The search for art

Tulips unwrapped
watercolour on Arches watercolour paper
10 x 14 inches
Barbara Muir © first run 2010

Improved 2019

"Here's the thing."  I have a dear friend who used to be my
boss who says that all the time.  When you're getting
work ready to travel, and completing projects, and you
still want to blog -- what do you do?

I start searching.  My goal for this year was to blog
300 times.  Done it!  But I guess it's not enough.  The
compulsion is there to reach out to you and say something.
I found this sketch from 9 years ago, and amped it up
a bit tonight with acrylic ink.  I am eternally grateful
to Flora Doehler for among other things teaching me
about acrylic ink.  The stuff is amazing! A perfect
happy ending to a wonderful day.

We went to a huge mall today to try and get a winter coat
for my husband, and boots that don't hurt for me. We
achieved that goal, and ate dinner in the mall dining area.
I found the visit so moving.  Not because of shopping,
which feels tedious, and in some ways impossible when
you don't find exactly what you're looking for.  But this
mall is a gathering place for people from all over the city.
It feels culturally rich, because everybody is there.
Everything Toronto is about -- being one community -- is reflected
in that incredibly busy shopping experience.  So wonderful.

Now it is time to wrap up the night, and wish you a very happy Sunday.

Have a loving your city day.