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Living Through the ArtsLeaving for Italia
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...
Recipe of the month with Mushrooms
In the spirit of our three last posts on Vico, we invite you to create the recipe of the month. Since it is Fall (Spring in Australia) and an excellent season for mushroom hunting (in the wild or at the market) why not a cream mushroom soup? We did ours with these...
Vico in our studio and kitchen (Part 3 final)
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...
How to create great Art?
I have taught painting and art history in a reputable Canadian art school for more than 25 years. Also, since 1997 I have led painting workshops on three continents for www.walkthearts.com. Hundreds of students have asked me the same question. How can I become a...
Vico in our studio and kitchen (Part 2)
truth itself is constructed
Our last icscis/walkthearts’ night
I am Love, what a film! Loved the movie; beautiful, intense, true, overwhelming! Well shot, fantastic symbolism, great musical score. The message! Be yourself! Some people would find the story a bit to stretched, but we have witnessed stories similar to this one....
Our First Intern: Welcome Claudia!
We are so happy to announce that Claudia Gutierrez accepted to be walkthearts' apprentice! She will be helping us in putting our first Alumni show (Australia and Canada only; the USA next year) that will take place in Ottawa in March 2011. She is bright and pays...
icscis/walkthearts night Friday August 6th!
Why not a movie together on Friday August 6th at the Bytowne? Something about Italy! We will meet at the entrance of the Bytowne cinema (Rideau Street, Ottawa, Canada) at 6:45 p.m. for I am love (scheduled for 7:00 p.m.). According to Wendy Ide from The Times...
Who was Sofonisba Anguissola?
Sofonisba Anguissola (1530–1625), born in Cremona into an aristocratic family, the best known of six painter sisters. She trained with Bernardino Campi and Gatti. Due to the constraints imposed on women of her time, she did not have access to anatomy studies or...
The recipe of the month inspired by an Anguissola painting: pork… why not?
Maiale all'Anguissola (pork with capers and sundried tomatoes) A very popular Studio Italia dish since it is delicious and can be prepared quickly. Keep in mind that capers (capperi), that grow wild in Italy, should always be added at the end of cooking to retain...
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