Archive for July, 2009

Art and the Wild West in the Roannais

Monday, July 20th, 2009

It is not often that you are both surprised and fascinated when you visit someones home for the first time.
However, recently in Roanne, the main township of the Roannais, in the Rhône-Alpes region we had the unique pleasure of meeting a locally renowned artist who specialises in creating colourful paintings of American Indians from the [...]

Photography of Jean Guy Lathuiliere at the Pure Art Gallery

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

The remarkable and highly creative photographic images of Jean Guy Lathuiliere are now being presented at the Pure Art Gallery.
Internationally renowned, and with an exceptionally successful and award-winning career in photography, Jean Guy’s thought-provoking work is on show at the Pure Art Gallery.
This includes beautiful, moody landscapes, graphic black and white portraits from around the [...]

Food and Drink in the Roannais

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

A brand new section on www.purefrancenow.com has now been added to extoll the virtues of the variety and quality of the ‘Food and Drink’ available in the wonderful gastronomic region of the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes.
The Gastronomic Magic of the Roannais!
This is another ongoing ‘mission’ by Purefrancenow to visit, enjoy, assess, describe, and recommend some of the [...]