Travel-Inspired Art

Brick by Brick

I have this habit of drawing somewhat loosely to start, and then some detail will pique my curiosity or admiration and I’ll think “well, I have to add that”. I’ll go […]

Travel-Inspired Art

Sketching A Warmer Memory for #inktober

As the colder weather is now here, I turned to one of my favourite warmer subjects to sketch and paint: Positano, Italy. This drawing is from a photo I took […]

Travel-Inspired Art

The Allure Of The “Little Side Street”

This past spring, I stayed in the small village of […]

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The Parisian Affliction of Floral Indecision

In 2008, a friend and I went to France where I took a zillion photos. Like most of my travel photos pre-ArtWeWonderful days, they sat on my computer gathering virtual […]

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The Little Sketchpad On Vacation

The title sounds like a children’s book, doesn’t it. Maybe I should just go with it! Once upon a time there was a little sketchpad named Mimi who lived inside […]

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A Summer Road Trip to the Gaspé – Part 2

More art-making from last week’s 6-day whirlwind car trip to […]

Travel-Inspired Art

A Summer Road Trip to Gaspé – Part 1

Summer isn’t summer without a road trip of some sort in our household. So, last week my husband and I drove from Toronto to the Gaspé region of Québec to […]

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Welcome or Beware!

I’m always fascinated with unique architectural features, and on my trip to Italy, I saw all kinds of funky things on buildings. These two face carvings on the big front door […]

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A Challenge… In Progress

While at my last course, I was challenged to make a large drawing of this square in Cortona. I don’t usually do large pen and watercolour pieces, so I wasn’t […]

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New Friends From My Travels – Part Two

Into my travel journal went more drawings of two more artists I met at the art course in Tuscany. The first drawing is of Sue in Panicale, Umbria – a gorgeous […]

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New Friends From My Travels – Part One

My Italy watercolour journal came home from the trip with blank pages, and has been calling to me from its position on the kitchen counter – “fill me, fill me”! […]

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Pazzo in Pizzo

After a long train ride to Calabria and a short taxi ride, I arrived in the small coastal town of Pizzo. The apartment rental was fantastic, with amazing views and […]

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Being An Artist in Italy

Last Saturday, I finished taking a week-long painting and drawing course (Artist in Italy) outside Chiusi, Tuscany. It was a fantastic experience with so many wonderful things to draw… and […]

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More from my Sketchbook Project – Rome

From my Sketchbook Project, here are the Rome drawings – all of them focused on the Vatican. St. Peter’s Square: During the day there are so many people in the […]

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A Sketch from Florence

I didn’t get in as much sketching as I wanted in Florence, but I did spend a wonderful afternoon in the garden of Palazzo Vivarelli Colonna. I understand that it’s […]

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More From My Sketchbook Project – Florence

Florence is my favourite city, so I had to include […]

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Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan

capturing the places I love with a tiny brush

Travel-Inspired Art

Brick by Brick

Sketching A Warmer Memory for #inktober

The Allure Of The “Little Side Street”

The Parisian Affliction of Floral Indecision

The Little Sketchpad On Vacation

A Summer Road Trip to the Gaspé – Part 2

A Summer Road Trip to Gaspé – Part 1

Welcome or Beware!

A Challenge… In Progress

New Friends From My Travels – Part Two

New Friends From My Travels – Part One

Pazzo in Pizzo

Being An Artist in Italy

More from my Sketchbook Project – Rome

A Sketch from Florence

More From My Sketchbook Project – Florence