italy painting – Page 2 – Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan

While Visions of Red Wine Danced in Her Head

Maybe it’s all the holiday get-togethers… Or maybe it’s the cold weather upon us in Canada… My thoughts have turned to red wine! I don’t drink a lot of it […]

Commissions/Sketchy Memories

It’s Almost Like Being There

I spent the last few weeks in the beautiful Cinque Terre… without leaving my easel… in Canada! And it was lovely! Painting two commissioned ink and watercolour pieces for a […]

Miniature Art

The Greening of the Streets

No garden? No backyard? No balcony or terrace? No problem! Do your gardening out the front door on the street! An Italian friend explained to me that it’s very unusual […]

Miniature Art

A Complete Mini Vacation To Italy’s Cinque Terre

So many times I’ve been asked at shows if I […]

Miniature Art

Instantly Smitten

From my first visit, Italy has blown my mind, captured my heart, tingled my taste buds, and confounded my other senses! But for some reason, I hadn’t dedicated a Mini […]

Miniature Art

Venetian Alarm Clock

How do you know when it’s time to get up in Venice? When the gondoliers welcome the morning with opera arias at full voice! By chance, I’ve rented apartments that […]

Miniature Art

Artists’ Paradise

If you find yourself on a ferry visiting the 5 villages of the Cinque Terre in Italy, do yourself a big favour and stay on the ferry heading south! At […]

Miniature Art

Poppies for Matilde

On my spring trip to Italy, I learned about a fascinating Italian woman named Matilde di Canossa. A powerful leader, an accomplished soldier, an ardent negotiator, a devout Catholic, a […]

Miniature Art

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 […]

Miniature Art

You Leave Me Breathless!

Do you have a view that never fails to take your breath away… no matter how many times you see it? My favourite is probably Florence’s Cattedrale di Santa Maria […]

Commissions/Sketchy Memories

Grazie Riomaggiore!

People don’t take trips; trips take people. John Steinbeck I’ve painted the villages of Italy’s Cinque Terre a number of times because A) they are stunning and, B) this region has […]

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 […]

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