Friday, January 27, 2017

More from the hospital -- waiting

Trying to sleep
Black marker on Moleskine paper
8 x 10 inches
Barbara Muir © 2017
Sitting in a hospital watching people waiting to go into their
appointments, so many things circle through my mind.
Many of the procedures are painful, and some people come
in in pain, and leave in worse pain.  Strangers don't talk
to one another, like people do at bus stops.  Each patient
and the patient's family, or partner, settles in a separate zone if
possible -- with spaces in between of at least one seat.
I spend the waiting time drawing --sometimes with only seconds
to get a face down.

Not much longer
Black marker on Moleskine paper
8 x 10 inches
Barbara Muir © 2017
Thank goodness you are here
Black marker on Moleskine paper
8 x 10 inches
Barbara Muir © 2017

Is it my turn?
Black marker on Moleskine paper
8 x 10 inches
Barbara Muir © 2017
No not yet
Black marker on Moleskine paper
8 x 10 inches
Barbara Muir © 2017

Not my first time
Black marker on Moleskine paper
8 x 10 inches
Barbara Muir © 2017
If you are going back week after week on the same day, you
will see the same people again and again, and still no one
acknowledges one another.  There is a silent agreement
among the patients that they are simply enduring this time,
and the sooner it is over and done with the better.  I do
feel for everyone there and wish them perfect health -- soon.
And I am so glad for everyone I've drawn here that healthcare
in Canada is free.

Have a taking-care-of-one-another day.

2 comments:

Verna Vogel said...

Barbara, you are a wonderful person and a great artist. Thank you for your insights. My love goes out to you and all your family, and all the people in the waiting room.

xoxoxo
V

Barbara Muir said...

Thank you so much Verna, and thank you for your fabulous art and insights and support.
What a gift you are! Thank you.

XOXOXOXOXO 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!