Friday, June 15, 2012

One of those perfect weeks


August Colours
(final version)
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 12 inches
Barbara Muir © 2012
(Available at the Gallery at the Porch Door)

This has been a really wonderful week.  I finished a commission,
worked on other paintings, went to Kim's super show
last night, talked to some dear artist friends on the phone
and capped the week today visiting a friend who
can no longer paint.  

All of the love we share one way and another teaches
us about life.  My brother uses a phrase with my mother
when things get difficult because she is losing her
eyesight, and has a chronic cough.  He says, "It's
okay Mommy somehow we're just going to muddle
through."  And when I think of it, as I
walk or drive through this city, no matter
how shiny our cars, or luxurious our homes and 
offices, we are all just muddling through.  

Today when I left my friend who no longer has so many
of the options we take for granted -- being able to
walk, being able to paint, even being able to talk
without difficulty -- I felt so lucky to know him and
to witness his bravery, and his still resilient
sense of humour.  And I felt blessed beyond compare in
my own life.  In some ways that's the only way to
feel -- incredibly blessed in this city, in this country
knowing you are out there, and that like me you
are doing your best at muddling through.
I hope you also feel blessed to have the life you
have.  

Have a taking-a-good-look-around-you day. 
P.S. Yes you did see this painting before.  What's changed?
My photo is not quite as clear as I'd like, but the painting's
out at the gallery.  I added highlights to the flowers and
beefed up the highlights on the little jug.  In real life it's
a big improvement from small changes.

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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!