Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire Painting Uzès October 22, 2015I’ve been thinking a lot about Uzès recently – walking, looking, taking photographs and looking at photographs. But there’s been more time spent staring at canvases on which I’ve tried to capture something of the essence of the town. From my studio I can see the Duché, the cathedral and its tower, tiny above the …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire La Commanderie de Peyrassol Modern Art in a Provencal Vineyard July 26, 2018Here’s a suggestion for an interesting art lover’s outing, about an hour’s drive from Aix-en-Provence. La Commanderie de Peyrassol is not only a successful Var vineyard producing 500,000 bottles of wine a year but is a fast-growing contemporary sculpture park. Continue reading here for details from Lynne’s visit to this vineyard’s modern art collection. There are diverse …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Spring in Provence and New Art – is on its way March 7, 2017New shows open in Arles and at the Carrières de Lumières at Les Baux at the beginning of March. Starting with the Fondation Van Gogh, it is a pleasure to see that they will have 8 of his paintings on show, starting 4th March. ‘Calm and Exultation, Van Gogh in the Buhrle Collection’ This show runs …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Margo Lestz Henri Matisse, a Nun, and a Chapel in Vence, Provence February 15, 2018“Night Nurse Needed – Should be young and pretty.” This was the ad Henri Matisse placed with the nursing school in Nice, France in 1942. He was seventy-two years old and still working while recovering from a serious surgery. He required constant care and needed someone to fill in while his regular night nurse was …Continue Reading
