Laraine Armenti

student of painting

Outsiders — Musa Collective

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OUTSIDERS . . . . . . . . . . MUSA Collective Dec 8, 2018 – Jan 25, 2019 . . . . . . . . . . Paintings by: Laraine Armenti Robert Werbicki Grace Colletta Elizabeth Flood Noah Sussman George Nick . . . . . . . . . . Opening Reception: Dec 8, 2018,  4–6 pm Closing Reception: Jan 19, 2019,  4-6 pm Gallery hours by appointment:  musacollectiveboston@gmail.com . . . . . . . . . … [Read more...]

Summer Series

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In July I went to Vermont with a plan to paint landscapes in the remaining pages of a book I made in 2016. I painted new gouache landscapes but also worked back into several earlier pages. The result is that there are still blank pages in the book, leaving me with the same reason to return again. My trip coincided with the 73rd annual Bennington Chamber Music Conference held on the college … [Read more...]

New from Vermont

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Bennington, Vermont continues to inspire me as an artist. This year I returned to Art New England, a Mass College of Art workshop program that convenes on the Bennington College campus each summer. It is a remarkable gift to work every day for two weeks without other responsibilities, far from the madding crowd. The focus yields incremental but essential changes in my work, especially while guided … [Read more...]

2016 Review

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I was concerned when assembling this review that I might confuse my readers with disparate series of works from this year. To be a generalist also conflicts with good advice. Mark Twain observed, "Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business." My amateur values — instincts, sensibilities, proclivities, predisposition, or … [Read more...]

Vermont Gouache

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In July I took a road trip to paint outside in southern Vermont. Choosing to use watercolor and gouache on paper solved numerous itinerant-painting related issues. Watercolor and gouache dry fast, have quick set-up and clean-up, and need very little storage space. The paint doesn't melt in the heat or threaten to ignite within a baking car. There are no combustible rags to dispose. These … [Read more...]

Final Weeks

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Danforth Art Museum Faculty Exhibition Three of my landscape paintings are on view through January 18, 2016 at Danforth Museum School. 123 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 508-620-0050 Danforth Art is closed on New Year’s Day. Please confirm gallery hours on museum website or call before visiting. Link is above in RED. TOP: Boathouse — oil on canvas, 11×14 in (28 x 36 cm), … [Read more...]

Danforth School Gallery

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Danforth Art School Faculty Exhibition November 8, 2015 — January 18, 2016 123 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 508-620-0050 Gallery Hours thru Dec 18, 2015   Monday & Wednesday   9:00am – 10:00pm   Tuesday & Thursday   9:00am –  6:00pm   Friday & Saturday   9:00am –  4:30pm   Sunday 12:00pm –  5:00pm ABOVE: Verrill’s, oil on canvas, 11×14 in, … [Read more...]