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2016 Review

January 22, 2017 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

I was concerned when assembling this review that I might confuse my readers with disparate series of works from this year. To be a generalist also conflicts with good advice. Mark Twain observed, "Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business." My amateur values — instincts, sensibilities, proclivities, predisposition, or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Collage / Color, Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: birds, Nicolas de Staël, ships, year in review

Bird Series

September 28, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

In my still-life paintings, I am using casual arrangements of objects in a particular light, working from direct observation, painting all at once, single-day sessions; then move on to the next one on the next day. ABOVE: Bird, oil on paper, 9.25 x 10.25 in, (23.5 x 26 cm), 9/14/09 Bird with 3 limes, oil on paper, 9 x 10.25 in, (22.86 x 26 cm), 9/15/09 Bird with Overcast day, oil … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: birds, flowers, limes

Catbird, no. 2

May 25, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Catbird, no. 2, oil on linen gatorboard panel, 5 x 8 in (12.7 x 20.32 cm), 5/17/08 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: birds, catbird

Catbird, no. 1

May 25, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Catbird, no. 1, oil on linen, 8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm), 5/16/2008 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: birds

Hummers

July 16, 2007 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Hummers, Staedtler pigment liner on Moleskine, 5-1/2" x 7", 7/15/07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor Tagged With: birds, flowers, garden, hummers, moleskine

Goldfinch

July 5, 2007 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Goldfinch, pigment liner on Moleskine, 5-1/2" x 7", 7/4/07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor Tagged With: birds, flowers, goldfinch, moleskine

Finch

July 2, 2007 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Finch, Staedtler pigment liner on Moleskine, 5-1/2" x 7", 7/1/07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor Tagged With: birds, flowers, garden, moleskine

Foxglove and Feeders

June 25, 2007 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Foxglove and Feeders, Staedtler pigment liner on Moleskine, 5-1/2" x 7', 6/23/07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor Tagged With: birds, flowers, foxglove, garden, moleskine

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