As much as I love lingering at café tables and in museums when I travel, I also like exploring the outdoors – taking hikes and getting off the usual paths […]
After the last 2 tumultuous years, is anyone else out there wondering what new doors to open for 2022? Or perhaps which old doors to close for good? I’ve been […]
As I undertook this project to paint Toronto’s older corner stores, I was surprised at how difficult it was to find them! Many corner stores had become part of convenience […]
When I first see Amalfi from the sea, it’s another of those “pinch me” moments. Amalfi is a REAL place, no longer just a picture in a travel guide. Pastel […]
This painting took me almost 18 months to complete. Not continuously. I worked on it off and on, sometimes taking gaps of 3, 4 and 5 months without looking at […]
Where will you travel on holiday once you feel you can? Maybe you already have? In an article I was reading this morning, it appears that the majority of us […]
Where would we be without the neighbourhood corner store? Where would my childhood memories be without the corner store? When I was a kid, the one in my neighbourhood was […]
Are you condiments-curious? Are you like me and have more condiments in your fridge than actual food to serve them on or with? The condiments aisle is my favourite in […]
If you’ve ever been to an Italian town, you’ll often come across its main church, or Duomo, in the town’s biggest square or piazza. In the town of Amalfi, the […]
As the world opens up to travellers again, where’s the first place you’ll go? I’ve seen this prompt a lot lately on social media, as vaccinations roll out and we’re […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan 