Thursday, March 28, 2013

Happy Birthday Wing -- and Happy Weekend everyone

 
 Wing photographing himself with his portrait.
Water Image #4 Wing at the beach
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 24 inches
Barbara Muir © 2013

My client Wing is in New York City today, the lucky
guy (one of my favorite cities in the world), so I thought
I'd show you this picture of Wing in my kitchen
photographing himself with his portrait.

Sometimes I take a portrait to my clients, but most
of the time clients come and pick up their commissioned
work here.  Either way it's always an emotional exchange.
I am excited because the work is done, and I have put
my heart and soul into it, and the client is excited and
happy because our collaboration has made an idea come alive.

It's so gratifying in ways I can't even describe when
a subject loves the painting, and Wing did.  I am
almost over this cold/flu bug, and every improvement
is so welcome.  Wing's happiness and the sound of
robins singing in the spring today made me
overjoyed.

Have an enjoying-happy-results day.

3 comments:

cohen labelle said...

Very glad and relieved you are mended or almost.
Lovely portrait of a handsome guy!

Love, Marcia

Barbara Muir said...

Thanks Marcia. Working on it. He is a handsome guy, and I'm glad you like the portrait. That means the world to me.

Love,

Barbara

Kim Rempel said...

Love, love, LOVE this shot. The painting, the model, the capture...cool: )

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