by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 27, 2016 | Art | Religion | Theory, Inspiration |Thoughts
You the Emitter: knowledge! In Detroit. In a few minutes I will be boarding a plane to Florence to get ready for our upcoming art workshop Studio Italia in Tuscany. I am taking advantage of my quiet waiting spot to review this post. This post follows on ideas,...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Aug 14, 2016 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting | plein air
Heather at SALA Australia A Sure Shot Back from Italy, back to our office and before we tackle our fourth segment of “How I see Art”, we would like to share this story, a follow-up of a previous post. We are always very happy to hear about the artistic achievements of...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 14, 2016 | Art | Religion | Theory, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
Ideas, instruments of knowledge (1) In our previous post, we discussed about the notion of cultural territory, the “art-world”. Now, it is time to talk about the ideas inhabiting this territory. An idea is a thing of the mind, born from many minds, product of...
by Monica Marquez | Mar 27, 2016 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The pursuit of happiness We recently received a poster from Bonnie Rea, one of our artists of last October session of Studio Italia, announcing her upcoming lecture “Wine, Women and Words” (see details on the image beside). Bonnie, who lives in Dallas,...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 30, 2016 | Art | Religion | Theory, Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
We are living a second Renaissance When I was doing my walk the other day, I thought of great artists, both alive and dead, who in spite of their talent and success, managed to remain humble. While we can find this type of people not only in the arts, but also in...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 1, 2016 | Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
For the betterment of our society To make a long story short and to start the new year on a more personal note… I have two lovely nieces living in Barranquilla Colombia, aware, bright and beautiful, Maria-Virginia (11) and Maria-Jimena (9). While having supper, the...
