Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Steve Wilkison So Many Reasons to Visit the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer March 21, 2023It’s no surprise that the Côte d’Azur is home to a wide variety of art museums and galleries, considering how many famous artists have made this area their home or spent considerable time here. From Menton to Nice, from St. Paul-de-Vence to Antibes, from Cannes to Saint-Tropez, you’ll find small ones, and large ones, some …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Modern Trobadors Marc Chagall at the Carrières de Lumières: Extraordinary August 29, 2016The Carrières de Lumières defy description. One could say (aptly) that it is a multi-media extravaganza—about 100 projectors casting 3,000 images on walls as high as 14 meters, spilling onto the ceiling and the floor, and choreographed perfectly with music ringing out from about 25 speakers strategically placed within the 5,000 square meters of a former …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Margo Lestz The Artist and His Objects: Matisse in His Studio October 31, 2017I’ve just been to a wonderful exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. It was called Matisse in the Studio, and it shows how the objects that Matisse surrounded himself with appeared in his art. Henri Matisse was a collector: He had an array of vases, chairs, carpets, furniture, etc. that found their way …Continue Reading
Inspire · Our House in Provence · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Art and Music at Carrières de Lumières and a Walk-Around Les Baux de Provence July 10, 2017Les Baux de Provence is a picturesque village about 75 km southwest of our home in Sablet. The village sits in a spectacular sight on a rocky outcrop with ancient houses and a ruined castle perched on top of the village overlooking the plains to the south. Within walking distance of Les Baux de Provence, …Continue Reading
