LARAINE ARMENTI

Student of Painting

January 2011 Review

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Sorting a few year's worth of work in January had the benefit of revealing links among disparate media in ink, graphite, gouache, and oil painting. With a new set of photos, I completed two applications that may yield opportunities later in the year. The photographs are also part of an evolving restructure of this blog, collecting work into categories under tabs at the top of the page. Investing … [Read more...]

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...]

Roddy Exhibition

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I am pleased to have 2 pieces in this show. Frances N. Roddy Open Competition Reception: September 19, 2-4 pm September 18-October 17, 2010 Juror: Victoria Munroe, Victoria Munroe Fine Art, Boston Now in its 11th year, the Roddy Competition honors a beloved member of the Concord Art community, Franny Roddy, sculptor, water-colorist, gardener, friend and generous supporter of the arts … [Read more...]