by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 30, 2013 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The dialectical image In a few hours, our group will arrive for our fall session of our painting workshop Studio Italia. For the next ten days we will incessantly paint the beautiful landscapes of Tuscany. Then once everyone will be back to the United States, Canada...
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 26, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
What is artistic talent II? In my previous post, I wrote that intelligence and awareness are also components of artistic talent. This because creativity implies awareness of the actual societal context in which we live in order to intelligently build new visions, new...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 22, 2013 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
What is talent? Getting ready for Studio Italia and I know that I will hear the following question: what is talent? Good question. I can only base my answer upon what I have seen in my long career as a painting professor. I would say that besides a bit of...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 13, 2013 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Art workshop in Tuscany ; “you is you, not me” Demonstration or no demonstration! In a few days, I will be the painting workshop instructor for Studio Italia, our June art workshop in Tuscany, and I am really looking forward to it. I certainly know that a...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 9, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Our painting workshops in Tuscany Kangaroos, Beavers and Gorgonzola is certainly among icscis/Walk the Arts’ best publications. It is a small catalogue of an art exhibition that took place in Ottawa in 2011 featuring works by 42 former participants of Studio...
