Wednesday, January 25, 2017

What might I do? Permission to be kind to myself


Yield to the Lemon
(work in progress)
Acrylic on cradled birch panel
8 x 10 inches
Barbara Muir © 2017
In the run around that is Wednesday for me right now,
the morning starts with a list which seems endless,
but is not.  And once the many preparations, and
tidying, and getting back to people who've written me,
or phoned is over -- there is the lovely artist's question.
It is a complete and total gift, the opposite of the
frightening news of the day. "Now what?  Given that I
will be teaching my one night a week class, "What might I do?"

An excellent, if somewhat awkwardly phrased question.
"Very little" is the answer, and that's fine too.  I give this
raggedly tired artist, who made her way to teach through traffic
so thick it took 2 hours for a 25 minute trip, who stayed
upbeat anyway -- who arrived home after 10 p.m. for dinner,
and is still here with you -- permission to show what I did
on one of my paintings, and to go to bed.

Tomorrow is a new day my friends, and glory awaits.

The work will get done.  You'll see.

Have a giving-yourself-permission-to-rest day.  




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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!