Come out to the show!

 

One more for the bowl
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 12 inches

Barbara Muir © 2025

I have 31 paintings in the Heliconian Off The Wall Show opening
this Saturday, from 2 - 5 p.m.  Come on down to 35 Hazelton
Avenue to see the show.  It's a sale -- so all of the work is really
inexpensive.  If you like something you see here, or on my

instagram site, and it's not "on the wall," just ask me, and I will go
and get it for you if it's not sold already!

That's the whole idea of the show -- sell it, pack it, give it to the
collector, and hang new work by the same artist in its place. 
Pretty cool.

Here's one of my paintings that I love.I'm showing a variety
of work in the exhibition and that's just my work. 

(I haven't seen the show yet .  It goes up Thursday.)

Have a loving your life day

Happy Anniversary tomorrow Sam and Emily

Our son Sam and his wife, Emily
Photo
© Emily and Sam's Wedding 
Photographer, 2022

Tonight I will repost my post on this from last year, edited.  Congratulations

Sam and Emily on your three year anniversary.

"In the middle of getting ready for this weekend's opening, I had
to stop for a minute and remember my son and Emily's wonderful
wedding, three years ago tomorrow.  We had so much fun.  We
danced all night -- I got 13,000 steps just dancing -- the best D.J.

We are so happy for those two -- happily in love -- so fantastic.
Here's to another incredible year!"

Have a loving your life day. 

Getting ready for the Off The Wall show

Loving the new kitten

Black marker on paper

5.5 x 8.5 inches

Barbara Muir © 2019

In the Off the Wall show, which opens this coming Saturday from
2 - 5 p.m., I will have drawings and paintings.  I'm quite fond

of this piece capturing the joy a child feels when the family
gets a new kitten. 

I hope you'll come out to the opening.  The highest price in this
show will be $200, and I will have many works at a much lower
price than that.  And here's the thing -- it's Canadian art.  

The show is guaranteed to be wonderful, and there will be
goodies, and coffee and tea -- and it's free.  Please come out

if you're in the 35 Hazelton Avenue neighbourhood.

Have a loving your life day!

 

Diane Mohan's moving call for peace at Gallery 1313 Queen Street W.

 

We attended a fabulous art show at Gallery 1313 on Queen Street West.  I wish I'd
taken more photos, but I was captivated by the work of Diane Mohan, which is
why we visited the show.  Her work in this show Meditations on Peace
is all about peace.  She has written peace in 7 languages and behind the larger
word, and she wrote calls to bring peace to the many conflict areas in the world.

The title says it all, and Diane says the works are like prayers, or meditation.

I had a great conversation with her about it, and her motivation.  Thank you Diane
for your work, and for inviting us. We desperately need peace in the world.

Have a helping make peace day!

Happy Monthaversary Steven

 

Steven and me in the lights
of Times Square
We love New York City,
and hope to visit again someday.

Today is our Monthaversary
of our first date.

No we weren't in Times Square.

A run around day -- we went to the market, exchanged one of my
birthday gifts, bought more sunscreen, went to the art store for
hanging clips for framing, and had a great take out lunch staring
at Casa Loma lit up and blue when most people would be 
eating dinner. 

Now it's movie night.  We had a very happy Monthaversary of
our first date.  Bizarre, but we celebrate that day every month,

and our wedding Monthaversary two days later.

In this hard world, we need to appreciate our good fortune.

Have a loving your life day!

Friday feeling

 

The heart of the party
marker on bond paper

5 x 7 inches

Barbara Muir © 2025

Here's a little drawing I'm putting in the Heliconian Off The Wall show (framed).

I drew it from a sweet random photo I saw online, and love the woman's look
of contentment holding a baby and a dog. I may have added the hearts
(you think!) If you know me you know I love hearts.

It was a very busy day, lots of tasks, some very sad news, and meeting some
super people when we were out getting frames.  Including an abstract artist
and her sister. And their parents, and the artist's husband -- a writer.  

Wonderful people everywhere in Toronto.

Have a loving your life day!

Getting ready for the Off The Wall opening on November 29

Moody Beauty drawing

Coloured pencil on bond paper

10 x 10 inches (framed)

Barbara Muir © 

Today a friend helped me with framing some work for the Off The
Wall show.  It was so nice to have someone with me in the studio,

helping with decisions, and the framing work.  She calmed me down.

I love this drawing -- which lead to a large painting of the same
name. I love the scenes in Nova Scotia. 

Off The Wall is a small drawing and painting show, with a top
price of $200.00 (This will be quite a bit less.) The idea is that
people can buy work and take it with them.  We had a great time
 last year.  The beautiful array of super artists' work would all
make great holiday gifts. 

Have a loving your life day!