Wednesday, October 8, 2025

This sketch was for a painting

 


Sketch study for kitchen table painting
marker on bond paper
8 1/2 x 11 inches

I was scrolling through my blog and saw this, and thought, 'Aha! So that's how 
I solve my current painting -- do a drawing of where I want to go.'  It sounds 
so simple, but sometimes I have complete clarity, until I don't.  Tired,
busy, a lot going on -- I might come into my studio and go, "Wait a minute!
Now what?"

Solution -- plan.  So I will.  I love this simple drawing because it describes
certain times in our lives when the kitchen table is crammed with objects
that are significant to us.  The big Victorian sugar bowl, the small glass 
mini-candle holder, the bottom of a silver candlestick, and stems of flowers
in a glass vase. Plus a cream jug with pansies on top of a cookbook. Man
it's almost like the dance of the kitchen table.

Our kitchen table is the center of family life, so it does mean a lot to us.

Have a loving your life 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!