by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 28, 2014 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
My wife Mónica is beautiful ! As my last post reads, I recently hired four astounding professors from various universities to work on the following question: “What is beautiful”? Their answers will be soon available in the form of short presentations on Vimeo. The...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 17, 2014 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts
Our upcoming painting workshops in Tuscany and Provence June & July 2014 During the last few weeks, I hired four astounding professors from various universities to work on the following question: “What is beautiful”? Their answers will be available shortly in the...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Apr 12, 2014 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Art, a reflection of the past or the future? As art historians or artists, we need to be aware of knowledge developing at an accelerating pace. We need to know about the current state of science even if we are not scientists; just as we keep ourselves informed about...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 28, 2014 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Why attending one of our painting workshops in Italy or France? During our painting workshops in Tuscany and Provence, we aim to provoke the creative act by challenging our participants to see and think in new ways. If not, why traveling so far and investing in a...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 2, 2014 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Becoming better artists according to Alberti 2014, a new year arrives with our usual list of personal and professional goals to be accomplished. On our side, we are getting ready for our annual art trip to New York City and our art workshops in Tuscany, and in...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 16, 2013 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Denotation and connotation As an artist, you have always to remember that a work of art connotes and denotes. Denotation refers to the literal or explicit sense of a word. It is the first definition provided by a dictionary. Connotation refers to the various...
