door paintings – Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan

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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The Doors of Portugal – Part One

Back from 3 weeks of travel, my Camera Roll is bursting with new subjects for paintings. And some favourite subjects for paintings, like doors, doors and more doors! I can’t […]

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Open Door Policy

It is said that when you travel you become braver. Is that true of you? In my case, I’ve found that the more I travel, the more confident and brave […]

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Knock Knock! Who’s There?

A priest, a barrel-maker, and a lawyer! I can’t come up with a decent “knock-knock” joke to follow, sorry folks! Who are they? These three constructed the buildings where I […]

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Going Door-Crazy For The First Time

If you look at my travel photos prior to 2008, there are no photos of doors – hard to believe from an artist that has painted so many! There are […]

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The Doors of Orvieto

How is it possible that one town can have so many picturesque doors? On a sunny Sunday morning this past May, I headed out from my B&B in Orvieto, Umbria […]

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A Different Set of Mini Doors

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 […]

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Unique Doors in Isolabona

You are as welcome as the flowers in May. -Charles Macklin One more Mini Vacations door! Couldn’t help myself! I came across this unique door in the town of Isolabona, […]

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Door #3 Casts A Spell

For the third door mini piece, I’m taking you 1.5 hours east of Provence to the village of Triora in the hills north of the Italian Riviera. This vibrant rust-red door and its lone rose […]