by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Aug 27, 2026 | Art | Religion | Theory, art classes Italy France, Art workshops, Inspiration |Thoughts, Online art classes, Painting | plein air, painting workshops Italy France, Philosophy
(Above, Guido Reni, Hippomenes and Atalanta, Prado, Madrid, Spain.Here an episode of Métamorphoses d’Ovide (Book X, verses 560–707) please Google.) Finding the sublime Warning This text is poorly constructed, somewhat like the treehouse of my childhood. A...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Aug 6, 2025 | art classes Italy France, art retreat, Art workshops, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting, Painting | plein air, painting workshops Italy France
Coming back from Italy from another successful art workshop! About to leave again for Studio Italia, and whenever my students will set their easels before a breathtaking landscape, a recurring question will arise: Should I engage in a personal veni, vidi, vici of this...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 16, 2025 | art classes Italy France, art retreat, Art workshops, Online art classes, Painting, Painting | plein air, painting workshops Italy France, Philosophy
The “catastrophe”, the painting to be done! As you know, I have been teaching painting for 40 years to students worldwide, whether through our painting workshops in Europe or our online courses. As a teacher, I must constantly reinvent myself. That is why...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 30, 2017 | art classes Italy France, art retreat, Art workshops, Painting | plein air, painting workshops Italy France
Painting in Tuscany, Italy More and more travellers from the developed world are looking for meaningful travels. We are aiming for journeys that allow us to learn something new, to deepen our culture, to enhance our lives. Purpose, inspiration and self-discovery are...
