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MFA Thesis Show — Collages

April 24, 2013 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Collages, 1—10 — 2013, 7.5 x 6, cut & glued acrylic painted paper … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Collage / Color Tagged With: book, boston, chair, plant

Sumi Ink — #2

March 23, 2013 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Ink, 03/17/13

Studio, sumi ink on rough water color paper in handmade book from India; pages 8×16 inches, 03/21/13 03/20/13 03/19/13 03/17/13 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: boston, sumi ink

Sumi Ink — #1

March 15, 2013 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

031313_Stilllife_ink

Comm Ave and Masspike, sumi ink on rough water color paper in handmade book from India; pages 8x16 inches; 03/13/13 — 03/14/13. Studio with Chair Still-life with Plants … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: boston, studio, sumi ink

Gouache — Fall 2012

January 24, 2013 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

All paintings are gouache on heavy, textured handmade paper from India, bound in an 8x8 inch book that opens to 8x16 inches, painted in the fall semester of the MFA program at Boston University. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Figure, Gouache & Watercolor, Landscape Outdoor, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: boston, chair, umbrella

Oil Paintings — Fall 2012 #1

January 5, 2013 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

2012_citgo

This group of small oil paintings on linen panel was made in the fall semester MFA program at Boston University. Boston fog, oil on linen mdf panel,8x8 in (20x20 cm), 2012 Geranium and Clematis, oil on linen mdf panel, 8x8 in (20x20 cm), 2012 Guitar, oil on linen mdf panel, 8x8 in (20x20 cm), 2012 Thermos, oil on linen mdf panel, 8x8 in (20x20 cm), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: boston, Citgo, geranium, guitar, self portrait

Window Views

November 14, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

102611_bamboo

Last of the sumi ink & bamboo pen series. Sumi ink, bamboo pen, Arches Aquarelle or Fabriano Artistico, 140 lb. hotpress, 7.5 x 10 inches (19 x 25 cm).  ABOVE: 10/26/11 10/28/11 10/31/11 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: boston, teapot

Boston Ink

October 22, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Lecture Series sumi ink & bamboo pen drawing series. ABOVE: 10/14/11. All drawings: sumi ink and bamboo pen on Arches Aquarelle or Fabriano Artistico, 140 lb. hotpress, 7.5 x 10 inches (19 x 25 cm), except 10/13/11 6.75 x 10 inches (17 x 25 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: bamboo, boston, sumi ink

October Light

October 15, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

city_acrylic

My studio work day begins with drawing the city from third floor windows, using sumi ink and bamboo pen. Drawing led to doing a larger acrylic painting on paper. Simplifying and limiting color to black and white has helped organize space. This week the color yellow made its appearance. The critical response was, "You are doing what you already know how to do." The evening drawing class … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Acrylic, Figure, Gouache & Watercolor, Landscape Outdoor, Painting, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: boston, kimono

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