by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jul 27, 2011 | Art History, En français, Food | Cooking, General, Painting
Our last day together in Provence: crit, group show and farewell supper by Raymonde Béland Nous voilà, c’est déjà la dernière journée, demain nous plierons bagage et repartirons tous chacun vers nos prochaines destinations. Le matin après le petit déjeuner....
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jul 11, 2011 | Art History, En français, Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Pilgrimage to Cézanne’s home, workshop, and mountain by Callie Archer We painted Mont Sainte Victoire near Aix-en-Province under the inspiration of Yves then saw a retro of Cezannes paintings at his former home. We were in our element! A guide imbued us with...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jul 8, 2011 | Art History, Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Puimoisson Lapin à la Gionot by Lorri Bromilow After a previously beautiful sunny day and outdoor evening, we awoke to a grey and rainy day. So, scheduled plans were changed. We painted in the nearby village of Puimoisson, which is a quaint little town with its...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jul 7, 2011 | En français, Food | Cooking, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The Night Sky by Barbara Flemming It all began Sunday afternoon when “he that should be obeyed” (Yves), walked us to the lavender field near the lodge to observe the landscape about us. A photograph was taken of our chosen scene which was to be sketched later and...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jul 3, 2011 | Art History, Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Getting Ready for Atelier Provence After a night in Milan and train trip to Marseille where we picked up our van, we are finally in our lodge in the middle of the Valensole plateau. The beauty of the juxtaposition of the lavender and the blond wheat fields is...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jul 2, 2011 | Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Arrival to beautiful Provence After bringing all of our Studio Italia happy participants to the Arezzo train station, and a long train ride from Florence and a night stop in Milano, we finally arrived to our lodge in Provence, located on the Plateau de Valensole....
