Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful fathers in the world

Portrait of my father 
black marker on bond paper
7 x 9 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010

You can't keep a good man down

Acrylic ink and acrylic on canvas

36 x 48 inches

Barbara Muir © 2020

(My husband Steven,

the father of my two wonderful sons)

Happy Father's Day. I like the portrait of my father. It makes me happy
because it captures the wonderful, loving nature of my Dad. 
In  the reference photo my father is smiling at Christopher, my
older son, who was a little boy at the time.  Our son Sam had not 

been born yet.  I miss my father every day.  

And my  father is still a huge influence in my life.  He was a wonderful writer,
a business man, a fabulous photographer, and a great painter -- good at all
of his roles. He was a strict father to young children, which is probably
why I don't like rules to this day. I'm sure his time in the navy contributed to that. 

But as I grew up we developed a happy bond over art, and over family, and were
close at the time of his death from lung cancer way too early.

My dad would have been delighted to know our children and to
see how they have grown up into amazing people.

Happy Father's Day to Steven my sweet husband, the man in the
second drawing. and to Christopher my oldest son. He and Megan have two

beautiful daughters -- Alice 9, and Madeleine 5, and a son James 2. Thank you to
my loving family -- Christopher, Sam, Megan, Emily, Alice and Madeleine and
James for being the reason Steven is a very happy and proud father.

Have a loving your family day.