by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 20, 2011 | Food | Cooking, General, Painting
Organising our kitchen A few days ago we arrived at our lodge in Tuscany where our group of painters are painting the beautiful landscapes of the Val di Chiana. Before their arrival, lots of organisation had to be done. Especially in the kitchen since food is a...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 6, 2011 | Art History, Food | Cooking, Painting
On May 3 we presented A Taste of Italian Art, our first cooking class at the LCBO Rideau! We enjoyed enormously the experience and fortunately everything went smooth! The timing was perfect, the dishes were “au point”, the stove, the oven and the projector worked well...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 23, 2011 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The Australian File From: Jenny Tuck, Proprietor Splashout Studios Art School in Adelaide, South Australia. Gidday mates ! It is nearly here . . . Kangaroos, Beavers & Gorgonzola. The latest in a long line of icscis/walkthearts extravaganzas. Eight of our...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 17, 2011 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
SETTING UP MY EASEL! Studio Italia’s catalogue As you all know, Studio Italia’s participants from two hemispheres will be showing in Canada’s national capital, Ottawa (see post February 5th). Here is an excerpt from the catalogue that you may get at blurb.com written...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 16, 2010 | Art History, Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The Art of Cooking! In the latter part of the 15th Century, the great chef, Maestro Martino de Rossi, who worked for both the Princes of the State and the Church, wrote what seems to be the first truly cooking manuscript in Italy. Following the humoral theory of the...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 3, 2010 | En français, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Thank you and Merci! In October, Yves M. Larocque was appointed honorary president of Colors on the Bay, an art exhibition regrouping more than 30 artists from Québec and Ontario. What follows, is his conclusion key note to everyone who participated in this great...
