Friday, May 17, 2019

Today I beat my goal -- and more pansies



Morning pansies cheer you on!
Acrylic ink and black marker on
MoMA sketch paper
5 x 7 inches
Barbara Muir © 2019

Last year I broke my wrist -- and that affected so many
parts of my life.  This year I vowed to take back my blog,
and beat my last year's record.  Meaningless to everyone
else, but meaningful to me because of living through a
year of not being able to do all of the things I enjoy.

Another painting of pansies has decided to show up
for the celebrations of making it one blog past my last
year's record.  Now I can relax, quit blogging, have a nap.
No -- I'm kidding, but I also know that however many times
I blog for the rest of the year, I am besting my last year's record.

This little glass of pansies was sitting on my bedside table
begging to be drawn when I woke up this morning.
Later today I brought the pansies to the studio and
finished this painting.  It is the long weekend
here, and everybody's psyched to have a holiday
free from winter's grip.  The pansies cheer for that
idea too.

Have an enjoying your holiday day.

4 comments:

laura said...

More of your gorgeous pansies! You have an affinity for these happy flowers!

Barbara Muir said...

Thank you so much Laura,

A high compliment coming from you! I certainly do. They are both humble and dramatic, and the colours so rich and
emphatic.

Love your work.

XOXOXOXOXOXO Barbara

Verna Vogel said...

I love pansies! Your painting is beautiful, it makes my eyes happy even through the medium of computer screen. I'll bet in real life it's ten times the kapow!

xoxoxo
V

Barbara Muir said...

Hi Verna,

I think the computer has done this little painting very well this time. I'm delighted that you like it.
That makes me happy. Love, love, love your work.

XOXOXOXOXO Barbara

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