ink drawing – Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan

My Julia Roberts Moment

Have you ever tried to recreate a favourite movie moment? In recent memory, I believe that I’ve done it only once – in the autumn of 2016 in Florence. My […]

Urban Sketching

Sketching Loosey-Goosey!

In between long stretches of slow and detailed work in my studio on my miniature paintings, I have been able to release my Inner Toddler with some loosey-goosey sketching. Yes, […]

Miniature Art

Piano, Piano!

Something’s been keeping me from you all! Three weeks without a single post – something must be going on! I’ve been head-down and focused on a large piece. Yes, you read that […]

Miniature Art

Back To Italy

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 […]

Miniature Art

A Day of Thanks

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 […]

Miniature Art

Last Artful Days Of Summer

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 […]

Miniature Art

On The Road To Manarola

Have you ever had a travel situation that you were completely not prepared for… but you thought you were? The first time I walked the Sentiero Azzurro in 2006, I […]

Miniature Art

Getting Lost in Venice… On Purpose!

For Mini Vacations miniature #20, you can see that I’m still wandering around Venice (and will be for a few more pieces)! Venice is a very confusing place to wander in […]

Events

What’s New? It’s Spring!

Over the last 2 weeks, I’ve been unable to use my studio as repairs to a damaged ceiling have been going on. That’s why you haven’t seen much new art posted! (I […]

Miniature Art

Shutters and More Shutters

I’ve painted so many scenes that contain wooden shutters, especially the green ones found everywhere in Italy. In the south of France, those shutters are often a light blue. I’ve […]

Miniature Art

Flower Pots in Beautiful Places

I decided to try to “lighten my load” this week by painting a few “mini vacations” art cards of flower pots, taken from our photos. Get away from winding streets, shutters, […]

Miniature Art

Doing A Bunch of “Mini Vacations” This Year

Last year, I discovered a new love – the mini […]

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