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.) | Aug 6, 2025 | art classes Italy France, art retreat, Art workshops, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting, Painting | plein air, painting workshops Italy France
Coming back from Italy from another successful art workshop! About to leave again for Studio Italia, and whenever my students will set their easels before a breathtaking landscape, a recurring question will arise: Should I engage in a personal veni, vidi, vici of this...
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 12, 2020 | art classes Italy France, art retreat, Painting, Painting | plein air
Our painting workshops; a time for reevaluation in Europe? We now have this urge to travel. More travelers are looking for meaningful travels. Increasingly, we are aiming for journeys that allow us to learn something new, to deepen our culture, to enhance our lives. ...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 1, 2020 | Art History, Ideas, painting workshops Italy France
Radical-polemicist-radical or capitalist-strategist? Why does the negative attract us more than the positive? A timely post in the time of COVID-19 Commenting on Yves’last post, it is my turn now to comment on Mme Sourgins’ book, The Mirages of Contemporary Art, yet...
