Barefoot Blogger · Inspire My Meeting with Author Simon James in Uzès November 23, 2020Through my Uzès experience, I’ve known and written about quite a few artists. Yet there was something extraordinary about meeting Simon James aside from his status as an award-winning writer and illustrator. Meeting Simon James Living in a “red zone” COVID world, I miss the small, intimate art exhibitions that were so popular around town …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire The Night 8 Cézannes were Stolen in Aix March 31, 2015It was back in August 1961, a long-forgotten incident, and thanks to local historian Alain Paire for sending details of this fascinating story. The thieves climbed the garden walls then up the decorative ironwork of the façade to reach the first floor paintings. …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Cezanne’s Provence Painted by Artist Jill Steenhuis Part 1 January 8, 2015Jill Steenhuis is an American artist who has lived just outside of Aix-en-Provence for 30 years. Jill paints en plein air (outside) the way Cezanne did much of his work. Inspired by this master painter and one of very few artists with access to Château Noir Jill agreed to share her story with Perfectly Provence …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Hilda Stearn · Inspire Art in Provence January 25, 2016I cannot claim to be an art critic however I know what I like and this summer I was invited to a vernissage (from the French verb to varnish which is an interesting choice!). This preview event is usually by invitation and what better setting than Crillon-le-Brave? Nestling into the hillside at the foot of …Continue Reading
