More of Those WOW Moments
Much of the art I make revolves around “Wow” moments – moments on my wanderings at home and abroad when I’ve been astonished by beauty, creativity, compassion or great accomplishment. […]
Wishing You All Best Of The Season!
Happiest of holidays to you all! Marion (“Da Forli Angel – Passion Tools (2018)”; 5″ x 6″ ink and watercolour; partial passage from Howard Thurman’s The Mood of Christmas)
Tell Me Your Stories
I love when my stories behind the art I make are replaced with your stories! Upon seeing the art, you’ve shared stories of having visited these places – where you […]
Going It Alone
Loving life is easy when you are abroad. Where no one knows you and you hold your life in your hands all alone, you are more master of yourself than […]
Making Your Mark
Have you ever put your name or initials somewhere you shouldn’t have? When I was young, I liked to carve my initials into things – I can recall a few […]
The Doors of Portugal – Part One
Back from 3 weeks of travel, my Camera Roll is bursting with new subjects for paintings. And some favourite subjects for paintings, like doors, doors and more doors! I can’t […]
My Julia Roberts Moment
Have you ever tried to recreate a favourite movie moment? In recent memory, I believe that I’ve done it only once – in the autumn of 2016 in Florence. My […]
Portovenere Poetry
…and now, fair Italy! Thou art the Garden of the World, the Home Of all Art yields, and Nature can decree; Even in thy desert, what is like to thee? […]
A Corking Good Bike
I’m a sucker for a decorative bicycle! Put a colourful bike in front of a shop or a restaurant, and dress it up with baskets or flowers, and I will […]
Women Wandering
She was free in her wilderness She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. – Roman Payne (“The Wanderess”) To celebrate a milestone birthday a few years back, I […]
L’amore di La Morra
Lovers of Italian red wine will know the town of La Morra in the Piemonte region, famous for its Barolo and Barbera varietals. But if you don’t fancy wine, is […]
Tuscan’t Help Myself… Part 2
I love a good story and Tuscany is full of them! My latest Tuscan miniature painting is set at the site of a fantastic one! In the 12th-century, a wealthy […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan 