by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | 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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | 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...
by Monica Marquez | Nov 2, 2018 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
Artificial Intelligence cannot create! Yes, it will imitate! I am linking this post with previous one dealing with the notion of repetition and imitation in art, since during our painting workshops in Italy and art classes in France, we aim at promoting freedom and...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 22, 2018 | Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting | plein air
Art making is a “moment” of fleeting eternity Eternity is outside time. Eternity should not be mistaken for the elasticity of time, a time that never ends. Yes! eternity is indeed outside time. It doesn’t have a beginning nor an end. It is something in itself; it has...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 31, 2017 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
To Repeat or Not! What can I write on New Year’s Eve without repeating too much what has already been said? It is like a work of art; what can I paint without repeating what has already been done? Last year, I wrote on “furtive peace” and the year before on “being a...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 3, 2017 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
Peace in Colombia Not even a year ago, I gave a talk on peace entitled “The Algorithm of Peace”. In a nutshell, I Googled the words “peace” and “war” and reflected on the resulting images. I arrived to a few interesting conclusions, the most important being that in...
