Apr 10, 2025 | Art News, art retreat, Artist interview, Help for Artists, Instructors, Interviews, painting workshop, personal enhancement, Provence, scholarship, travel
Watercolor painting by Sahil Singh Masand Meet Our 2024 Scholarship Recipient, Sahil Singh Masand Each year, we offer an up-and-coming artist a full scholarship to one of our workshops and retreats. We do this to support and inspire those who are dedicated to...
Mar 4, 2025 | art residency, art retreat, painting holiday, painting workshop, personal enhancement, Provence, Relax, Reviews, travel
The Wonder of Lavender in Provence Your first step into a lavender field is a complete sensory invasion. First there’s the unique color, and then the unforgettable scent. When a breeze crosses the field, it becomes a sea of undulating purple. Then there’s the...
Mar 24, 2023 | Art News, art retreat, carrieres de lumieres, Les Baux, Places, Provence, travel, Workshop News
Vermeer to Van Gogh, The Dutch Masters in Southern France. 2023 was the year we discovered “Vermeer to Van Gogh, The Dutch Masters at Carrières de Lumières.” Every year we make a pilgrimage to Les Baux to witness a new audio-visual production at the Carrières de...
Feb 24, 2022 | Art History, art materials, Provence
The Bedroom Vincent van Gogh, Arles, October 1888 Left as it looks now, right a digital reproduction of the original colors. Images from the Van Gough Museum Alizarin and Fugitives Vincent van Gogh’s “The Bedroom” gives a first hand look at the...
Feb 8, 2022 | Art History, Art News, carrieres de lumieres, Les Baux, Provence
The Quarry of Light illuminates the Serenity of Venetian Art at Les Carrières des Lumières Every year we wait with anticipation to hear which artists will be spotlighted in an immense audiovisual display at Les Carrières de Lumieres, the Quarry of Light. In the...
Feb 5, 2021 | travel, art retreat, couples travel, painting holiday, Provence, travel tips
When painters dream, they dream of Glorious Provence. If you asked an artist “What would be your dream painting trip look like?”, their answer would inevitably include a myriad of details that perfectly describe the landscape and colors of Provence. Every...