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
Inspire · Our House in Provence · Provencal History & Traditions Vincent Van Gogh at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence August 17, 2017Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, many of them in the last two years of his life. Saint-Paul-de-Mausole lies just outside of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, about …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Keith Van Sickle Vincent Van Gogh in St-Rémy-de-Provence May 30, 2025St-Rémy’s most famous former resident is undoubtedly Vincent van Gogh, who spent a year there as a mental patient after cutting off his ear in Arles. While in St-Rémy, he painted several masterpieces, including Irises and The Starry Night. The place where Van Gogh was interned, Saint-Paul de Mausole, has recently been refurbished. So, you …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions Photo History Book: Provencal Mysteries Unveiled January 11, 2016Provence is not all about lavender and rosé. Learn about Provence’s mysterious side in a three-part iBook series by photographer Andrew Squires in this post. Provencal postcards are dominated by fields of purple-lavender rows, stoic sunflowers against cobalt-sky backdrops, gnarled grapevines burdened with ripening fruit and endless groves of olive trees. It is highly unlikely …Continue Reading
