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.) | Apr 9, 2026 | Art | Religion | Theory, art classes Italy France, art retreat, Inspiration |Thoughts, Online art classes, Painting | plein air, painting workshops Italy France, Philosophy
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...
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...
