Laraine Armenti

student of painting

Tempus Fugit

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This month marks ten years since I stopped working as a graphic designer for international meetings to devote more time to painting. My hectic pace of life, of client deadlines and to-do lists, kept interrupting painting. The change led to forks in myriad unmarked roads. I had wanted to discover what might be possible, to cultivate my potential, and I was motivated to make the change by nearing … [Read more...]

Boston Young Contemporaries 2013

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My painting Bird, no. 2 is included in the Boston Young Contemporaries at 808 Gallery. Opening Reception: 4—6 p.m., July 27, 2013. Details below. ABOVE: Bird, no. 2, 2013, 12 x 12 inches, oil on panel Boston Young Contemporaries Curated by Camilo Alvarez JURORS Camilo Alvarez, Samson Projects Meghan Brady, Painter Fabio Fernandez, Exhibitions Director at the Society of Arts and … [Read more...]

MFA Thesis Show — Paintings

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Bird, no. 3 — 2013, 12 x 12, oil on panel, SOLD Bird, no. 2 — 2013, 12 x 12, oil on panel Bird, no. 1 — 2012, 10 x 10, oil on panel Chair, no. 1 — 2013, 60 x 46, oil on canvas Chair, no. 2 — 2013, 60 x 46, oil on canvas Blue Studio — 2012, 16 x 16, oil on panel Books —2013, 10 x 8, oil on linen panel Red Studio — 2012, 50 x 50, oil on … [Read more...]

2nd Semester Paintings

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Windows, oil on canvas, 50 x 50 in (127 x 127 cm), 2012 Guitar, oil on canvas, 50 x 50 in (127 x 127 cm), 2012 Red studio, oil on canvas, 50 x 50 in (127 x 127 cm), 2012 Blue studio, oil on panel, 16 x 16 in (41 x 41 cm), 2012 Tulips, oil on panel, 10 x 10 in (25 x 25 cm), 2012 Bird, oil on panel, 10 x 10 in (25 x 25 cm), 2012 White sweater, oil on panel, … [Read more...]

Still-life Series

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This series of paintings in oil on paper are done in single sessions working from life in natural light. I am using contre-jour, a French term that means back lighting the subject. The literal translation is "against the day." I first learned about contre-jour lighting in painting class in 1990 and immediately felt drawn to it. There is a warm under-painting in burnt sienna. The color cast shifts … [Read more...]