Thursday, July 16, 2020

Love this enthusiasm for a place I love


First stop Paris
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 30 inches
Barbara Muir © 2012

I love this painting for the total over the moon joy in it, which
is what I feel today.  Two of my friends have had fabulous news
(which I can't share yet), and I am so thrilled and excited for
them. This painting captures exactly how I've felt on the four 
occasions when I visited Paris.  I just love it. To the complete
maximum, maximum.

I'm super fond of the model too, who showed exactly the spirit
I wanted to convey in this painting.  I can remember the day
when I took the photos that I used for reference for this painting
 -- a bright, sunny day, and we met somewhere and laughed about how
much we wished we were in Paris, not Toronto. 

She sat as a model for several of my paintings, and always captured
the perfect mood.  Thank you Shaniece.

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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!