Paint, pencils and passion… Paint, pencils and passion…….. are all you need to become an artist. So says Ari Hantke, trilingual artist, architect and musician, who will be offering a ‘Watercolour Summer School’ around…
In 1923, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald went on holiday to Roussillon, in the South of France, to rest and recuperate.
Etienne Conte: Eye Witness By Ellen Turner Hall For someone who describes himself as shy, Etienne Conte overcomes his natural reticence when talking about photography. A native of Roussillon, he describes himself as a “flaneur”,…
Maurice Matieu: Shadows By Ellen Hall The Museum of Collioure stands among terraces of pines and olive trees rising to the restored mill, its arms wide open to the wind. In the current exhibition of…
It is quite natural that Gildas Girodeau’s detective novels are set in his native Catalonia.
Gem Melville – hand painted textiles and a colourful life! The talented Gem Melville was born 1949, in Vryheid, South Africa where she lived and worked until 2001. She has focused on textiles since 1992,…
Jonathan Healey: Terroirist 3 by Ellen Hall 3 Did you have to read the subtitle a second time? I did when I found it on Jonathan Healey’s web page. Not to worry! If he is…
Marc Gilmant: Reflections and shadows 3 By Ellen Hall 3 On a sunny summer afternoon in Collioure, Rue Mirador in the old Mouré section is an oasis of calm and shade just a few steps…
David Hall – Recycling woodsmith 3 by Michael Brady 3 A tall, slim man picks through a furniture factory rubbish heap, examining each bit of wood, keeping some, discarding others. His search seems purposeful. Indeed…
Catherine Ribas Duchêne: Handmade Jewelry 3 by Ellen Hall 3 At the Artimon Gallery in Collioure until the end of June, Catherine Ribas Duchêne’s stunning creations in stones, pearls and shells are on display. She…