Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Modern Trobadors Jacqueline Bircard Regard Naïf Europeen Exhibition Extended November 1, 2017There were just a few paintings still to hang when I left Lourmarin in late September. Before departing—and two days before the opening–I popped by to see Jacqueline Bricard, proprietor of the naïf art gallery bearing her name and curator of the “Regard Naïf Européen” exhibition. She was in the midst of the usual frenzy …Continue Reading
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 · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Jeweller Sabine Werner Fused to Provence October 23, 2015Sabine Werner is a recent transplant to Provence arriving with her family only in January 2014. However, she tells me that this region has long held her curiosity and is now inspiring her work. It is not that the sun never shines in Munich, Germany (Sabine’s birthplace) or Brisbane, Australia (most recent home), but the …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Hotels Provence & Cote d'Azur · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence Sculpture Garden at La Bastide Rose October 3, 2016This place is just gorgeous. It was the home of Pierre Salinger, President Kennedy’s press secretary and spokesman, and his fourth wife Poppy. He chose this 17th-century mill on the river Sorgue for retirement in 2000, having sworn that if George W Bush was elected president he would quit the country and live in France! …Continue Reading
