Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Mana Espresso for a Fresh, Light Lunch in Aix February 18, 2016This café had only been open 9 weeks when I visited in August so it was good to revisit it and see how things were going. Young British owners Alex and Ben report lots of activity and it was certainly busy yesterday, maybe a result of being rated 2nd on Trip Advisor. You might want …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Margo Lestz The Artist and His Objects: Matisse in His Studio October 31, 2017I’ve just been to a wonderful exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. It was called Matisse in the Studio, and it shows how the objects that Matisse surrounded himself with appeared in his art. Henri Matisse was a collector: He had an array of vases, chairs, carpets, furniture, etc. that found their way …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire Provence Painting Sessions Capturing the Scenes on Canvas August 9, 2017As a painter in the South of France, you rarely feel alone. There are reminders everywhere of those who have gone before – of Cézanne in the countryside around Aix and of Gauguin and Van Gogh in Arles and Saint-Rémy. But not all these impressions are specific to a place. The sight of a long-skirted …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · Photographers in Provence 49th Rencontres d’Arles Photography in July May 24, 2018‘BACK TO THE FUTURE’ is the theme for the 49th Rencontres d’Arles photography exhibition. ‘This year, you are invited to cross space and time with a breathtaking, celestial journey across the ages. Photography is often the best-placed medium for registering all the shocks that remind us the world is changing, sometimes right before our eyes’, they write. …Continue Reading