Books on Provence · Guest Post · Inspire New Novel set in Aix: The Mystery of the Lost Cézanne February 11, 2016This is the new novel, set in Aix, from local writer M.L. Longworth, and I have been glued to it for two days. It’s a real page-turner and I love all the familiar locations: a patisserie in the Cours Mirabeau, a body found in rue Boulegon, a car-ride out to Gordes. The Mystery of the …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire Interesting Art on Show in Aix November 20, 2014On Thursday 20th Nov, there will be an ‘Apero Arty’ to launch an exhibition of the work of Guy Denning. He’s a self-taught British artist who lives in France and, by the look of his website, produces interesting pictures.…Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Marseille at the Moment: Still Lifes January 28, 2016The Musée Regards de Provence is always worth visiting. The current exhibition, Vies Silencieuses, focuses on still-life paintings, many from the gallery’s collection of provencal art. But it starts with some 16th-century Dutch paintings, which are amazing in their faithful detail and feature peonies, stripy tulips, dewdrops, and butterflies.…Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Guided Holiday Tours · Inspire Painting Workshops in Provence with Jill Douglas April 15, 2016Depending on your perspective the tiny village of Aureille, on the southern slopes of the Alpilles, is either old-school Provence at its best or way too sleepy. If this part of Provence were America’s wild west, Aureille might be described as a “one horse town.” There are two main roads, one butcher, a tiny weekly …Continue Reading
