With all my larger commissions done, I started on 5 new Mini Vacations pieces about 2 weeks before Christmas. I hadn’t drawn or painted a Mini in almost 3 months! Then […]
Text to husband: What’s your impression? Text back: I could retire here. This exchange happened this past summer, when my husband was on a 3-week solo holiday in Sardinia, Italy. After […]
What better way to celebrate a special wedding anniversary than travelling to the City of Lights, Love and All-Things-Butter – PARIS! I was contacted a few months back by a couple […]
It was just before Christmas in the courtroom, and the judge was in a happy mood. He asked the accused, ‘What are you charged with?’ The accused replied, ‘Doing my Christmas shopping […]
Even though I’m a big fan of technology, I have to say that I love getting real mail, especially with handwritten envelopes! Funny how these things have become more precious […]
A few weeks ago, I took a short vacation to my favourite city, Florence Italy, to recharge my batteries, to take a break from the steady drawing and painting I’ve […]
After a very busy summer, I’m off to my favourite city, Florence, for a few weeks to get some new subjects for future paintings, to sketch, and hopefully to relax and recharge […]
Today is Thanksgiving Monday in Canada – a day that I usually reserve for getting over yesterday’s big family feast and for getting in some quiet reflection. This year, my gratitude […]
Wow, do people love doors! At my shows this summer, there were so many people who declared their love of doors… and then quickly added “I know it’s strange and […]
Over this past summer of shows, the question I was most frequently asked was “How do you make these?” I would explain or show a few photos I had on […]
Italy has been and remains an extremely special place for me. It’s where my art career started, is the inspiration for a great deal of my art, and is the […]
As you can tell from my recent silence, I’ve been hard at work getting some new pieces ready for this weekend’s Artfest Toronto show. This summer’s been such a blur […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan