Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan

Introducing…The AWW Holiday Gift Guide!

Hot off the virtual presses: The AWW Holiday Gift Guide! AWW stands for Art We Wonderful, don’t you know! And this is the one blog post each year I […]

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The Path Thankfully Taken

Night had fallen. The December air had become quite cold without the Italian sunshine, and everyone in the family was anxious to get back to the warmth of our rental […]

My Art

The Perfectly Imperfect Details

“So much detail.” “You must like detail.” “How’s your eyesight after all that detail?” I regularly get these responses from people who see my art in person, especially viewing the […]

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Doors Actually… Make Me Giggle Too

I’m often asked about how I choose painting subjects. I look for the subject to make me feel something, like awe, appreciation, wonder, pride, connection, joy, amusement… and the list […]

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Doors Actually

After 4 years of painting angels for the holidays, I’m mixing it up for 2019 with two painting subjects I absolutely love – doors and Italy! Last Christmas in Rome, […]

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Gifting A Travel Memory

Promised yourself to get an early start on your holiday shopping this year? My Holiday 2019 Pop-Up Shop is now ready to for you to keep that promise! There’s a […]

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Channelling Glamour In Portofino

On my first visit to Portofino, I walked up to Castello Brown above the harbour to see a photography exhibit, featuring many Hollywood stars of the 50s and 60s that […]

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He Was Always On My Mind

I’ve never thought much about the adage that “art imitates life”, however with my latest 2 paintings, I’m beginning to understand there may be a lot of truth in that […]

My Art

My Cinque Terre Recipe

Do you have a place that no matter how many times you visit, it never fails to move you in some way? The Cinque Terre region of Italy is one […]

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Bright Lights Nostalgia

A few months ago I went on a hunt in Toronto for “ghost signs” – those painted advertisements on the sides of buildings from the first half of the 1900’s […]

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Taking My Sweet, Sweet Time

During a summer day the five towns of Italy’s Cinque Terre can be bustling and crowded, but once the day-trippers and beach-goers depart, these towns take on a very different […]

Travel-Inspired Art

Siena’s Lasting Glow

O gracious city well-beloved, Italian, and a maiden crowned, Siena, my feet are no more moved Toward thy strange-shapen mountain-bound: But my heart in me turns and moves, O lady […]

Travel-Inspired Art

The Neighbourhood That Never Sleeps

Welcome to the Miragaia district of Porto, Portugal! At this time last year, I was making the walk daily from mid-town Porto down to the Congress Centre in this […]

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A Fisherman’s Door

SEA You challenge time since the dawn of the world. These words were carved in Italian into the stone plaque beside this door facing the docks in the beautiful seaside […]

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From Imagination To Reality

When I was a kid I’d love to visit my aunt and uncle’s house. They had a TV room that was filled with travel momentos brought back from all corners […]

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Colour And Freedom

This is one of the rare miniature paintings I’ve done of a place I have yet to visit. I’ve painted many artworks with colourful houses, but the story behind these […]

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