Bread & Clementines, oil on linen, 8x10 in, 2014, SOLD Laraine Armenti | Still Lifes An exhibition of oil paintings and drawings in graphite on mylar is currently on view and artwork is for sale at Gladstone Gallery through November 10, 2015. Images can be seen online at the following link: Gladstone Gallery 36 1/2 Union Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, … [Read more...]
July Oils
Clementines, 2014, 8x10 inches, oil on linen Green Apple, 2014, 8x10 inches, oil on l Avocado, 2014, 8x10 inches, oil on linen Bread & Altoids, 2014, 8x10 inches, oil on linen … [Read more...]
1st Semester Crits
End-of-semester crits were conducted last week. Reviewers include faculty, visiting artists, graduate and undergraduate students, and visitors. There are approximately 30 graduate students in two class years. Everyone is encouraged to respond to the work and ask questions of the presenting artists. This process is intended to provide direction for second semester work. ABOVE: Olives and Oranges … [Read more...]
Still-life Series
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...]
Drawings
Clementines, micron pigment liner pen on Holbein multi-drawing book, 6.5" x 9", 3/17/08 Clementine, micron pigment liner pen on Holbein multi-drawing book, 6.5" x 9", 3/17/08 Clementine, Pear, and Ink, micron pigment liner pen on Holbein multi-drawing book, 6.5" x 9", 3/17/08 … [Read more...]