Two of My Favourite Strolls
Ironically I spent this past beautiful long weekend seated indoors painting pieces about walking outdoors! But I’m on a very tight timeline for this week’s art fair, so with all the […]
Little Flames
It’s not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived. – Helen Walton This next Mini Vacations original, “Flammola (Pansy)”, has been […]
Little Pink Houses For You And Me
Several times I hummed Jonn Mellencamp’s “Pink Houses” while I was drawing and painting art card #15. This pink house, while not so little, is found in Barga in northwest […]
A “Firsty” Event
On February 27, I’ll be participating in a Pop-Up Art Show and Sale at a local mall, along with some other colleagues from the Oakville Art Society. This event marks […]
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, […]
Visiting The Vistas Folder
Vis-ta, n. a) a large and beautiful view of an area of land or water b) a distant view through or along an avenue or opening I spent a […]
The End And A New Beginning?
It’s 10 p.m. the night before the artist trading card event and I dig into making the last card. I wanted to make 12, I’m going to make 12!! By […]
Basta Burano!
For the artist trading card event, I had planned to do 8 scenes of Burano, so after a brief Amalfi Coast-card detour, I returned to finish the last two Burano […]
Mini Vacation To The Amalfi Coast
On this blustery November day, let’s take a “mini vacation” to the Amalfi Coast! Taking a break from the Burano series, I set my sights on Arienzo Beach (just outside […]
Up Close, But Not Too Personal
The next 2 mini drawings in the Burano series are of individual houses that I photographed last year – the colours, the flowers, the laundry lines, and the striped curtains fluttering […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan 