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Color Exercises

June 22, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Two objects of the same size, shape and color, set apart by a different object placed between them. ABOVE: Clay Pot and Green Apples, oil on masonite, 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm), 6/12/2008 Clay Pot and Green Apples, micron pigment liner on Strathmore, 4 x 6 in (10.16 x 15.24 cm), 6/9/2008 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Collage / Color, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: Arthur Stern, clay pot, green apples

Color Exercises

June 8, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Most of my adult life, time spent painting happens on the margins of work in high-tech. This fragmented, unpredictable, inconsistent, lack of schedule produces truncated blocks of time. That’s why painting small and fast is an approach that allows me to continue to grow despite interruptions from other responsibilities. My school education in the 1970s and 80s was chaotic and contradictory rather … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Collage / Color, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: Arthur Stern, glass, John Ruskin, Kevin MacPherson, paper bag

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