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Living Through the ArtsPontormo, the Mannerist
My favorite artist? Here we are once again in Firenze (Florence) and I had to stop once more at Santa Felicita Church, just across the Ponte Vecchio to see my favorite painting done by one of my favorite artists: Pontormo. I do not know why I love this artist. I...
Focusing
Focusing. Images of Byzantine frescoes - soaring ceilings of azure and gold. Genius - backgrounds, nature, emotion. Buttery oil paint flowing onto and sinking into smooth paper. Depth. The fire of Saint Francis. Linda Wilson at Studio Italia
Surrendering and Art!
Surrendering and Art! For the last few days, I have (as Liseanne here) trying to reflect what I see and experience onto the canvas before me. I am discovering that the capacity to respond to what I truly see demands a willingness to trust, surrender and “jump”. It...
Studio Italia
Finally painting in Tuscany! Two days ago our group of arrived safely . Painted this afternoon in the old 18th Century grain storage. Worked with planes and various shades of grey because of a grey Tuscan day; it is raining sporadically. I have noticed that I am...
Waiting to board with walkthearts
Waiting to board! http://news.cheapflights.com/2010/09/waiting-to-board-with-yves-larocque/
Leaving for Italia
Flying to our painting workshop in Tuscany! This September was certainly a hectic « rentrée culturelle » (“cultural return” as “return to school”) as we say in French. Social networks surely take what is left of our time, but we are not complaining! Morevover, we are...
Recipe of the month with Mushrooms
In the spirit of our three last posts on Vico, we invite you to create the recipe of the month. Since it is Fall (Spring in Australia) and an excellent season for mushroom hunting (in the wild or at the market) why not a cream mushroom soup? We did ours with these...
Vico in our studio and kitchen (Part 3 final)
When you paint, please do not repeat what has been done thousands of times. Rather, experiment! You can work on a conventional subject, but in a new way. As a painting instructor, I have never been one to say: “You always start by…, and next, you do…” Where is the...
How to create great Art?
I have taught painting and art history in a reputable Canadian art school for more than 25 years. Also, since 1997 I have led painting workshops on three continents for www.walkthearts.com. Hundreds of students have asked me the same question. How can I become a...
Vico in our studio and kitchen (Part 2)
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