been working on my painting too. At the end of the year I will be doing an art show in a gallery, so I decided to make at least 6 new paintings this year. And I realized this week if I want to get them ready in time I'll need to finish one approx. every 1,5 month! That's not a long time, at least not for me. I know there are people that finish a painting a day, but I would never be able to do that. So I started moving a bit faster on this one. It's a good thing I didn't have to search for figures for too long :-) Here's where I am now:

Who knows, I might finish it next week!

I also did my weekly sketch:

And that's it for this week! Linking up with Paint Party Friday tomorrow and looking forward to the weekend. At least it isn't freezing anymore :-)
And I forgot, but Paint Party Friday is celebrating its 7th birthday this week! I'm so glad it still exists. So many blogs have dropped out in the last year, it seems as if everyone is on Instagram nowadays. But this party keeps going strong. Thanks Eva and Kristin! Here's to another 7 years of painting-fun!

Finishing with a smile ...

And some thoughts:

Thanks for your visit! Have a great day, and enjoy a relaxing weekend! 

See you next week ♥ ♥ ♥

March and it's still winter!

We are having the coldest week of the winter! Yuk! Yukyukyuk! I'm sooo tired of the cold and the freezing wind, scraping ice off the car windows in the morning, the layering of thick clothes until I feel I can't move anymore ... I am not at all a winter person, and every year I just manage to survive it, but this year it keeps dragging on and on and on. If this weather keeps up, I'll have to move back to Australia .... (now there's an idea ;-) )

I did, however, manage to paint some more than last week. My canvas was laying on my table, and every time I walked past it I threw some more layers on there. That was fun. And now I saw some figures already so I started bringing them out. Here's a sneak peek:

And since it's the start of a new month I also made a new wallpaper! Here's how it looks:

And here's where you can download it :-)

Also made my weekly sketch!

Linking this post to Paint Party Friday. Have a look over there if you want to see some great art, and also if you want to participate! The more the merrier :-)

I'll end with some funnies :-)

And the "thinkers" :-)

Hope you're having a great day! Thanks for visiting and leaving your lovely comments.
They warm my heart ♥ See you next week ♥ ♥ ♥

Busy week ....

This week was rather busy so I had very little time for art. Also, I have been spending wasting way too much time on the internet and on social media. Which is annoying but, well, it is what it is. I did do my weekly sketch :-)

She's looking rather sad, maybe the state of the world was getting to me a bit. I find it so depressing how lying has become the new normal. Whenever they don't like something or don't agree with something, they shout: fake news, or come up with all kinds of conspiracy theories. It makes me sick. And it seems as if it's taking over the world. I am so proud of those schoolkids in the US who are standing up for what they believe, and I so hope they can bring about some change.

Anyway, I did start a new painting! It only has 2 layers for now, but it's a start. For the first time since long I decided to work on a rectangular canvas. It feels a bit weird, I'm so used to working on square ones. Here's what I have so far:

And that's it for this week! Joining that wonderful group of artists over at Paint Party Friday again!

Before I go, here are some (much-needed) funnies:

 Well, this is not really funny actually ....  :-\

And the ones to reflect on ...

Wishing you a beautiful day! Thanks for being here ♥ ♥ ♥