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The bastard of Marcel Duchamp: Contemporary Art

The bastard of Marcel Duchamp: Contemporary Art

by Yves M. Larocque | Apr 30, 2020 | art classes Italy France, Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts

We are not living a crisis but a change of time “Urinal, you are” fountain “, and on this fountain, I will build my art! “(Christine Sourgins, Mirages of Contemporary Art, yet to be translated in English) Well, I have read Christine...
COVID-19 and Your Art

COVID-19 and Your Art

by Yves M. Larocque | Mar 22, 2020 | Art | Religion | Theory, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting

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...
Art, You and 2020

Art, You and 2020

by Yves M. Larocque | Jan 1, 2020 | art classes Italy France, En français, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting | plein air

Above >Two paintings by Wassily Kandinsky showing that every day he tried to achieve a better understanding of the world in which he was participating. Scroll down for French and Spanish translations. Défilez vers le bas pour les traductions en français et en...
May I see the instructor’s works?

May I see the instructor’s works?

by Yves M. Larocque | Dec 21, 2019 | art classes Italy France, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting, Painting | plein air

You may, but… Back in 1997, during the very first days of Walk the Arts painting workshops in Tuscany and Provence, I would paint with the group. After a couple of years, I came to realize that I was not fully dedicating my time to my budding artists. Indeed,...
Plein Air Painting = Trapping the Moment

Plein Air Painting = Trapping the Moment

by Yves M. Larocque | Jun 17, 2019 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting | plein air

Viewing the painting = Reliving that Moment Currently in Europe; Studio Italia has ended, about to start Atelier Provence. One of our blog subscribers, a docent at the National Gallery of Canada, recently finished reading Michael Findlay’s Seeing Slowly; Looking at...

Self-hypnosis and Art

by Yves M. Larocque | Dec 6, 2018 | Art | Religion | Theory, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting

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...
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