Laraine Armenti

student of painting

VSC Walkabout

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VSC Walkabout was made while in residence last month at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. As daily drawings accumulated, a narrative emerged from the sequence of places seen: the studio, dining hall, bedroom, campus, and town. VSC Walkabout presents the architectural and emotional places that form the backdrop of still-life work done in the studio. This project was made without … [Read more...]

Broadmoor

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One of many considerations for outside painting is choice of location. From the beginning the rough beauty of nature appealed to me as a subject, perhaps motivated by countless childhood hours spent on long, solitary walks in the woods. Most of these places were paved over in my lifetime. Is it nostalgia for what once was that attracts me to remnants of farms, rivers, and fields? Or mourning … [Read more...]

Table Drawings

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Table with Apricots, no. 4 — ink, 7 x 9.5 in (18 x 24 cm), 05/28/2010 Table with Apricots, no. 3 — ink, 7 x 9.5 in (18 x 24 cm), 05/28/2010 Table with Apricots, no. 2 — ink, 7 x 9.5 in (18 x 24 cm), 05/28/2010 Table with Apricots, no. 1 — ink, 7 x 9.5 in (18 x 24 cm), 05/28/2010 Table with Apple and apricots — ink, 7 x 9.5 in (18 x 24 cm), 05/26/2010 … [Read more...]