by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 6, 2010 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 30, 2010 | General
Waiting to board! http://news.cheapflights.com/2010/09/waiting-to-board-with-yves-larocque/
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 30, 2010 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 10, 2010 | Food | Cooking, General
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 2, 2010 | Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
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...
