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 […]
Above the town of Gaiole in Chianti is a small hilltop hamlet called Vertine. Like most Italian hamlets, the stone dwellings were built around a grand building of some sort […]
Can’t wait to see what you make from this trip! Looking forward to what inspiration you bring back to your art! I wonder what you’ll paint first when you get […]
Selective memory is an odd phenomenon. My memory has recently selected to think I had last blogged to you all this past fall. Uh… no. Seems it was almost 7 […]
There’s something magical about visiting a big food market! Maybe it’s that your senses get overloaded with all the colour, variety, smells and sounds of this gathering place. And maybe […]
You’ve probably noticed that I am a big fan of city panoramas, as I’ve painted a number of them from various travels. They always spur my imagination as I take […]
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 […]
How much does food figure into your travel memories? I can remember places vividly by the food and drink I’ve had. And with my recent miniature series, those delicious memories […]
…sometimes the greatest memories are made in the most unlikely of places… -J. A. Redmerski Her father loved to take photographs. She often didn’t understand why he took the photos […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan