by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 25, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
By Marion Jean Hall Painting workshops are easy to find on the Internet. However, thrifty artists must ask the big question: Which ones are worth the investment of time, effort and money? Based on my recent experience at a ten-day workshop in Tuscany, I can heartily...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 10, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
More to see during New York art trip 2012 (March 8-11) Undoubtedly, upcoming spring in NYC will be bursting with Art! Besides the Armory Show, the Whitney Biennial and special exhibits such as Cindy Sherman at the MoMa and John Chamberlain at the Guggenheimm, the New...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 5, 2012 | Food | Cooking, General
Arepa con huevo frying; cost 1 500 pesos… 75 cents. Our last post from Colombia. Still in the Colombian Caribbean region and already missing some delicious typical food! Would love to go back to Canada with tons of queso campesino (fresh white cheese, great for...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 4, 2012 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The museum infrastructure in Cartagena It must be lack of political will, maybe corruption, and worst, complacency, but since the last 11 years in Cartagena in Colombia, its Museum of Modern Art did not evolve at all. I would have expected fixed walls, a better...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 30, 2011 | Art History, General
The Cathedral Maria Reina Today, I finally visited the Barranquilla’s cathedral. I walked downhill from El Prado to the much poorer city sector, the centre. I found the church extremely well designed, noticed the purity of lines and spaces, the reason I am sharing...
