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!

Finishing things up for The Colour of Light

 

Paris Afternoon

(work in progress)

Acrylic on canvas

3 x 4 feet

Barbara Muir © 2026

This is one of the paintings I'll be showing in the Colour of Light show opening
this Friday from 2 - 5 p.m. at The Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave., Toronto.

Yes I'm still working on it. I hope I'll see you at one of our four openings.

I will put the invitation on tomorrow.  It's been a great day painting, and I've
handed our invitations to people who are looking forward to seeing the show,

so that is wonderful.

Plus the first pansies were for sale at a local store, and I bought three pots of
them.  Soooooo beautiful.  A week or so ago we were coping with snow
drifts. Today it was like instant spring.  

Have a loving your life day!

A very happy day

 

It's a fine day sweetheart

Acrylic on cradled birch panel

8 x 10 inches

Barbara Muir © 

This painting seems right for today. As well as getting ready
for the Colour of Light show opening in Toronto on Friday at
35 Hazelton Ave. from 2 - 5 p.m., it was a family

art day.  So much fun.  We sit around the kitchen table covered

with art paper, and draw.  The best.  Bright coloured
markers combine with short messages to create something so
vivid.  

So I hope you had a very happy Sunday.  We did.

Have a loving your life day!

Saturday night is movie night -- memories from Stuttgart

 

Four Trees

Claude Monet

Oil on canvas

1891

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 

New York City

(The paintings at the

Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart were similar. I remember

crying telling Steven about them, and

how thick the paint was, and how Monet

went back as many as 60 times to

get the mood and lighting right!)

I found this wonderful post I wrote about seeing one of Monet's
paintings in a beautiful gallery in Stuttgart, Germany. It seems
perfect for tonight.  I've been painting all day, and everything
is "almost" finished.  So I will show you the pieces in the
next few days. Meanwhile here it is updated in places for
the current reality:

"I've been working on a large painting (currently working on
several large paintings)for most of the past week for a show
next weekend.  For me sometimes painting is a back and forth thing.  
This is one of those times.  But I came upon this image today,
which reminded me of the time Steven and I were in Stuttgart,
Germany because he had a work assignment there, and I went to
visit the Staatsgalerie alone. It was a beautiful gallery, with an
incredible collection.

I love the work of Monet, in fact we named our cat after
him (a girl cat), and I am always blown away when I see
his work.  But when I saw his poplar series (this is one of them)
in Stuttgart I was deeply moved.  The description on the wall at
the gallery said that Monet had returned to the sight as many
as 60 times to get the light and colours exactly right. The paintings
were very thick with paint, and I was so touched at his devotion.
I just read now that the trees were going to be cut down, and Monet
had to pay for the trees so he could finish his paintings. Amazing.

So back to my project(s).  Yes I can do it. Thank you Monet."

Have a loving your life day.