Expat Living and Real Estate School and the Converse Shoes October 28, 2014Our first day at the little CIPEC International School located just ten minutes outside Aix on a peaceful road surrounded by beautiful sunflowers. The house we are renting is four minutes away and I’m in heaven as it’s so much quicker than my school run back home. When we first ventured to the school in …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire Collection of the Prince of Liechtenstein Fake Paintings March 17, 2016Thinking about the question marks over the authenticity of the Venus (from the art collection of the Prince of Liechtenstein), which was on show at the Hotel de Caumont, I was reminded of an experiment last year at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London. It’s the world’s oldest gallery.…Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Les Collections du Prince de Liechtenstein – worth a visit? January 19, 2016This is the lady advertising the current exhibition at the Hotel Caumont. Her image is swinging in the wind along the Cours Mirabeau, raising the question, as posed in the exhibition, is she a model of modesty clutching her little veil or is she an insolent minx?…Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Jill Steenhuis Exhibits in Aix Annual Show June 11, 2015Every June, there’s a must-visit exhibition in Aix from a talented local family – painter Jill Steenhuis, her sculptor husband Sergio Ruffato, plus their son Serge, also a sculptor. Jill paints in an impressionistic style and usually takes her inspiration from Aix, the Sainte-Victoire and the countryside around her lovely home. Who is Jill Steenhuis? …Continue Reading