Joy, No Permission Required by Miriam Traher

Discovery

Joy doesn’t ask for permission. It shows up fully—bold, present, and already enough. Right on the edge of more… Too Much, Just Right.

Miriam Traher
Joy, No Permission Required
Acrylic On Canvas, framed in naturel wood frame
48 x 60 x 1.75 in
Framed: 50 x 62 x 1.75 in
C$4,200

Joy doesn’t ask for permission.
And maybe that’s exactly what it’s meant to be.

Not something we check or measure—
not something we soften because of who’s standing beside us.

Just… stepping in.
Head first. Fully there.

Poppies feel like that.

Bright red, almost too much for their thin stems,
moving with the wind instead of resisting it.
No hesitation. No holding back.

I still think about those fields in France—
that year in Provence—
how they stretched out, alive in every direction.

A little wild.
Completely present.
Offering everything they are without question.

And maybe that’s the whole thing.

Joy isn’t something we wait to be given.
It’s something we step into—
just as it is—
and let ourselves be right there with it.

Subject Matter: Abstract expressive floral
Collections: Expressive, Dynmic, Bold, Floral Art, Large Size

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Based in London, Ontario, Miriam Traher creates expressive abstract paintings rooted in movement, atmosphere, texture, memory, and joy. Through layered surfaces, calligraphic marks, and intuitive colour, her work explores the moments, feelings, conversations, and little bits of beauty that make us feel fully alive.

Inspired by weathered surfaces, shifting light, flowers, music, storytelling, and the emotional energy between things, her paintings invite viewers to pause, feel, and discover their own connections within the work.

Miriam Traher

Denfield, ON

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