Friday, August 20, 2010

Gardens, dogs and a sweet girl



Popsicles and polka dots
Black marker on bond paper
4 x 5 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010

When I tell my friend that watching Morning
Glories makes me understand that plants
certainly do think, she laughs, but she knows
what I mean. She has wild Morning Glories in
her garden and she wants them gone.
I love Morning Glories more than I can say.
That pure blue is a colour worth getting
out of bed for. But because I have shared
fences on three sides of my yard, I have to be
extra vigilant. These flowers want to go where
they want to go -- along the ground, around my
neighbour's Daisies, up and over the garage to
the back fence neighbour's trees.


Morning glories in my garden

I'm working on a few paintings that I can't show you
yet. So tonight I thought -- I know I'll just do a
quick sketch of my dog Zoey. Nope she had a mind
of her own. Every time I'd get a nice sketch going she'd
roll over and completely change directions on her
dog bed. What could I do?

I looked at my pile of half starts and pulled out
some old photos. So tonight's drawing is of my friend's
little girl eating a Popsicle. That little girl is all grown up
now, and has a voice like an angel. As a little girl she
was brilliant, funny and kind to my sons and we
had many a summer picnic together. I haven't seen her
in a couple of years, but the last time I saw her she
was an lovely and talented young woman.

Have a drawing-what-will-be-drawn day.

2 comments:

cohen labelle said...

Barbara!
What have you done?!
This beautiful drawing of a sweet little girl pulls at my heart strings for it bears an uncanny resemblance to a little girl I have known all my life and hers and who l love more than air, earth, fire and water - and of whom I am, of course the proudest mother beyond all rational measure!!!!!
love,
Marcia

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Marcia,

I always liked the photo I drew this from. Jenny and Christopher are amping it up on some playground equipment. You deserve to be one of the proudest mothers beyond all rational measure. But I must admit that you are not alone in that particular camp.

Glad you like the drawing. I hoped you would.

Love,

Barbara

Portrait Artist

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I paint and draw on commission and for shows. To commission a portrait, or purchase one of my paintings please contact me at: barbara.muir@sympatico.ca
A major highlight in my career? Drawing Oprah Winfrey live via Skype for her show "Where in the Skype are you? Galleries: Studio Vogue Gallery, Toronto, Canada. The Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York City. Gallery at the Porch Door, Kingston, Canada. Your positive comments on this blog mean the world to me. I'd love to hear from you!