Contrasting Sketches from a Niagara Weekend
Two different types of sketches done on the same day, while checking out the Niagara region this past fall. Took my time on the Willowbank Estate and went in for […]
A Watercolour Challenge
One of the last projects in my watercolour course was to paint a still life that had clear glass objects in it. I went to my photo stash and found […]
Travel Journal: The Extraordinary Ordinary
While the scenery in Italy is awe-inspiring, I also enjoyed drawing and painting the everyday stuff. I should explain the note above in the Pisa drawing. The pici […]
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 […]
Italian Inspiration
On my trip to Italy, I visited a number of art treasures – the Bernini sculptures in the Galleria Borghese, the Giotto frescoes in Padova’s Scrovegni Chapel, Bellini’s “Baptism of […]
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 […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan 