Marina Capdevila has completed a new mural titled “Compartiendo Muros”, painted at Colegio Público Nuestra Señora de la Concepción in Madrid. The project is part of the Madrid City Council’s Sharing Walls program, which brings artists into public spaces across the city. The project also includes workshops and conversations with students at the school.

“Compartiendo Muros” features Capdevila’s recurring cast of older women in playful, contemporary scenes — here on skateboards, surrounded by plants, and outfitted with everyday tech.

As her style continues to evolve, Capdevila refines her language of joy, exaggeration, and everyday rebellion — especially when her subjects are the elders who are often cropped out of the picture. Long-time observers will note that a direction that feels more textured and improvisational, without losing the clean graphic pounce/punch she’s known for.

Hard-edged shapes bump against charcoal-like marks and quick gestures, as if she’s inviting us into the creative process rather than polishing it too much. Her stylish grandmothers sprawl across the wall with irrepressible swagger; eyes dart from sunglasses to oranges, plants, dogs and daisies — a mural in motion with soft spray volumes and playful scribbles. Cute or coarse? Obviously both. With her tightening of this hybrid technique, spatially stacked for impact, it’s a notable step forward.

Capdevila’s ongoing ode to aging with sun-ripened color and individual flair lands as pure confidence. The artist’s own personal style runs right alongside it — a spirit of joy, and a reminder of our lifelong superpowers.