by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 22, 2018 | General, Painting, Painting | plein air
The importance of an artistic statement to develop new concepts As we always say during our art workshops in Provence (France) and Italy, we can still paint landscapes and other traditional subjects, but we need to develop new ways of seeing bringing forth new...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 31, 2017 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
To Repeat or Not! What can I write on New Year’s Eve without repeating too much what has already been said? It is like a work of art; what can I paint without repeating what has already been done? Last year, I wrote on “furtive peace” and the year before on “being a...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 12, 2017 | Art | Religion | Theory, Art History, General, Painting
The 3-Cs; the very first digital art workshop for the amateur artist and everyone After many years of reflection, we are ready to add Israel to our workshop list. Despite the current events happening in the Middle East, Israel is considered a safe place for travel....
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Apr 19, 2017 | General, Painting, Painting | plein air
The future of artists, being art-algorithm-makers. A few hours ago, I gave a talk to a group of artists of the Detroit region. I did not “knock” them out, nor “convert” them (as some Studio Italia friends from the area suggested), but just shared one of my concerns...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Mar 4, 2017 | Art | Religion | Theory, Art History, General, Painting | plein air
The importance of a strong concept I finally have time to come back to my chronicle How I see Art. During the past two months, Walk the Arts has been involved in various art projects on three continents, the reason for our silence. It is time now to talk about the...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 3, 2017 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
Peace in Colombia Not even a year ago, I gave a talk on peace entitled “The Algorithm of Peace”. In a nutshell, I Googled the words “peace” and “war” and reflected on the resulting images. I arrived to a few interesting conclusions, the most important being that in...
