Travel-Inspired Art – Page 3 – 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 […]

Miniature Art

100 Mini Vacations Later!

Wow! Seeing all 100 Mini Vacations in this photo quilt brings on a rush of emotions and thoughts! I’ve been trying to sort through these thoughts about this project, in […]

Miniature Art

Walk This Way… Si Vous Plaît

How many kilometres do you rack up on foot when travelling on holiday? I was once asked this question but as I don’t travel with a pedometer (or the one […]

Miniature Art

A Very Early Morning in Provence

Every now and then one paints a picture that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping stone to other things. – Pablo Picasso I remember thinking […]

Miniature Art

A Look Behind The Door

What more can be said about a beautiful door! I’ve written a lot about the doors and their homes featured in my “Mini Vacations” miniature paintings, and I’m running out of […]

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

Beauty In The Passing Of Time

In my last post, I shared the story of how our family passed the time while waiting for an Internet cafe to open by photographing the streets of Montepulciano, and I […]

Miniature Art

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 […]

Miniature Art

Beauty In A Parking Lot

What do parking lots look like in your local cities and towns? In my vicinity, they are asphalt slabs often squeezed between 2 buildings – functional but unmemorable. And most […]

Commissions/Sketchy Memories

A Pair of Paris

Back in June, I wrote about working on larger pieces and trying to find the motivation to get past the “awkward teenage” phase of these works in progress. (Thanks to […]

Miniature Art

A Mini Summer Landscape

Landscapes aren’t usually my thing, but this vista is one of my summer favourites! This view is from the lawn of Torre Palombara, a B&B hotel outside the Umbrian town […]

Miniature Art

Relaxing On A Virtual Beach

The countdown is on to my first 3-day outdoor art festival – 6 days to go! I haven’t had to manage this level of stress in a long time. But […]

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