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Are We, Artists, Creators of Atmospheres?

Resisting Intermittence Two very important essays structure this post: Atmospheres by the German philosopher Hermann Schmitz (Mimesis 2026), and the second by the French philosopher Yves Michaud, L’art, c’est bien fini: Essai sur l’hyper-esthétique et les atmosphères...

COVID-19 and Your Art

Thanks to everyone for your kind messages during these challenging times for all. Throughout the years more and more we realize that many of our lifelong friendships have been built around our workshops. Yes, we are doing well here in the Ottawa countryside. Life can...

The Stone and the Kiss – Time is You!

Why painting the same chickadee? Confronted with the landscape, the artist needs to surrender to nature in order to truly express on canvas the unique emotions and feelings resulting from this challenge. Here, Zoe letting go in the Val d’Orcia during our...

Self-hypnosis and Art

Achieving extreme lucidity, the secret of art Although still poorly defined, hypnosis is today a banal phenomenon, admitted by unbelievers and recognized by medicine. It stops smoking, increases libido, and even anesthetizes. As reported by Prof. Brian Josephson...

Art Workshop Israel (301)

by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 12, 2017 | Art | Religion | Theory, Art History, General, Painting

The 3-Cs; the very first digital art workshop for the amateur artist and everyone After many years of reflection, we are ready to add Israel to our workshop list. Despite the current events happening in the Middle East, Israel is considered a safe place for travel....

How I see art (4c)

The importance of a strong concept I finally have time to come back to my chronicle How I see Art. During the past two months, Walk the Arts has been involved in various art projects on three continents, the reason for our silence. It is time now to talk about the...