Everyday Life is Everywhere
When travelling in Italy, it’s very easy to fall into a “dolce vita” frame of mind! Especially if you’re a bit of a romantic like myself! I can turn most […]
Siena Shopping
As I’ve written before, one of my great travel joys is food shopping in new places. If you follow this blog, you’ll know that I also like to paint these […]
Olive Affair
I’ve painted olive trees a number of times, and each time, these paintings quickly find new homes. What makes olive trees so popular? Perhaps there are obvious answers having to […]
A Holiday Tradition
In my tradition of painting one of Da Forli’s angels from Italy’s Loreto Abbey for my holiday card, my 2025 angel is a bit of a pensive gal, no doubt […]
Porto Waterfront
After painting a number of smaller subjects from my trip to Porto Portugal, I thought I would take on a more challenging painting of Porto. This is the one I […]
In Tuscan Fields
Over the years I’ve painted a number of scenes featuring sunflowers, and they’ve all been snapped up quickly. People love sunflowers! It’s quite a testament to this plant that it […]
Under The Stratford Sun
Last year, we chose not to travel. Changing homes and cities had taken their toll and basically we were too wiped out to think about packing or unpacking anything else! […]
More Water Lily Serenity
Claude Monet painted over 250 paintings of his garden and its water lilies. He was curious about its differing cycles, the changing light and reflections, and subsequently the many personalities […]
Water Lily Serenity
Part of our challenge as human beings is to notice the beauty amidst the noise. Life is chaotic and messy, and it can wear on your last nerve. Finding a […]
Très Chic in the Renaissance
In one of my last posts, I shared 2 miniature paintings of mosaic floors that had captured my heart in Venice. Well that wasn’t the end of my preoccupation with […]
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 […]
Where Have I Been?
Selective memory is an odd phenomenon. My memory has recently selected to think I had last blogged to you all this past fall. Uh… no. Seems it was almost 7 […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan 