by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 17, 2010 | Food | Cooking
Art and cuisine in Tuscany, of course! How can we leave without underlining the marvellous food we had. “At Studio Italia”, proclaimed Yves in that ebulliently Gallic Yves manner, “we eat very well, but we do not gain weight!” Hmmm. We’ll let our scales be...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 15, 2010 | General
Art is powerful. Just returned from Arezzo where l left the group. It was certainly an intense painting workshop: lots of laughs, tears were shed, many calories ingested, in brief, a very productive workshop. More than 120 paintings were done; some...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 14, 2010 | Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
A Vanishing Point Before Tuscany, I was on a horizon line in search of a vanishing point. This painting journey has brought questions forward. How to express the essential with a few colours, lines and contrast? This is not a text… Avant la...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 11, 2010 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 11, 2010 | General
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 ...
