Small changes in the Month of Change

Lemons at the dinner party
Acrylic on cradled Birch panel
8 x 8 inches
Barbara Muir © 2019

I may not be finished the little painting I'm showing to you

today, but it feels done.  It has more zip and punch than it

did the first time I showed it to you. The changes were small,

but made a huge difference.  

Wishing you a super week, as we move into the full beauty

of spring. We were lucky today to see the last day of the Mickalene

Thomas: Femmes Noires show at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the 

Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and more 

exhibition.  Mickaline Thomas is prolific and powerful and uses unique

techniques like printing photographic collages onto mirrors.  Her

work is huge and arresting. Both shows were amazing.  My favourite 

piece in the Impressionism show was a Degas painting of a woman 

ironing that I'd never seen before.  The light was magical.

It's been a wonderful day entertaining the youngest member

of our family, who is filled with life and ideas, and transforming

every minute.  Her influence hits me both with a sweetness

that is heartwarming, and the inspiration that comes from watching

how hard the very young work at learning and changing every 

day -- sometimes in every hour.  A treat.

Have a making small changes and enjoying them day.