What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur David Hockney in Arles from October 11th October 20, 2015This is the first time I’ve been aware of a David Hockney exhibition in the south of France: he is phenomenally popular in the UK where works when not in LA. This show will draw on work created in Yorkshire where he spent time recording the passing of the seasons in the same small area …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire Who was Artist Nicolas de Staël and his Connection to Le Castellet in Ménerbes September 15, 2017One trail always leads to another…and so my discovery that the cookery writer Elizabeth David lived for some months in a large house in Ménerbes far more associated with another famous name from the 1950s inevitably made me want out find out more about the artist Nicolas de Staël. Who was he and what brought …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Photographers in Provence Art and Photography in Provence March 28, 2016Artists and Art Teachers in Provence Provence is an endless canvas for artists, writers, photographers and frankly anyone with a fragment of a creative side. A place famous for its magical light, Provence has inspired master painters Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh and many of today’s creators (photos below). Tessa Baker has been seriously pursuing her …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Spring in Provence and New Art – is on its way March 7, 2017New shows open in Arles and at the Carrières de Lumières at Les Baux at the beginning of March. Starting with the Fondation Van Gogh, it is a pleasure to see that they will have 8 of his paintings on show, starting 4th March. ‘Calm and Exultation, Van Gogh in the Buhrle Collection’ This show runs …Continue Reading
