by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Mar 28, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Studio Colombia 2013: Understanding Perspective held last February was a great success! We spent 10 memorable days in Pradomar, Cartagena and Santa Marta with a great group of artists and art lovers from Ottawa and Montreal. We are planning Studio Colombia again...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 24, 2013 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The Vanishing Points / A painting workshop in South America Not to confuse with the View-Point when both can become one. As written in the earlier post, the view-point is your final destination on your drawing, your journey’s end. We know that it is there, far away,...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 5, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Studio Colombia: Understanding Perspective In a few days, Studio Colombia: Understanding Perspective. Let’s begin with a quote from the introduction of Panofsky’s formidable essay Perspective as Symbolic Form: “Does this mean that the experience of space [perspective...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 16, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
New York Art Trip (March 7 -10, 2013) In our last post, we said that novelty in art and friendship can lead to enriching experiences by providing us with new visions of our world. Since the world is in constant evolution, traditional ways in art can easily become...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 7, 2012 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Art and friendship get better when nurtured with newness Last week, I attended a great theatre evening at a friend’s house, in French “théâtre d’appartement”. For one hour and a half, 30 guests sitting in a semi-circle around the living room, watched three...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 27, 2012 | Art History, General, Painting
Since 1997 we have taken the participants of our summer and fall art workshops in Tuscany to the Uffizi Gallery, and just a few days ago we were happy to discover the newly renovated museum, though with some deception. The Uffizi, annually visited by 1.5 million...
