Happy day off

 

Pip the Lionhead 

rabbit delivers eggs

8 x 8 inchs

Acrylic on canvas
Barbara Muir © 2015

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday weekend too. We are 
lucky that today is a day off for both of us.  This is another
kind of bunny. We are not religious at all, but we do like the bunny
and egg fun -- which goes way, way back in history.

It's a short post today.  Wishing you a fabulous day whether you're
hard at work, or like us, deciding how we'd like to spend the day.
Perhaps a trip to the lake would be good although it is very
cold today.

Wishing you a happy day whatever you are celebrating. 

Have a loving your life day!

Happy whatever you're celebrating and please come to our third opening Wednesday!

Harold and the blue eggs

Acrylic on canvas

8 x 8 inches

 Barbara Muir © 
(This painting got revised last year, and
the eggs became poppies, but it seems right
for today in its former appearance.)

I hope you had a super time with family and friends this weekend.  We
enjoyed two of the openings for The Colour of Light on Friday and
Saturday.  Today we drove to London for a delightful dinner with
family.

Next weekend the family celebrations continue.  And there is an
opening of the beautiful The Colour of Light show at the Heliconian
from 4 - 7:30 on Wednesday, April 8.  We would love to see you
there.  So it has been a very happy weekend.

I found this peace on happiness from a former blog and I like it:

"It’s too bad that happiness as a concept is suspect. Because
ultimately there’s nothing more important in life than figuring
out how to be happy (and loving). I woke up this morning wondering if just
saying the word "happy" could make you happy. I’m not talking
about being in the middle of a period of deep grief. I mean on an
ordinary day, when nothing awful has happened if you woke up
in the morning and thought I am happy, would it affect the day.

And as one of my former bosses used to say -- "here's
the thing."  People feel guilty about feeling happy when so
many people in the world are suffering horrible wars and
famine.  My question is does our deliberate avoidance of
our own happiness help? We must march, protest, contribute,
donate, vote, speak up, and in all the good moments
in our lives cherish our happiness."

Have a loving your life day!

Second opening of The Colour of Light was awesome. Come see it Wednesday!

 

Summer Leaves

Acrylic on canvas

16 x 20 inches

Barbara Muir © 2025
(This is in the show!)

It was a delightful opening today, with friends, artists'
family, and new friends coming and loving the show. 
I was so excited to meet artists, painters, sculptors,

photographers, writers, collage artists -- amazing. 
What a treat!

It was so much fun talking to people, and enjoying seeing the
art in our happy exhibition. 

If you get a chance please come out and see The Colour of Light
on April 8 (this Wednesday) between 4 and 7:30 p.m.  We will
have goodies, treats, snacks, and would love to see you.

Have a loving your life day!

A wonderful opening today for The Colour of Light Show

The three of us at the show:  

 Left to right Vivian East, Henrietta Walmark and me

Photo
Tanya Murdoch © 2026

It was a super opening today at the Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Ave.,

and people loved the show.  We all enjoyed seeing so many friends, and meeting
so many new friends.  I'm so grateful to everyone who helped with the show,
and to the my friends Henrietta Walmark and Vivian East for being in the
show together with me.  People came in off the street amazed that our work 
looks so good together. It is a beautiful show.

I hope if you're in Toronto that you'll come out either tomorrow the 4th 
between 2 and 5 p.m., or  Wednesday, the 8th from 4 - 7:30, or on April 24
from 1 - 3. The show is up all month.  Other than the reception dates, you
can see it by appointment through the club office.

Remember the openings are free, and we have delicious snacks and cookies,

and coffee and tea.  We'd love to see you!

The same photo to give you the scale

of a small part of the beautiful hall
Photo

Tanya Murdoch © 2026

Have a loving your life day! 

The Colour of Light show is up at the Heliconian Hall

Let's go to the beach

Acrylic on canvas

3 x 4 feet
Barbara Muir © 2026
(I hope to get a better photo tomorrow.)

The Colour of Light show is up at the Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave.,
Toronto and we can't wait to show you the exhibition.  If you're in town
come out tomorrow April 3 between 2 - 5 p.m. Goodies, cookies,
snacks, so many beautiful photos and paintings to see.  So please come on
over. Free of course.

Our thanks to Trish, Catherine, Simone, Nola, Maria, Steven and Peter.

You are all amazing, and we are very grateful.

Have a loving your life day!

Please come out and celebrate with us

The textured dream of the school house

Acrylic on canvas
24 x 24 inches

Barbara Muir © 2026

The Colour of Light show featuring the work of the painter Vivian East,
the photographer Henrietta Walmark and me goes up tomorrow,
and the first opening is Friday April 3 from 2 - 5 p.m. at 35 Hazelton
Avenue in Toronto.  The show is free, there will be treats, cookies,
snacks, coffee.  We would love to see you there.

Friday is a holiday, and if you're downtown in the Yorkville area please
drop in. The Heliconian looks like a church, but is not, it's an art club.

Have a loving your life day!

It must be spring

Last spring at this time I was getting ready for my solo show,
this year I am almost finished my paintings for the 
Colour of Light, show at the Heliconian Club, opening this coming
Friday -- April 3, 2026mfrom 2 - 5 p.m.  Looking at the paintings
of course I see some things that need changing. 

Thankfully it's all coming together. And as usual more list making,
checking, packing, planning.  Some of you (many of you) have
done shows with two other artists and know it's a busy time.
You inspire me, and Steven is singing in the kitchen -- so
dinner is ready, and I will staypositive.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Have a loving your life day!