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Edwardian Schema

March 23, 2016 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

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To celebrate the arrival of a new drawing pen, I used my Moleskine sketchbook to copy lessons from Drawing Made Easy by E.G. Lutz, originally published in 1916. His method is simple. He starts with geometric guidelines of outside shapes, then divides big shapes into smaller ones. Instruction in this type of schematic drawing was largely abandoned in the 1950s and 1960s in favor of supposedly more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Copies, Drawing, Ink Tagged With: schema

Sketchbook

January 17, 2015 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

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Sketchbook, uniball ink, 7x10 inches, 120114 Sketchbook, uniball ink, 7x10 inches, 011315 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: uniball

Studio Ink

November 1, 2014 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

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Last pages of sumi ink on hand-made paper in bound book, 8x8 inch pages in 8x16 inch spread, 09.12.14. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: coat stand, studio interior

Mug and Pitcher

September 21, 2014 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

ALL PAINTINGS: Sumi ink & gouache, 8" x 8" handmade India paper in bound book, 2014 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: apple, geranium, kleenex, mug, paper bag, pitcher, sumi ink

Roof Ink

May 15, 2014 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

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Roof, sumi ink on handmade Indian paper in bound books, 8″x 16″ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink Tagged With: sumi ink

Interior

April 16, 2014 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

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Interior, sumi ink on handmade Indian paper in bound books, 8″x16″ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink Tagged With: sumi ink

Interiors

April 10, 2014 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

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Interiors, sumi ink on handmade Indian paper bound books, 8"x16", 03/24/14 03/31/14 04/02/14 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink Tagged With: sumi ink

Teaching — Enrollment

March 25, 2014 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Ink, 03.22.14

The Intermediate Painting class at Danforth Museum School is open for enrollment. Students in this class work independently within the group to develop a personal approach to their practice. Choice of oil or acrylic paint is up to each artist. The afternoon session is full, however, a morning session will be added if a few more painters sign up. The new class meets Tuesdays, 9:00 am —12:00 pm. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Teaching Tagged With: coat stand, Danforth, sumi ink

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