Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Virginie Van Der Wees Painter Paul Cézanne’s Atelier Visiting While in Aix-en-Provence June 7, 2024Join me in Provence for a French immersion stay and learn about French painter Paul Cézanne and his atelier (workshop) in Aix-en-Provence. That’s why I always have a lot of fun receiving students in immersion courses and sharing my love for this city and its region with them. Cézanne Fan I am a big fan …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Painting Classes – Les Milles and Marseille July 1, 2015If you fancy giving your painting skills a boost, I can recommend, from personal experience, the Atelier Ombres et Lumieres in Les Milles. Owner and artist Muriel Moutel will be teaching one-week courses for adults and ados during July. Muriel encourages her classes to start with interesting backgrounds of tissue.…Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Matisse’s Chapelle du Rosaire at Vence February 20, 2015If you are inspired to visit Tourrettes Sur Loup, you should have time to call in to see Matisse’s famous chapel at nearby Vence, which the artist called his ‘masterpiece.’ Recovering in Nice from cancer, Matisse had hired young Monique Bourgeouis to nurse him and act as a model. Chapelle du Rosaire Vence The L-shaped …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
