Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan

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 […]

Travel-Inspired Art

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 […]

Commissions/Sketchy Memories

Introducing Sketchy Memories

I’ve been turning travel photos from friends and family into original art and cards for a few years, and I’ve been repeatedly encouraged to offer this service to “the world”. And […]

Urban Sketching

Sketching More At-Risk Heritage Buildings in Toronto

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Toronto Urban […]

Sketches & Mini's

Sketchbook Project Online and On The Road

A few months back I posted a lot of my individual drawings I submitted to The Sketchbook Project, but now you can view my Sketchbook in its entirety. Looking at […]

Travel-Inspired Art

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 […]

Travel-Inspired Art

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 […]

Travel-Inspired Art

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 […]

Travel-Inspired Art

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”! […]

My Art

Starting with a New Look

Go all the way with it. Do not back off. For once, go all the goddamn way with what matters. – Ernest Hemingway, “The Complete Short Stories” I read this quote […]

My Art

Sketching A Soon-to-Vanish Toronto Landmark

The Toronto Urban Sketchers are racing around Toronto to draw landmarks that are at risk or are slated for demolition. The sketches and stories of these structures will be collected […]

Friends Art

Deb’s Still Life

I’m so happy to see my friend, Deb Milimaka-Miles is painting again! It’s been awhile since she sent me something to post, but she found some time in the midst […]

My Art

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 […]

My Art

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 […]

My Art

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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