by Monica Marquez | Mar 27, 2016 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The pursuit of happiness We recently received a poster from Bonnie Rea, one of our artists of last October session of Studio Italia, announcing her upcoming lecture “Wine, Women and Words” (see details on the image beside). Bonnie, who lives in Dallas,...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 30, 2016 | Art | Religion | Theory, Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
We are living a second Renaissance When I was doing my walk the other day, I thought of great artists, both alive and dead, who in spite of their talent and success, managed to remain humble. While we can find this type of people not only in the arts, but also in...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 4, 2015 | Art | Religion | Theory, Art History, General
Are we going to see an upsurge of Christian Art? The Protestant Reformation happened in Germany (October 1517) when Martin Luther (then Catholic) nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Church. The document heavily criticized the Church and the...
by Monica Marquez | Nov 3, 2015 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
After our painting workshop in Tuscany, a stop in Belgium! Recently arrived from Belgium where we, Walk the Arts, had the opportunity to attend the Bruges Contemporary Art and Architecture Triennial 2015. This year the event raised the following questions: What if the...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 18, 2015 | General
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by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Aug 8, 2015 | General
Becoming no one The other day, I received an e-mail of an artist promoting his painting workshops in North America. He is renowned and sells well. On the e-mail, a photograph of the artist painting and beside him two students at their easels copying every gesture,...