Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Carrieres de Lumieres: 2015 Show January 12, 2015What a wonderful subject for next year’s show at the Carrieres de Lumieres. ‘Leonardo de Vinci, Michel-Ange, Raphael: Les Géants de la Renaissance’ takes the visitor on a journey starting in Milan. It then goes to Florence where Raphael and Leonardo were painting portraits and Madonnas.…Continue Reading
Inspire · Keith Van Sickle · Provencal History & Traditions Discovering the Roman Barge and Other Treasures of Arles September 28, 2017The Roman History of Arles What’s 2,000 years old, 100 feet long and used to float? If you guessed a Roman barge, you win! And you can see one now in the Arles Museum of Antiquity. Arles was once an important Roman town, a trading centre with a significant port. Barges with cargo from all …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Art in Avignon: Christian Lacroix Show Promises to be Mirabilis August 20, 2018French fashion designer Christian Lacroix can be relied on to bring a stylish rather Baroque flourish to everything he does. A proud Arlésien, he has transitioned to Avignon to curate their new show, Mirabilis, for which he has chosen 350 to 400 works, documents and collections, from prehistory to ethnic collections to modern art, all …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Let Out Your Inner Artist in Provence July 12, 2016Inspired by the scenery to let out your inner artist the Ateliers Fourwinds Artist Retreat located just outside of Aureille it is a perfect venue for aspiring artists of all types. Or perhaps your inner artist could gain inspiration from American artist Jill Steenhuis who now paints Cezannes Provence. You can read about her inspiration to …Continue Reading
