Sunday, February 14, 2010

Late Sunday afternoon



Backyard Cherrywood afternoon
acrylic on canvas
8 x 8 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010
Here's a little painting of my backyard in the
late afternoon that I thought was pretty
dark and moody until I took it out of my
studio and photographed it outside.

I hope you are having the best Valentine's
Day ever, whether you have a special someone,
or you're being extra loving with family and
friends. I'll be thinking of you and sending
you hearts and flowers and super good wishes.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Have an enjoying-the-love-the-world-offers day.

22 comments:

Melinda said...

I don't see anything here dark and moody, Barbara! It's beautifully painted and the colors, of course, are yummy. It looks like a very friendly place. There is still a lot of warmth in all of that blue!

Melinda said...

Oh, I commented before I meant to. Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!!

cohen labelle said...

Boy oh boy, I sure like this one! I just love it!
xoxoxoxoxo
Marcia

Linny D. Vine said...

Happy Valentine's to you and your painting is delish!

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Melinda,

Thanks so much Melinda. I actually set the publishing date wrong and had to change it. I hope you are having a super Valentine's Day.

xoxoxoxoxoxoBarbara

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Marcia,

Thank you. You are too sweet. I actually got on a bit of a role, doing inside plein air. I guess you'd have to call them demi air, or something. So first I did the front view, then the view out the kitchen window. So! I'm glad you like it. I do too.

xoxoxoxoxoxBarbara

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Linny,

Happy Valentine's Day to you.

I hope it's a super one.

Take care,

Barbara

Anonymous said...

Love this! And love your blog. Happy Valentine's Day Barbara! Lina

Terri Buchholz said...

I love your paintings - all of them! They are so optimistic and cheery - I have a feeling they reflect the artist's attitude about life.

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Lina,

Thank you so much. So glad you like my work. I am a major fan of your elegant and intelligent blog.

Happy, Happy Valentine's Day.

xoxoxoxBarbara

laura said...

Beautiful colors and shapes; I love the trees' branches. A perfect little scene.
Happy Valentine's!

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Terri,

Thanks so much. I certainly want to have a positive attitude towards life. I believe it's a choice. Maybe it's not always possible, but it's definitely a goal. People like you make it easy to be happy.

Take care,

Barbara

L.Holm said...

I adore the rich colors in this. So beautiful! Hope you had a lovely and loving Valentine's Day! xoLiz

Karen Bruson said...

Another very cool painting. Again, I love the strong colors and dark lines.

Becky Joy said...

Barbara, I have given you the "sunshine award". Come by my blog to pick it up.

Susan McCullough said...

This painting makes me happy just to look at it-- very nice.

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Laura,

I hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day. I loved your post about love.

Take care,

Barbara

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Liz,

I am blessed with a loving husband and family, and I did have a Happy Valentine's Day, except that I am worried about my mother's health.

Thanks for your kind wishes. They mean a lot to me.

Take care,

Barbara

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Karen,

Thanks for your kind compliment,
and thanks so much for the award. It is a heavy marking week, so I am falling behind on my blogging. Please forgive me and know that I am deeply honoured that you would give me an award.

Take care,

Barbara

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Becky,

Thanks so much for the sunshine award. I will talk about it on my blog as soon as my marking at school
quiets down. This week is insanely hectic until Friday. I am thrilled that you have honoured me with this award. Once again thank you so much.

Take care,

Barbara

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Becky,

Thanks so much for the sunshine award. I will talk about it on my blog as soon as my marking at school
quiets down. This week is insanely hectic until Friday. I am thrilled that you have honoured me with this award. Once again thank you so much.

Take care,

Barbara

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Susan,

Thanks so much. I do love the view out my kitchen window. It makes me happy too.

Take care,

Barbara

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