Laraine Armenti

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Varnishing Day

April 28, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

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Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Photo Tagged With: panels

Oil Series

April 9, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

I've decided to post fewer photographs of work in progress. Shooting and correcting photographs takes too long, yields poor quality, and interrupts  painting. Above is a series of oil paintings done in March. Three on the right are on paper, approximately 10x10 inches; on the left is linen, 20x22 inches. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Photo, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: chair, table top, window

Brush Holder and Panels

December 7, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

This post shows two recent projects of making tools and materials for painting. Brush Holder I've wrapped brushes many different ways to protect them from being damaged during transport. A friend sewed her own brush holder that motivated me to make one for myself. My mother taught me how to sew when I was a kid; I used a leftover piece of canvas to make mine. A rigid mailing tube cut to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo, Tools, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: brush holder, panels

ANE / Benn Workshops

August 3, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

In July I completed two weeks of workshops at Art New England in Bennington, Vermont, offered by Mass College of Art: "Book Arts" taught by Valerie Carrigan and "Rethinking Landscape" taught by Emily Eveleth. I strongly recommend the ANE program to anyone interested in packing a semester's worth of study into one week, instructed by world-class artists. Here is the Facebook ANE link. ABOVE:  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, Photo, Workshop, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: ANE, bookbinding, Vermont

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