Friday, August 23, 2024

Escaping the political landscape


 Landscape in progress
Unfinished
Acrylic on canvas
Barbara Muir © 2008

This is a painting from my first year of blogging, that to the best of my knowledge never
got finished. I like the start, which looks reminiscent of Nova Scotia. My blog
at the time talked about the importance of the land around Toronto, and how farm
land and forests were being taken over by poorly made houses, and malls.

My current thoughts are on the precarious nature of the U.S. elections, and the incessant
worry about Gaza, the Ukraine, and Sudan, and the 32 current conflicts in the world.
World leaders must move away from spending money on arms and war, and move
towards saving the people and the land.  By now the land and sea -- the environment --
are in such peril, that that should be our main focus, and peace is absolutely 
necessary.  I don't usually do this in this space, but these thoughts are on my
mind, and thank you for listening. Creating -- actually being in the landscape,
as I was today, does provide some moments of escape.

Have a caring about the world 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!