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Saint Martin Golden Hour 🌅🌺🌊. This trip h

Saint Martin Golden Hour 🌅🌺🌊. This trip has lifted my spirits from the inside out. A reminder to never stop seeking your joy, your bliss, no matter how big or small. “It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn.” - my personal hero, Anthony Bourdain. Thank you @Belmond_LaSamanna for reminding me why I started Travel Write Draw in the first place and for reigniting my desire to explore new waters xx MM

I’ve been painting some of my favourite vignette

I’ve been painting some of my favourite vignettes from @Belmond_LaSamanna’s “LaPlaj” to start 🌊🌴🧡. It is quite possibly the most idyllic and visually striking beachside cafes I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing in all my travels 😍. The coral coloured parasols contrasted against the impossibly clear turquoise blues and pristine Baie Longue beach, make you feel a world away from everything you left behind to arrive here. I can’t wait to get back to my studio soon to flush out more of these pieces!! xx MM #TheArtofBelmond

La Samanna Chameleon🦎🌴💖!! You guys know j

La Samanna Chameleon🦎🌴💖!! You guys know just how much I like to coordinate my outfits with the destination but this one might just take the cake 😂👏🏼. @Belmond_LaSamanna boasts 150 different varieties of botanicals 🌿🍃 that cascade in and around the suites and rooms. An amazing contrast to the azure waters sparkling just right on the other side 🌊✨.

But no matter where you are on property, you are immediately transported to another world; a feeling of unparalleled tranquility. After the stress of this past year, and even more recently with the passing of someone so dear to me, I could not be anymore grateful for this trip and moment of healing. Thank you to every one of you who has written the kindest words of support. I carry you with me in my heart always xx MM

The start of something special 🥰🌊🌴🧡. W

The start of something special 🥰🌊🌴🧡. Words simply can’t describe just HOW good it feels to be painting from @Belmond_LaSamanna in real time after months of collecting photos of this tranquil haven on my phone 😭. I didn’t think it was possible but it is even more beautiful than I dreamed it would be.

Though I’m just getting started working through my creative process, a few things have stuck out to me as signature components of this property: the Mediterranean style architecture, the cerulean blue, pear green, and coral color palette throughout the premises, and the inspiring use of artwork hung throughout the hotel.

A sense of old Hollywood glamour meets modern luxury here. A nod to its storied history hosting the likes of Andy Warhol, the Rolling Stones, and many more icons. To say I’m inspired is a massive understatement. So beyond grateful to be here and cannot wait to share more with you over the next few days 💖!! Video by @Chillstophe xx MM

I’ve been waiting for this moment for 12 months

I’ve been waiting for this moment for 12 months and 21 days 😭☀️🌊🌴!! So incredibly grateful to be here at @Belmond_LaSamanna to paint #TheArtofBelmond. A very special thank you to my longtime friend (and supporter of my dreams 🥺) @Chillstophe for making this collaboration happen. Cannot wait to share what we are up to this weekend 💖!!

I also just wanted to add, bc I feel it’s my responsibility as a person of influence in travel, that I waited until I was vaccinated to make this trip. I also had to prove I was covid-negative, and be pre-approved for entry into St. Martin. I know many of you across the globe are in various stages of lockdown still, so I hope this trip is a bit of a virtual reprieve and proof of brighter days to come 🤗.

There simply aren’t enough words to describe just how good it feels to get back to doing what I love most in the world. With gratitude xx MM

11 months from departure and the Morocco Group Tri

11 months from departure and the Morocco Group Trip with @ModernAdventurists is officially SOLD OUT!!!! Utterly MIND-BLOWN 😭💖🇲🇦!!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart to every single one of you sweet souls who has signed up to venture through Morocco with me in March 2022. The trip of a lifetime awaits us!!

To anyone who missed out, you can still add your name to the waitlist in the event a space opens up. No guarantees but worth it to try, am I right?!! The link to do so is in my bio and thank you once again for your continued love and support in myself and TWD. We are just getting started, my darlings 😘!! All my love, xx MM

I grew my hair out in the pandemic. And I know you

I grew my hair out in the pandemic. And I know you are probably thinking “Meagan, that isn’t exactly newsworthy” 😂 but hear me out 🙏🏼. I never thought I could grow my hair long for years and this is why:

5 years ago I suffered a pretty traumatic incident at a “top” salon when one of their stylists applied a base bump (aka straight bleach) to my scalp and burned it. I proceeded to watch 50% of my hair fall out in the shower following my first wash post-visit. The owner claimed I was prone to thinning hair, refusing to take accountability. I went from having steroids injected into my scalp repeatedly for years after that horror story to this. Now I can safely say....my hair ain’t thinning, hennnnny 🤣.

When the pandemic hit and haircuts were far and few in between, it just sort of happened. I stopped over washing, over colouring, and over styling and it seemed to really help my hair just...well...grow!

A few weeks ago I added in a bit more fullness with the help of hair-fairy @daynagoldstein_hair followed by color with my blond guru @paulsbecker and I’ve never been happier with my tresses. But the real question remains: are you team wave 🌊 or team straight 💇🏼‍♀️?! Let me know below!! xx MM

Painting vivid skies has taken on new meaning for

Painting vivid skies has taken on new meaning for me this week. I went from celebrating being vaccinated on Monday to mourning the sudden loss of my Papa (grandfather) on Tuesday and I find myself looking up to the sky like never before in search of him 💔...

My Papa believed in me from the time I was born; a confident and determined little girl. He made me think I could do and be whatever I wanted to be. He would always say to me to “stay the course”. He would tell anyone who would listen just how proud he was of his grandchildren.

After this past year, and especially this past week, I have never been more acutely aware of the fragility of life as I am today. It is especially hard to be weathering this loss away from my loved ones in Canada on Easter. For anyone out there mourning a loss right now, please know you are not alone. I’m right there with you!

As I start my weekend in my adopted home of New York, I do so with the comfort of knowing that he’s watching over me. I’ve gained my guardian angel up above and I trust that he is at peace. Wishing you all a gorgeous weekend ahead and for anyone curious, this piece is titled a ‘New York Minute’. I painted it to ground myself through this difficult week.

Anything can change in a minute, so be grateful for all you have right now. All my love xx MM

I’m not sure who needs to hear this but please k

I’m not sure who needs to hear this but please know it will get better! Whatever “it” is to you. Keep showing up. Keep holding onto hope. Keep searching for the light and you will always find it through the darkness.

We have been tested. We are still being tested. Most days take Herculean strength to not lose the plot. But, if I may borrow words from the inimitable @krisjenner, “you’re doing amazing, sweetie” 😆 and it’s true YOU ARE!!

Happy Saturday, my darlings!! Enjoy every inch of this much deserved weekend. All my love xx MM

Update: THE TRIP IS SOLD OUT!!! 💖 Original Capt

Update: THE TRIP IS SOLD OUT!!! 💖
Original Caption: LOVES, here to tell you there are just 5 SPOTS LEFT on the Morocco Group Trip with @modernadventurists 🇲🇦🎨✈️!! 11 months away and we are almost entirely SOLD OUT!! A reminder that the trip dates are March 3–11, 2022!! If you are planning to join, please reserve your spot ASAP before it’s gone. Biggest thank you EVER to everyone who has already booked to join!! This is shaping up to be the greatest adventure imaginable 😭💖👏🏼!! The departure date will be here in no time at all. Head to the link in my bio for more and do not hesitate to leave any questions here. All my love xx MM

A New York (hot)dog 🗽🌭🐕😆!! If you know

A New York (hot)dog 🗽🌭🐕😆!! If you know NYC, you’ll likely agree that a tribute series would not be complete without a Sabrett pretzel/nut/hot dog stand appearance haha. Somewhat embarrassed to admit just how many of these I picked up on a walk home from dancing in the meat packing district back in my 20’s 🤣👏🏼 cc: @jennydevenny 💖. These days I only see them in the daytime, lining 5th avenue and most of midtown like glimmering hallmarks of the fast-paced, no nonsense, city we all know and love!! I can’t wait to see her return to her full glory soon. She’s already very much on the mend 🥰 xx MM

I call this piece “Central Park & City Lights”

I call this piece “Central Park & City Lights” 🗽 a painted love letter 💌 to the city that has made me. I wanted to reflect the changing of the seasons in this painting, when the promise of rebirth in the Spring emerges through the grip of Winter, hence the use of soft pinks and icy blues ❄️🌸. This past week marked 1 whole year of NO travel for me (quarantine in Canada excluded). It also marked the year that I fell back in love with New York.

