Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan

I’m The Focus! No, I’m The Focus!

I had taken the source photo for this latest mini piece a few years ago, trying my best to get a little bit of everything wonderful about Venice’s Piazza San […]

Sketches & Mini's

Balconies in Canal #3

At my Pop Up Show in February, I was asked a number of times if I had “3 of” (insert subject/city name). I learned that people really like 3’s! And […]

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Getting Lost in Venice… On Purpose!

For Mini Vacations miniature #20, you can see that I’m still wandering around Venice (and will be for a few more pieces)! Venice is a very confusing place to wander in […]

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Reflecting on Reflections in Venice

Looking through all my source photos to decide what to paint for my next Mini Vacations piece, I came across this Venice canal shot from a 2007 trip. It was one […]

Events

What’s New? It’s Spring!

Over the last 2 weeks, I’ve been unable to use my studio as repairs to a damaged ceiling have been going on. That’s why you haven’t seen much new art posted! (I […]

Watercolour

Planning The Watercolour Journey

After a week of post-show rest, I got back to work last week with a watercolour piece I started last November that’s been calling to me from its lonely, […]

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Special Sun-Splashed Places

February days in Canada bring on daydreams of sunny warm places! My subconscious desires for warmth must have been driving the subject choices for these 2 art cards. Positano […]

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Unexpected Pleasures

My latest art card (#16) features bricks! Of course it does! I have a thing for drawing and painting bricks, if you haven’t noticed. But painting all those bricks was […]

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Little Pink Houses For You And Me

Several times I hummed Jonn Mellencamp’s “Pink Houses” while I was drawing and painting art card #15. This pink house, while not so little, is found in Barga in northwest […]

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Shutters and More Shutters

I’ve painted so many scenes that contain wooden shutters, especially the green ones found everywhere in Italy. In the south of France, those shutters are often a light blue. I’ve […]

Events

A “Firsty” Event

On February 27, I’ll be participating in a Pop-Up Art Show and Sale at a local mall, along with some other colleagues from the Oakville Art Society. This event marks […]

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Encountering a Lion in Chianti

I could probably make all 100 art cards from pictures of fountains I’ve taken! But for now, here’s just one of them for card #13 – the lion fountain in […]

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