A Sketch from Florence
I didn’t get in as much sketching as I wanted in Florence, but I did spend a wonderful afternoon in the garden of Palazzo Vivarelli Colonna. I understand that it’s […]
A Sketch from Rome
I’m in Italy for the next few weeks, touring around and sketching whenever I can. Over the next few weeks, you’re going to see a lot of Italian sketches as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Travel Journal: The Freedom of the 5-Minute Sketch
During my trip, I often would only have a few […]
Making Art and Friends in Tuscany – Part Two
Before I begin the art exhibition from the second half […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan 