A complimentary observer

Poem by the Don
acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 inches (diptych)
Barbara Muir © 2008

(This is one painting of

a person reading that isn't

in the collection posted by

the blogger in the Netherlands.)

Every now and then, I check out the images
under my name on the web, seeing if my
more recent work is at the top, and wincing when
unfinished work is there, and pieces I prefer
are much farther down the page.

The other day I made a strange but happy
discovery -- a blogger named Bas van 
Houwelingen had done an entire blogpost on 
his Reading and Art blog of my paintings of 
people reading.  It was a surprise to me to hit 
one of my older images and see this post. I'd
forgotten some of the paintings, and realized
that this was a big theme in my work.

I am a big believer in reading, and my friend
Marcia said the other day that I am an
obsessive reader.  I know that the ability to
read makes a huge difference in a student's
life, and a love of reading is a lifelong gift.

My work on the

 Reading and Art blog.

I am both flattered and grateful that Bas 
noticed my work. Thanks Bas for the work
you do.

Have a supporting-reading-artists-day.