italy sketch – 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 […]

Sketches & Mini's

A Complete Mini Vacation To Italy’s Cinque Terre

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

Sketches & Mini's

Come Together, Right Now, Over Spring!

Don’t you love those times when your heart and your head align! Mine are often at odds, especially when it comes to my artwork. But this week, I had a […]

Commissions/Sketchy Memories

I Could Retire Here

Text to husband: What’s your impression? Text back: I could retire here. This exchange happened this past summer, when my husband was on a 3-week solo holiday in Sardinia, Italy. After […]

Sketches & Mini's

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 […]

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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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Wherefore Art Thou, Internet Guy?

I’ve painted a number of doors from travel photos, but I probably have just as many photos of balconies and windows. Is it the “Juliet thing” that draws me to […]

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Hiking and Chocolate Cornetti

What snacks do you pack when you go hiking? For my first Sentiero Azzurro (Blue Path) walk in 2006, I packed a few granola bars, a jug of water and an […]

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Taking The Blue Path

Have you ever been told that something is so amazing that you HAVE to do it? Do you jump right in? I always need a bit more information than just […]

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Getting Back Into The Groove

After some time off, I’ve been back to work on getting the next set of mini’s ready for my next art fair on July 16, as well as working on a […]

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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 […]

Travel-Inspired Art

A Year In The Making

On May 1, 2015, I was issued an art challenge, and on May 2, 2016, I finished it. I was taken to the top steps of the Comune di Cortona […]