Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Luma Foundation Changes to Arles’ Skyline July 11, 2016Just posting an image from the current Van Gogh exhibition in Arles reminded me that the town is undergoing big changes. Van Gogh’s view of Arles; it’s hardly changed in 125 years. The Luma Foundation is building a cultural complex on the site of the former railway sheds. This art-focused development by Maja Hoffman is …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Inspire · Marti Schmidt Mistral: The Legendary Wind of Provence by Rachel Cobb November 4, 2019What is the Mistral Wind? Most of us who have lived or even visited Provence have experienced the mistral, that riotous and mysterious wind that blows down the Rhône Valley, usually without warning. Think back to the opening scene of the movie “Chocolat,” watching the wind move the mother and daughter in their red capes …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire French Riviera a Photo Book by Renata Haidle August 28, 2019Recently, Montana based photographer Renata Haidle published a French Riviera her first book. Well perhaps not exactly true, she says she has done a few photo books for her kids in the past. This book – French Riviera – includes 92 stunning images from Haidle’s travels around the region. Narrowing her image bank of thousands …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Photographers in Provence Exposition 438 Photographer Camille Moirenc and the Provencal Coastline July 30, 2018Provencal Coastline Images Even a photographer born in Provence, Camille Moirenc, a South of France native who has spent 30 years photographing the region and has published the same number of books, was surprised at the math. His most ambitious project to date might be “Exposition 438, Notre Littoral” a photo pursuit that took two …Continue Reading