Laraine Armenti

student of painting

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ART

Scarlet Street — black & white painted-paper collage, detail, 2.125x2.875 inch, June 2022

Collage 2022

Acrylic-painted paper collage. From line to shape, from black and white to color, from flat to 3D, from still to animation—invention to observation back to invention. Click here to see a gallery of art from Collage Workshop 2022.

Beaver, b&w ink drawing, detail

Sketchbook 2018-2021

Ink, pencil, and gouache in Stillman & Birn Alpha Series sketchbook. Click here to see gallery of Sketchbook 2018-2021.

Sketchbooks

Ink, pencil, and gouache in various bound hardcover books, including Stillman & Birn, Moleskine, and handmade from India. Click here to see gallery of sketchbooks.

Oil painting

When using oil paint, I work from life in natural light, interested in observations from the mundane to the transcendent, often in dialogue with historical precedents: forms, methods, and subjects, including but not limited to tabletop arrangements, window sills, and landscapes on-site. Still-life and interior: Click here to see galleries. Landscape: Click here to see galleries.

Collage

I make collages using acrylic-painted cotton bond paper & bookbinders glue on bristol or other archival card stock. Click here to see galleries of collages.

Magnolias

Daily postcard-size oil paintings from life of magnolia flowers on linen panels. Click here to see galleries of magnolia paintings.

Mylar

Mylar is a plastic coated material popular for it’s translucent light quality and sensual surface. It is a durable substrate for drawing with a mixture of powdered graphite and oil medium. Click here to see galleries of mylar drawings.

Gouache

I paint gouache copies of masterpiece paintings by artists whose work I enjoy and want to learn from. Many of my paintings are published on my blog where they are searchable by artist’s name. Click here to see galleries of gouache copies.

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