David, Author at Art in Provence

Happy New Year 2021

22/01/202122/01/2021 by David

In her annual newsletter to friends and family, Jill Steenhuis sends greetings and wishes for the new year. She takes us on an inner journey, into her time of meditation in which she explores the gift of time, and the abundance of time that has been given her this past year. She shares her daily prayer: “Please, Lord, give me time to be silent, to listen to You, to listen to my soul rather than to the world. Give me time to paint so intensely that I will find my way to that unknown beauty that is there waiting to be revealed. I know I cannot perceive the mystery if I do not allow time to contemplate it.”

Leo Marchutz – A Guiding Light

20/06/202206/01/2019 by David

Who was Leo Marchutz, this Franco-German painter and lithographer who died in 1976 – four years before my arrival in Aix?

Moving Mountains Exhibit Preview

26/07/201811/07/2018 by David

ON TOUR THIS SUMMER — International sculptor, Sergio Ruffato, and French based, Atlanta-born painter, Jill Steenhuis, will be showing an exceptional selection of artwork, including metal sculptures, oil paintings, and lithographs in Wilson, Wyoming from August 2-4, and in Hamilton, Montana on August 7th and 8th.

5 Steps to Hosting a Successful Art Show

18/01/201818/01/2018 by David

Share your passion of art by organizing an event of Jill’s work. Sound daunting? It’s not! Here’s how in five steps.

Hot Off the Press!

01/12/201729/03/2017 by David

Don’t miss the current edition of International Artist Magazine, featuring Jill in a four-page article.

2017 Spring Tour of Painting Workshops and Exhibitions

24/08/201723/02/2017 by David

Jill will be touring in the USA this spring. We’d love to see you on the road.

Voila, my new website!

23/02/2017 by David

Explore Jill’s new website. Discover the new features and subscribe for a chance to be one of three lucky winners who will take home an original work of art.

The Canvas

09/02/201724/08/2016 by David

A glimpse of Jill’s creative process in The Canvas Poem taken from her book, Art, Soul & Destiny: An Artist’s Journey from America to Provence…

Alley of Trees in St. Remy

18/01/201717/08/2016 by David

This summer, Jill’s workshop participants painted in St. Rémy de Provence following in the footsteps of Van Gogh, who spent one year in the St. Paul asylum in St. Rémy from 1889 to 1890…

Les Escargots

07/10/202015/08/2016 by David

What draws my attention this August morning is the light in my garden – the tall stems that miraculously held the beautiful iris flower, even 2 or 3 to a stem in the month of May, have been standing stark naked all summer, but now zillions of small white escargots are clinging to each stem, bringing light back into the alley of irises – my garden is now a shell garden…

The Mountain

09/02/201714/08/2016 by David

The summer after graduating from Sweet Briar College with a BFA in studio art, I journeyed to the south of France to discover Cézanne’s Mountain. I thought if I could see it for myself and walk in the very places where Cézanne had painted, I might understand his vision and I might be shown the way to my own inner poetry…

Still Life in My Studio

09/02/201705/08/2016 by David

eeping cool in my studio this morning and preparing to paint a still life of sunflowers.

July Painting Workshop

09/02/201705/07/2016 by David

My July oil painting workshop is in full swing – we are having a good time. Palette mixing, painting the wheat fields of Provence and the Mediterranean from Cassis. Off to Arles tomorrow to paint in the spirit of Van Gogh and to see his beautiful work at the Fondation Vincent Van Gogh.

La Prevote Vernissage video

15/12/201619/06/2016 by David

For those who haven’t seen it yet, here is a glimpse of the opening of our annual family show in Aix – filmed by my son, James Ruffato.

Celebration of Art in Postage Stamps

09/02/201708/06/2016 by David

Amidst the commotion of mailing out invitations to our family show at La Prévoté in Aix this week, my husband brought these stamps home from the post office. Each one celebrates an impressionist artist and lists the painting information on the back of the set. An unexpected and enjoyable twist to addressing envelopes.

May Painting Workshop Highlights

09/02/201728/05/2016 by David

Had an incredible week painting with this group – their work shows it. Here are a few highlights from the week-long workshop.

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