From Photo to Canvas, Part Three
In my previous 2 posts about drawing from photos, I added those pen and watercolour sketches to my travel journal, but in this instance, I used a photo for a […]
A Barcelona Market
I was inspired by my son’s photography of markets in Spain, so I took pen and paintbrush in hand, and sketched 2 of my favourite photos. Whew! Painting individual grapes […]
Travel Journal: Unique Architecture
Italy has no end of interesting structures – from ancient ruins to the modern marvels. Here are a few other sketches of some of this architecture that I captured in […]
Painting Barns, Goblets and Fruit – Oh My!
A sunny warm day in May, and instead of swimming, […]
Travel Journal: From Photo to Canvas – Part 2
Converting more of my travel photos to drawings… here’s the […]
Travel Journal: From Photo to Canvas
Once I came upon a scene to sketch, in the seconds that followed I’d discover 10 more rich possibilities… and so I took photos of them as subjects for future drawings. […]
Travel Journal: Playing with Colour and Texture
Experimenting with different techniques in my travel journal was also […]
Travel Journal: To Colour Or Not To Colour
Sometimes I would sketch and love the black and white version so much that I didn’t want to add any colour, out of fear of messing up the overall drawing. Having […]
Travel Journal: The Freedom of the 5-Minute Sketch
During my trip, I often would only have a few […]
Travel Journal: The Castles of Valle d’Aosta, Italy
The Valle d’Aosta region of Italy sits up in the […]
Travel Journal: The Italian Riviera
Here are some of my journal drawings from some of the towns on the Italian Riviera. The Hanbury Gardens, Mottola There’s so much to draw inside this incredible garden on […]
Travel Journal – Churches
Everywhere you go in Italy, you’ll find a “sketch-worthy” church. I captured a number of them in my travel journal in both 5-minute and 30-minute sketches. All are drawn with […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan 