Laraine Armenti

student of painting

Evolution

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When I was in high school I elected to take a class in isometric drafting, becoming the teacher's first female student in 1975. Learning technical drawing could have led to a summer internship in an engineering department at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Instead, despite parental protest, the summer assignment was awarded to a boy in my class because, the teacher said, "Boys will marry and … [Read more...]

Summer Drawings

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Drawing means different things to different people. As a practitioner I want to make the approximate specific and say more with less. The most important thing is to draw often, in whatever way possible, to realize its potential. I went to ten extraordinary museums on art trips in New England this summer. Museums usually forbid the use of ink when drawing in sketchbooks from their art in … [Read more...]

Drawing Bruegel

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Drawings from Pieter Bruegel using recently acquired Namiki Pilot Falcon fountain pen with carbon ink in a Moleskine sketchbook, 8x5 inch. Above: Peasants Dancing (1568). Pieter Bruegel, The Dark Day (1565) and other paintings Pieter Bruegel, The Land of Cockaigne (1567) and The Battle Between Carnival and Lent (1559) Pieter Bruegel, The Battle Between Carnival and Lent … [Read more...]

New Website Launch

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I am pleased to present a new and improved website to view my artwork. Using a scalable framework, revisions have been made throughout the site to enhance the design with clear, intuitive navigation that provides a consistent, streamlined experience across a spectrum of mobile and touch screen computing devices. Check it out on your desktop, tablet, or cell phone today! Highlights include … [Read more...]

Website 2014 Update

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Many changes throughout this website were implemented in February 2014. Content is edited and up-to-date with photos of recent work. The navigation is simpler. Sets of artwork are accessible within subordinated pages beneath tabs for Portfolios and Books. There are slideshow functions within image libraries that make it easier to flip through sets of images using next/previous arrows. The home … [Read more...]

Blue & Yellow

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Daniel Smith Titanium White PW6, D.S. Lemon Yellow, D.S. Ultramarine Deep PB29, D.S. Cerulean Chromium PB36,  Holbein Cobalt PB28, H Hydrangea PB15, Winsor Newton Viridian, WN Oxide of Chromium, WN Pale Cadmium Green PY35/PG18 Daniel Smith Titanium White PW6, WN Winsor Yellow PY74, D.S. Ultramarine Deep PB29, D.S. Cerulean Chromium PB36, Holbein Cobalt PB28, H Hydrangea PB15 Daniel … [Read more...]