Thank you so much, Merry!
I always like sharing while I'm still working on something :) It's as if I'm not painting by myself, and that feels quite good.
But you're right, most people would post the finished painting and that's it.

I indeed do not think it is him. But there's gotta be more attractive men in Canada, hihi.
In the meantime I'm gonna keep looking here. Not sure if I'm cut out for Canada's cold. Or the amount of snow you can get.

Good thing you fixed the forum board again :)
You sure got the magick touch!

Thank you, and you're welcome!

Lot more work done today:
Added part of the backside of the chaps...
Made the horse a little lighter/brighter brown...
Made the saddle bag larger...
Put the rolled up slickers behind the saddle...
Painted in a couple of straps and rings
made the saddle blanket shorter...
Oh and the lasso...

The light patches on the horse will get glazing (thin coloured layers)

QUESTION: is the rim of his hat too small? What do you think?

Thinking... these disappearing posts are starting to get up my nose!
Just like most emojis don't show up when you click "add smiley".
Best not go to the loo here either. Since nothing is working right they probably don't flush anymore.

Sounds good to me! I'll do my own banana, I love bananas :D

I once fell in love with a Dutch Canadian during carnival.
He had moved to Calgary with his parents but came back to celebrate carnival in The Netherlands. That only lasts a few days, but was long enough for me to fall head over heels in love.
And then he went back to Calgary, leaving me heartbroken.
This man for me better not be him, hihi.

OT -------- nice sunny weather again, like yesterday :D
We had night frost which usually means clear skies and thus sun during the day.
Unfortunately it's supposed to get cloudy later on and snow is forecast.
Not a whole lot but 2cm is enough to derail life in The Netherlands, hihi.

Hahaha, maybe next time? Then you can bring a few cans of maple syrup with you?
You know, I LOVE pancakes with sliced banana in 'em and then drown the whole lot in maple syrup!
I haven't got any anymore.
Time to get me a new bottle soon!

So my man lives in Canada??! What the heck is he doing over there while I'm here?!
I don't mind moving, IF he's worth it, hihi. And does that on-1-knee thing first

You got that right!! (about church) It used the Templars then stabbed them in the back when getting rid of the Templars served them better.
But the French king instigated that whole thing.

The star sign Snake is short and also shortens either Scorpio or Sag time -or both- as of course there's only 365 days in a year.
I believe Snake is 14 days only.
I don't know who decided to get rid of it. It does mean people born in that time period may find that the qualities of Snake suit them better than Scorpio or Sag. There are people who adhere to the 13 signs.
My own birthday is May 13th, so it doesn't matter to me, hihi.
I'm a spring girlie! Born on Friday the 13th :)

After not painting for half a year I´m working on a new canvas again!

First couple of sessions I was struggling, almost as if I´d forgotten how to do it.
Also because I am using a different technique for certain parts so there was a bit of trial and error.

This is where I am right now. Still a helluva lot to do but at least you can now clearly see where this is going :)
Colours are a bit brighter than the real thing but I had to tweak it a bit otherwise his shirt looked totally off. Seems the camera doesn't fancy aquamarine blue, hihi.

Hihi, you were too late, Zee!
I scoffed the last bit last night when I got a bit peckish.



I feel good! Lots of blue sky and the sun is shining.
What more can a girl want?
Oh yes. A nice hunky bloke for a partner who brings her flowers on Valentine's day and gives her a kiss that makes her toes curl.
Where are you?!?!!!

I was born on Friday 13th :)
I have always heard it used to be a good and positive day until church persecuted the Knights Templar on a Friday the 13th.
Ever since Friday the 13th was made out to be a bad day.

Friday itself was always good as it's named after Frigg, the Norse goddess of motherhood, marriage, fertility, the home.

As for the number 13... I believe that it's church's doing that it got a bad name. Especially related to the Knights Templar story.
These knights had become very influential an rich and the French king felt threatened by them. If memory serves, he owed the templars money that he had borrowed, and he couldn't pay them back.
He then schemed with the pope to have the Knights killed.
Prior to that the pope had worked with the Templars, had supported them etc. But he also wasn't too keen they were getting so influential.
So they captured them, tortured them in the most horrible ways so in the end they confessed to whatever they were forced to confess.
And of course they were made to confess to evil, diabolic stuff and heresy.

As for moons... every couple years we have a 13th full moon.
Zodiac sign... there originally was a 13th; Snake, in between Scorpio and Sagittarius. It was removed from the Zodiac at some point.

Feeling a little bit un-rhythmed. I think I just invented a word :D

Had wanted to paint this afternoon, but I had to go to my GP's to pick up my meds (hormones). That couldn't wait as I was about to run out of my oestrogen gel this weekend. And you cannot just quit using that, could cause a heart attack.

I got my stuff now, but it's almost dinner time. Thank goodness I got Chinese left over from yesterday.
Meaning... I can paint a bit and maybe later on this evening as well :)

Sleepy time for me now ***yawn***
Gone 1 again.
It's been a great day, I'm still happy and smiling. Only difference now is that I'm yawning a lot too, haha.

Let's hope it works! It's getting a bit spooky, hihi.

You best find it, fast! It's spread to other threads too! It's contagious?!

You best find it, fast! It's spread to other threads too! It's contagious?!

Thinking... what the hell is wrong with the boards?
I saw on the main board that Zee had posted in a topic but when I checked my post was the last, not Zee's?
Then I click "reply", scroll down, and there's Zee's post?
Then I type a reply and it doesn't show up either?

We need Zee's magick wand again, haha.
I got one too, a hawthorn wand, but haven't used it in some time so it could be a tad rusty. Goddess knows what happens if I use it!?
The entire board might disappear up its own @$$, lol.

Thanks, Zee!
Been a good day for me :)
Yesterday my head caused me serious grief and I was not in a good mood, today my head wasn't happy either, but I decided to sod it, take a paracetamol and get painting regardless.
It somehow worked out well and it made me happy :D
Then on top of the the convo with my girlie, yup, me is happy, haha.

Bloody marvelous!
Just spoke to my girlie on the phone and she used a word that I understood but thought to not be Dutch but literally translated from English.

I giggled as having that problem is so familiar to me. Turned out to be a Dutch word after all, and I again had to laugh as clearly I'm confused -again- when it comes to my own mother tongue, hihi.

I told her that I'm often still more comfortable using English than Dutch, and she said she feels the same way.
She also still uses a lot of English and English slang, as do I.
I said it would probably never change, never go away anymore. Then she surprised me by saying she wouldn't want it to. I had not expected that. And I feel the same way.
Speaking English is part of me, has been for my entire adult life. Meaning for most of my life, haha.

Difference being she speaks AmE and I speak BrE.

I do sometimes wonder why I have this fascination with the English language. It has always been that way, even when I was a young girlie.
Must be a past life thing. Which would explain why I feel so unbelievably at home in the UK and in AUS.
And then even get a daughter who's got the same 'problem', haha.

Me????
You saying I put too much in my trolley and Mingle decided to not let me pass go and I do not collect my $200?!?
Dangit!
I could do with a bit of extra cash, hihi.

Thinking... no one has asked for a profile rating in a month. A whole month!?!
Things are looking up, hihi.
I mean, most of the ones asking are here for 3 seconds...