Thursday, September 30, 2010

Moving through it

After listening to a show on new studies in neuroplasticity
I decided to hard wire myself to the idea that painting
eliminates colds.  It was a struggle.  At one point this
evening every step I took was faulty, but I refused to
listen to that voice.  I stepped right away (following my
own advice) at the forty minute point, and came back
after a minute renewed.  So this is how far I got.  I love
how Henriette's very curly hair was making wild Art
Taking a break from painting
Stage 3-5
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 30 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010

Nouveau patterns as we talked on Skype.  This is going to be a
real Skype painting with all the trappings of an image on
a computer.

I'm expecting it to be quite interesting.  We're moving
into October, and it feels like the year is taking a running
leap forward.  Collectively perhaps it's time for everyone
 to work on changing our brains into the creative,
fun thinkers we've always wanted them to be.  And as
I kept adding in my conversations today, almost like
a mantra....kind.  Creativity is fantastic, but kindness
counts big time.

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10 comments:

  1. NickiSeptember 30, 2010 at 10:53 PM

    Hi Barbara,

    I think this is coming along really well. Her blue eyes really stand out against all of the oranges. And I like how you are suggesting her curly hair.

    Nicki

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  2. Kim RempelOctober 1, 2010 at 9:09 AM

    I listened to that program too (radio and tv). It was fascinating! I love how this painting is going. The work on her hair, the area around the nose and chin, and the colours are all beautiful.

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  3. MelindaOctober 1, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    Nice going, Barbara! So glad to hear that you are "moving through it."

    Congratulations on a great studio tour.

    Yes, be wild. Be crazy!

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  4. lauraOctober 1, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    Beautiful. I love the light on the side of her face, and her eyes. Yhe hair is great fun!

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  5. Linny D. VineOctober 3, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    Hi Barbara,

    This is beautiful so far and I'm looking forward to the finished painting!

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  6. Barbara MuirOctober 3, 2010 at 10:09 PM

    Hi Nicki,

    Thanks so much. I know it will transform a lot as I go along. Your encouragement makes me feel happy.

    XOBarbara

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  7. Barbara MuirOctober 3, 2010 at 10:10 PM

    Hi Kim,

    I just started watching it, then had to do something else, but I plan to watch it in full this week. Just amazing. I've long believed that we can transform ourselves through thought.

    XOBarbara

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  8. Barbara MuirOctober 3, 2010 at 10:16 PM

    Hi Melinda,

    Thanks for your understanding. I probably "move through" most of my paintings, and through most of life. The most intense debates I encounter are the ones inside my own head. Me, myself and I go at it, and then settle down and fuse. The discussion probably helps most work.

    The studio tour was wonderful and engaging.

    xoxoxoxoxoxoBarbara

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  9. Barbara MuirOctober 3, 2010 at 10:18 PM

    Hi Laura,

    Thanks so much. I love the portraits you are doing -- so good. I also love your discussion about the courses you're taking. I find them fascinating.

    XOBarbara

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  10. Barbara MuirOctober 3, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    Hi Linny,

    Thanks very much. Me too. It will probably be quite different from this. I am loving the places you're giving us to go to. Some of what you see, I see, even over this way, in our non-mountain, no ocean environment. We share some light experiences. Your work makes me so happy.

    XOBarbara

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