In my travels across Italy over the years, I have learned that Italians like to finish a big satisfying meal with a shot of hot espresso. This is not a […]
Last year, we chose not to travel. Changing homes and cities had taken their toll and basically we were too wiped out to think about packing or unpacking anything else! […]
Claude Monet painted over 250 paintings of his garden and its water lilies. He was curious about its differing cycles, the changing light and reflections, and subsequently the many personalities […]
Part of our challenge as human beings is to notice the beauty amidst the noise. Life is chaotic and messy, and it can wear on your last nerve. Finding a […]
On a 2018 visit to Barcelona’s indoor Boqueria Market, my camera was clicking away madly, capturing all the stalls overflowing with gorgeous fruits, vegetables, candy and every manner of foodstuff. […]
Before the holidays, I squeezed in one more painting, and it was one of the most joyful pieces I have ever painted! This painting is of two very special loves […]
Most years since I’ve become an artist, I strive to complete an original painting to use as my holiday card image. Last year, I didn’t get to paint one as […]
I’ve painted a number of non-traditional gardens in Italy. Pots hugging walls on the sidewalk. Pots filling the tiniest of balconies. Pots rigged in makeshift window boxes. As lawn spaces […]
In preparing a trip to Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula a few years ago, a friend advised a very particular route to drive there. While he said that taking the clockwise route was […]
Some of the most challenging and interesting compositions for me to paint are the ones I find in nature. I don’t tend to paint the sweeping landscapes but instead opt […]
In 2020, I painted a series of 3 miniatures celebrating one of my favourite things about visiting Italy: the coffee! Yes, I can find awe and wonder in a good […]
In one of my last posts, I shared 2 miniature paintings of mosaic floors that had captured my heart in Venice. Well that wasn’t the end of my preoccupation with […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan 