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“A stimulating mix of culture, art and the delights of the Tuscan countryside. I felt privileged and lucky to have been able to step out of the usual tourist role.”



Photos (left to righ and downward)

1) Walking the arts in Florence (icscis)
2) Montepulciano train station (icscis)
3) A palazzo in Rome (icscis)
4) Souvenir shop in Rome (icscis)
5) Art near the colosseum (icscis)

Press

selected published articles

Dean Lisk, « Former resident to hold art courses, Larocque will teach local artists different ways to approach their work » West Nipissing Tribune, Sturgeon Falls, ON, July 9 2002.

Gerry Therrien, « An Opportunity for our Northern Ontario Artists. The Project Vasari in Mattawa », The Mattawa Recorder, Mattawa ON, July 7 2002.

Beth Rickers, « Art Historian passing along his knowledge », Daily Globe, Worthington, Minnesota, April 4 2002, USA.

 « Canoeists plucked from Georgian Bay islands », The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 4, 2001. icscis' painters were the rescuers.

Fama, Bogotá (Colombia) to be published.

« Cuando las ideas se transmutan », El Espectador, Bogotá, Colombia, Marzo 4, 2001,

Ginny Anderson, « Picture Imperfect », Next, Auckland, New-Zealand, January 2000

Sylvain St-Laurent, « Yves Larocque veut établir un jumelage de dessin », Le Droit, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 22 , 2001.

Alberto Barbetti, "Il mondo? in mostra", Corriere di Siena, Siena, Italy, July 30, 2000.

D.M. "Des Canadiens exposent au pays de Monet", Le Démocrate vernonnais, Vernon, France August, 2000.

Isabelle Rodrigue, "L'école d'art ICSCIS, Une école d'art sans les murs", Le Droit, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 25, 1999.

Isabelle Rodrigue, "Huit peintres nord-américains en Toscane, Voyageurs ès art", Le Droit, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 25, 1999.

Coralee Kruger, « Dabbling in the World of Art », Cottonwood County Citizen, (Windom Minnesota), January 6, 1999.

Alberto Barbetti, « Le "meraviglie" della pittura Incontro con Yves Larocque e la sua scuola d'arte », Corriere di Siena, Siena, Italy, November 3 1998.

Alberto Barbetti, «La Valdichiana nelle tele dei pittori. Una mostra degli alievi di Larocque», Corriere di Siena, Siena, Italy, October 18, 1998.

"Exposition de peintures originales à la Fondation Carzou; des peintres en amour avec la Provence", Action Paysanne, Manosque, France, August 12 1997.

"Un voyage magique de Québec à Manosque, via Internet", La Provence, Marseille, France. Thursday August 14 1997.





Charlotte Vincent, "Peindre en Toscane", L'express, Toronto, 26 avril 2010.




"Finding Passion in Art" (Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Canada) in English 204K

La meragiglie della Pittura" (Corriere de Siena, Siena, Italy) in Italian 159K

"Voyageurs ès arts" (Le Droit,Ottawa Canada) in French 190K

"Cuando las ideas se transmutan" (El Espectador,



The noun of self becomes a verb.
This flashpoint of creation in the
present moment is where work
and play merge.
(Stephen Nachhmanovitch)

updated July 14, 2010