by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 14, 2010 | Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
A Vanishing Point Before Tuscany, I was on a horizon line in search of a vanishing point. This painting journey has brought questions forward. How to express the essential with a few colours, lines and contrast? This is not a text… Avant la...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 11, 2010 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
My favorite artist? Here we are once again in Firenze (Florence) and I had to stop once more at Santa Felicita Church, just across the Ponte Vecchio to see my favorite painting done by one of my favorite artists: Pontormo. I do not know why I love this artist. I...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 10, 2010 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Surrendering and Art! For the last few days, I have (as Liseanne here) trying to reflect what I see and experience onto the canvas before me. I am discovering that the capacity to respond to what I truly see demands a willingness to trust, surrender and “jump”. It...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 6, 2010 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Finally painting in Tuscany! Two days ago our group of arrived safely . Painted this afternoon in the old 18th Century grain storage. Worked with planes and various shades of grey because of a grey Tuscan day; it is raining sporadically. I have noticed that I am...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 30, 2010 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Flying to our painting workshop in Tuscany! This September was certainly a hectic « rentrée culturelle » (“cultural return” as “return to school”) as we say in French. Social networks surely take what is left of our time, but we are not complaining! Morevover, we are...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 2, 2010 | Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
When you paint, please do not repeat what has been done thousands of times. Rather, experiment! You can work on a conventional subject, but in a new way. As a painting instructor, I have never been one to say: “You always start by…, and next, you do…” Where is the...
