travel sketching – Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan

Why Is Drying Laundry So Appealing?

At my shows, I seem to get confessions from visitors who claim to be hooked on taking photos of drying laundry on outdoor clotheslines – not only on their travels […]

My Art

Knocking On Italian Doors… Again

My first collection of miniature paintings of Italian door knockers painted last year was so much fun to paint but also quite challenging (story here). When I’ve loved creating a […]

Miniature Art

Bona Sort!

While I was working on the Italian Door Knockers project, I was simultaneously painting this door from Barcelona. It obviously didn’t fit into the Italian project but I loved the […]

My Art

A Satisfying End

In my travels across Italy over the years, I have learned that Italians like to finish a big satisfying meal with a shot of hot espresso. This is not a […]

Miniature Art

Inspiration in the Small Stuff

Can’t wait to see what you make from this trip! Looking forward to what inspiration you bring back to your art! I wonder what you’ll paint first when you get […]

Travel-Inspired Art

Recalling A Perfect Day In Watercolour

After years of travelling, I’ve learned that not every day abroad resembles the cruise line TV commercial or the travel brochure or someone’s gorgeous Instagram feed. In fact, most days […]

Miniature Art

The Sweetest Relief

What memories are conjured up by my latest miniature painting of this gorgeous Tuscan door? For me, it’s ice-cold lemon granita, of course! Not my usual romantic wonderings about who […]

Miniature Art

A Tuscan Corner Store

This past summer my husband and I treated ourselves to a night in the Tuscan town of Pienza. We had visited it a few times over the years, but had […]

Travel-Inspired Art

Inside My Summer Sketchbooks

It was a quiet summer on this blog… But it was anything but a quiet summer for me! I spent a good deal of the summer away from my studio […]

Miniature Art

Olive It!

Years ago I stayed at a hotel just below Assisi in Umbria Italy. To get into town from the hotel meant walking steeply uphill on the winding Via di Valecchie, […]

Travel-Inspired Art

Can’t Be There? Sketch It Anyway!

According to my itinerary, I’m supposed to be in Tuscany right now on a bit of a sabbatical. The plan was to take some time in my favourite travel destination […]

My Art

The Last Time I Saw Florence

On the bright January 1st morning, I grabbed my painting kit along with a freshly-brewed cup of espresso, and headed out to the apartment terrace to start my year with […]

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