by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 22, 2018 | Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting | plein air
Art making is a “moment” of fleeting eternity Eternity is outside time. Eternity should not be mistaken for the elasticity of time, a time that never ends. Yes! eternity is indeed outside time. It doesn’t have a beginning nor an end. It is something in itself; it has...
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.) | Sep 30, 2017 | art classes Italy France, art retreat, Art workshops, Painting | plein air, painting workshops Italy France
Painting in Tuscany, Italy More and more travellers from the developed world are looking for meaningful travels. We are aiming for journeys that allow us to learn something new, to deepen our culture, to enhance our lives. Purpose, inspiration and self-discovery are...
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.) | Oct 29, 2016 | Art | Religion | Theory, Art History, Painting | plein air
You the Emitter: intention! Now let’s talk about intention, having already discussed about knowledge on our last post. In art, knowledge and intention walk hand in hand and “serious” artists deal with these two important concepts when confronting their works of art....
