Weekend-ready

Partial view from and of my livingroom in Singapore.

Ha! Its Friday and the question is whether I am weekend-ready? After all, I was the one who went on about the days of the week and how Friday is great provided you are organised for the weekend. Well, I am. Weekend-ready I mean.
Housekeeping is done. AAARGH!! I have a stack of movies to choose from and lots of abandoned paintings just begging to be completed!!

Little Saturday

Weekend's a comin'

Situated right in the middle of a working week, Wednesday is my Little Saturday.

People start to relax in anticipation of the weekend. Monday and its consequence (also known as Tuesday), have passed with or without incident, and one can breathe out again.
Even social activities seem to be better from Wednesday onward. Wednesday brings a whole new week of possibility.

While I was still working full-time, I used to love a Wednesday almost more than a Friday.

Friday is it. If you haven't planned your weekend by Friday, it is pretty much a write-off (especially as you get older). By Friday you have to be weekend-ready. Same with Monday. If you are not tired and dishevelled on Monday, it can be a terrible day!

So, besides Saturday (which remains the GREATEST), Wednesday is the second greatest day of the week!

So in honour of Little Saturday, I post a sketch which is a composite of a hand drawn illustration and part of a photograph.
All were scanned into photoshop, composited and printed onto paper. Then I used crayons and ink over the print.

Lucky Little Saturday to all!

Spring

Spring to me means flowers and colors!

Mixing media

Faces
Mixed media on paper
2006

In February, while visiting with family in South Africa, I created this image on A0 size paper.
Its a mixture of charcoal and acrylic and I used a palette knife to apply paint. Its not often that I start an artwork without an idea of what I want the end result to be. This was a great exercise...

It has also piqued an interest in acrylics. It seems almost a 'playful' medium as opposed to Oils.
Also, the colours are vibrant.

Southern Cape

In February this year I spent some time with family at the Southern most point of Africa. L'Agulhas.
These paintings represent a few spots around this area and I attach great sentimental value to them.
The Lighthouse in Agulhas is a well-known landmark of the region.
The small boat (also called a 'chukkie') is found in the harbour of Struisbaai (+/-10km from Agulhas) and I really love this bustling little the fishing town.
The "Farm Stall" as it is known, is situated +/- 45km inland from the coast in a quaint little town called Napier. Inhabited by many artists and writers, I often found myself wandering through its quiet streets and listening to the silence.
'Cottage for rent' is a small cottage on the beachfront where I would one day like to spend some time painting.
For now, however, I must blog and draw and market...and blog and draw and paint and market...you know the cycle!

Looking back: Vietnam II

Later I 'converted' the pencil sketches to ink.
Jury's still out on which I prefer.

Looking back: Vietnam

Over the years I have tried to keep a few old sketches. Most get thrown out somewhere along the way to make room for others. I have regretted this sometimes, but hey what can you do. They're gone.

So, for my own benefit and those might stumble across this blog: Woman in Vietnam