I realized in the course of putting my Getaway & Casetify collections together last year that I had not painted much from my city. I stopped seeing it through the eyes of an admirer and became numb to its charm over the past 10 years of crazy work/travel schedules. But the truth is, I’ve never loved NYC more than I do today, or been prouder to be a New Yorker. And trust me, that says a lot given how difficult it’s been here at times...

All that said, I’m excited to continue my tribute series to the city that has held my hand through so many highs and lows, one of the greatest cities on earth 🥰. As the saying goes, if you can make it here, you really CAN make it anywhere!! Happy first day of Spring, my loves!! xx MM

Mind blown as I type these words...loves, I’m SO

Mind blown as I type these words...loves, I’m SO honored to introduce my namesake bag: the Meagan-Minaudière by @rafenewyork 👛💛💖!! Of all the things I dreamed would happen in my career, having a bag named after me really is quite the cherry on top 🥺🍒🍨!!

I have long admired Rafé’s gorgeous handbags since my fashion intern days in Toronto 13 years ago. Completely and utterly surreal, all these years later, to know he referenced my art, optimism, love of travel, strong women, and joie de vivre to design this gorgeous bag in his Spring 2021 collection!!

Swipe to see this double colored lacquered beauty and head to my stories now to read my interview with the incredible Rafé!! xx MM #MeaganMinaudiere

Happy International Women’s Day, sweet friends!!

Happy International Women’s Day, sweet friends!! Curating a few of my favorite pieces tonight representing strong, vivacious, and fearless women for this post 🥰!! As a female entrepreneur and creator, living in a country I do not belong to by birth, I know all too well just how hard women have to fight for what they so rightfully deserve in this world.

‘Of the 140,000 jobs shed in the U.S. economy in December, women accounted for 100% of them’ - Fortune.com Article from 01/08/21. And yet I don’t know a single one of them who hasn’t risen to the challenge of life everyday and kept pushing on!

To all the GREAT women in my life (too many to name 💖) thank you for continuing to inspire me every single day. Your resilience, brilliance, kindness, graciousness, humour and empathy inspire me endlessly and are the reason I’m here!! I simply don’t know what I would do without my sisterhood.

In a world that grows increasingly polarizing by the minute, remember to LISTEN, to your female friends and loved ones’ experiences. We can never know someone’s burdens or sorrows unless we walk a mile in their shoes. We can only be better by doing better.

And with that, let’s get what’s ours, ladies 😉💪🏼💕 xx MM (Lead illustration commissioned by @Anthropologie for last year’s International Women’s Day 03/08/20)

Update: THE TRIP IS SOLD OUT!!! 💖 Original Capt

Update: THE TRIP IS SOLD OUT!!! 💖
Original Caption: Exactly 12 months from TODAY we will be touching down in Morocco to kickstart a group adventure of a lifetime 🇲🇦!! The trip is already HALF FULL with just a handful of spots left before selling out!! Words simply cannot express just how incredibly excited I am to be inching closer and closer to this moment where we will be traveling, exploring, and painting together IN PERSON!! @ModernAdventurists is still accepting the $1k deposit to reserve your spot on this unforgettable journey. All the details are at the link in my bio!! As always, feel free to leave any questions here or contact Modern Adventure for more xx MM

Sweet friends!! I just wanted to express my absolu

Sweet friends!! I just wanted to express my absolute gratitude for your support over my TWD Puzzles 🧩!! Swipe to see the gorgeous @sarch25 holding her “Memories of Jardin Majorelle” puzzle that she just received for her birthday from family & friends this past weekend 😍🎂🧩🥳💖!! I cannot help but feel an overwhelming sense of joy when I look at the smile on her face in that photo. And what’s even more special is that Sara will be joining me IRL in Morocco for our group trip (more on that soon 🥰). I really believe that happiness is contagious so I hope you feel all the good vibes and gratitude I feel from this post. All my love, forever and always xx MM