I am still incredibly grateful to Skype

Look at this

Acrylic on canvas

Barbara Muir © 2011

(Christopher my son, shown

here with his wife Megan,

who was his girlfriend then.

from a painting created during my

Skype painting series.

24 x 24 inches

Skype was the first technology that

let me see family when they were

far away. In this painting they were

teaching in Korea.)

Today as it is Valentine's weekend for me and my sweetheart, Steven,

I'm going to post a piece I wrote last year that is just as important this
year.

"None of what happened in the past 16+ years of my art career would have
happened without Skype.  I started using Skype to talk to my son in Korea.
He and his girlfriend (now wife) worked teaching in Seoul, Korea for a year. 

I loved not only the ability to see my son and his girlfriend from across a
14 hour time difference, but I also like the distortion, and the breaking
up of the image when the connection wasn't working at its best. It made
for an interesting portrait dynamic, and I painted a few portraits based
on our conversations.

Ultimately working with Skype images got me interviewed by the
amazing writer and photographer, Howard Wolinsky, who was
writing a Skype blog at the time.  His video interview got me 
noticed by Oprah Winfrey's people, and on the Oprah Winfrey show
via Skype drawing wonderful Oprah Winfrey herself.

And all of that lead to art shows all over the U.S. and Europe. 
In this Month of Love I honour how love can power exciting
changes in our lives."

Have a loving your life day!