by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 29, 2013 | Art History, Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Osso bucco alla Borrani Gastronomic meals are an essential componant of our painting workshops in Tuscany. Creative cooking is art. This is why we enjoy so much experimenting with new ingredient combinations and arrive to our own original recipes. We enjoy very much...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 1, 2012 | Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The bliss of cooking has been depicted not only in movies but also in the culinary art produced by visual artists contemporary to Alberti and Maestro Martini. As told by Giorgio Vasari, there was a group of twelve artists and poets who formed La compagnia del Paiuolo,...
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.) | Dec 9, 2011 | Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
“Creativity in our everyday lives” Last night we had our icscis alumni holidays get together and we had lots of fun! We ate and drank well among discussions about art and life. A common topic among our group was the importance of creativity in our everyday lives. ...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 19, 2011 | Art History, Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Our last days in Tuscany We are back from another great painting workshop in Tuscany! During the last days of our workshop we painted in the Val d’Orcia and in Lucignano and we visited Assisi, where we had the chance to see Giotto’s magnificient frescoes...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 8, 2011 | Art History, Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Hanging our show in Tuscany, art critique, meals and more…. We are celebrating today Studio Italia’s mid-session with a show at La Fratta’s beautifully restored i Salotti di Fattoria. Around 10h00 and after a few cups of coffee, we decided on the works to be...
