Laraine Armenti

student of painting

Oil Paintings — Fall 2012 #1

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This group of small oil paintings on linen panel was made in the fall semester MFA program at Boston University. Boston fog, oil on linen mdf panel,8x8 in (20x20 cm), 2012 Geranium and Clematis, oil on linen mdf panel, 8x8 in (20x20 cm), 2012 Guitar, oil on linen mdf panel, 8x8 in (20x20 cm), 2012 Thermos, oil on linen mdf panel, 8x8 in (20x20 cm), … [Read more...]

Teaching Assistant — Figure

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Contre-jour, oil on canvas, 14 x 11 inches (36 x 28 cm), 2012; titanium white and lamp black, on yellow ochre ground Man, oil on canvas, 14 x 11 inches (36 x 28 cm), 2012; yellow ochre, titanium white, and lamp black Seated Man, oil on canvas, 14 x 11 inches (36 x 28 cm), 2012; venetian red, lemon yellow, ultramarine, titanium white … [Read more...]

Teaching Assistant

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As part of my responsibilities for the master's program at Boston University, I am a teaching assistant for undergraduate painting. Since grading is involved, I thought it would be a good idea to do the assignments myself. Here are some of the results. ABOVE: Peppers, oil on linen, 8x 10 inches, (20 x 25 cm), 2012 Plywood, oil on canvas, 8 x 8 inches, (20 x 20 cm), 2012 (painting is on … [Read more...]

New Media, Fresh Paint

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Blue Studio, oil on canvas,  50 x 50 inches (127 x 127 cm), 2012 My painting Blue Studio is included in the show New Media, Fresh Paint at the New Art Center in Newton, Mass. New Art Center and DeCordova Museum Corporate Program Opening Reception: November  9, 2012, 6-8 pm November 2, 2012 to December 7, 2012 61 Washington Park  ·  Newtonville, MA  |  617.964.3424 exhibition … [Read more...]

Visual Poems

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Some graduate school assignments are given to expand use of materials, to produce unexpected results, and to reveal untapped aspects of ourselves. In one assignment, we were asked to select two poems and make a drawing of each. One of the poems I chose was "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath. I stitched together two pieces of fabric along the center line, and stretched it by wetting and stapling it to the … [Read more...]