Saturday, July 4, 2026

Eternally grateful to Flora Doehler


 Flora on Skype
Black marker on bond paper
8 1/2 x 11 inches
Barbara Muir © 

17 years ago after a day of painting I drew this drawing of my friend
Flora on Skype, which would now be Zoom. 

Here's what I wrote about Flora on a former blog:

"Flora Doehler is the person who urged me to do a blog. My son Christopher
 actually started the blog for me. 
So Flora and Christopher transformed my
 life, and Flora continues to inspire me with
 her beautiful art.

Flora's push for change in my life (especially starting the blog) resulted
in me travelling all over the world, to New York, to Florence, to Paris
and the Louvre, and to Oprah Winfrey's show drawing her live via Skype.
(And many more media experiences because of the Oprah show.)

Meanwhile Flora moved to a small maritime town, and almost lives
in retreat compared to life in the big city.  And she continues to
make and sell beautiful art, and to teach me things about technology
and painting."

One of the biggest treats of our annual trip to the Maritimes and Nova
Scotia is visiting Flora and Larry Knox, her husband, and seeing Flora's
studio.  Her work is amazing.

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!