by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 22, 2013 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
What is talent? Getting ready for Studio Italia and I know that I will hear the following question: what is talent? Good question. I can only base my answer upon what I have seen in my long career as a painting professor. I would say that besides a bit of...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 13, 2013 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Art workshop in Tuscany ; “you is you, not me” Demonstration or no demonstration! In a few days, I will be the painting workshop instructor for Studio Italia, our June art workshop in Tuscany, and I am really looking forward to it. I certainly know that a...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 9, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Our painting workshops in Tuscany Kangaroos, Beavers and Gorgonzola is certainly among icscis/Walk the Arts’ best publications. It is a small catalogue of an art exhibition that took place in Ottawa in 2011 featuring works by 42 former participants of Studio...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Mar 28, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Studio Colombia 2013: Understanding Perspective held last February was a great success! We spent 10 memorable days in Pradomar, Cartagena and Santa Marta with a great group of artists and art lovers from Ottawa and Montreal. We are planning Studio Colombia again...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 24, 2013 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The Vanishing Points / A painting workshop in South America Not to confuse with the View-Point when both can become one. As written in the earlier post, the view-point is your final destination on your drawing, your journey’s end. We know that it is there, far away,...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 5, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Studio Colombia: Understanding Perspective In a few days, Studio Colombia: Understanding Perspective. Let’s begin with a quote from the introduction of Panofsky’s formidable essay Perspective as Symbolic Form: “Does this mean that the experience of space [perspective...
