Miniature Art

Going Door-Crazy For The First Time

If you look at my travel photos prior to 2008, there are no photos of doors – hard to believe from an artist that has painted so many! There are […]

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A Complete Mini Vacation To Italy’s Cinque Terre

So many times I’ve been asked at shows if I […]

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Walk This Way… Si Vous Plaît

How many kilometres do you rack up on foot when travelling on holiday? I was once asked this question but as I don’t travel with a pedometer (or the one […]

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Riding The Red Rocket

When I lived in central Toronto, I relied on the “Red Rocket” – to get to the subway system, to get to work, to get to friends and fun. What’s […]

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How Not To Experience Venice

What were my impressions of Venice from my first visit? Crowded, hot, smelly, wet. On a July morning in 2005, my husband, son and I had taken an early train […]

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Celebrating Main Streets

What’s “Main Street” in your town or city? You know… the street where the parades are held, where the restaurants are clustered, where the boutiques are plentiful… and usually where […]

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Instantly Smitten

From my first visit, Italy has blown my mind, captured my heart, tingled my taste buds, and confounded my other senses! But for some reason, I hadn’t dedicated a Mini […]

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Living La Vida Local

Thanks to many art shows highlighting Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation, I’ve been painting many local scenes, and it’s been such an eye-opening and gratifying experience! I paint a lot […]

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Venetian Alarm Clock

How do you know when it’s time to get up in Venice? When the gondoliers welcome the morning with opera arias at full voice! By chance, I’ve rented apartments that […]

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Paris Love Lockdown

My heart to you is given, Oh, do give yours to me. We’ll lock them up together, And throw away the key. (Frederick Saunders) In 2015, the railings on a […]

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Dawn By The Lake

Recently, I participated in an arts and crafts show in an area north of Toronto called Muskoka, and for that show I painted this Mini of a lakeside chair at […]

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A Foodie in New York

I love travelling to New York City to eat! In a city this size, there are always new cuisines and restaurants to discover, not to mention the food halls and […]