Laraine Armenti

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Oil on Paper

January 8, 2012 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

One of my goals in graduate school is to become more consistent in my painting process. Daily oil on paper paintings are done before or after sustained paintings. Small and quick, they are a way to capture a ephemeral or fleeting experience. Time spent painting on paper took the place of drawing in ink done earlier in the semester. ABOVE: Clementine in Bag, 5 x 6.5 inches, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: flowers, pink pitcher, studio, studio corner

1st Semester Crits

December 12, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

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...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: apples, clementines, critique, flowers, geranium, kimono, knife, oil jar, pitcher, teapot

Mid-term

October 29, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

A Japanese wedding kimono was loaned to me for a studio set-up with a vase of silk flowers. It's an opportunity for color, pattern, and drama. Two Visual Critique responses to oil paintings by two students. The Wednesday night model didn't show up so students took turns posing for the class; thank you Ying! ABOVE: Silk Flowers, oil on linen, 22 x 20 inches (56 x 51 cm), 10/28/11 Silk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Figure, Gouache & Watercolor, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: flowers, kimono, visual critique, window

ANE / Bennington — Week 2

August 3, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

072710 hydrangea no. 5; graphite on mylar

My time on the road included a side trip to visit Tad Spurgeon. After years of appreciating his work online, Tad generously let me interrupt his painting time to meet him and see his work in person. His studio is a wondrous cavern filled to the brim with paintings stacked and hung on every surface; it is a marvelous workshop of intense explorations. His extensive experiments with materials are a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Graphite, Still-life Indoor, Workshop Tagged With: bennington, flowers, hydrangea, Vermont

Cyclamen

March 4, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Cyclamen, gouache, 9.5 x 7 in (24 x 17.78 cm), 03/03/2010 Cyclamen, gouache, 7 x 9.5 in (17.78 x 24 cm), 03/04/2010 Chair and Flowers, ink, 7 x 10 in (18 x 25 cm), 03/04/2010 Chair and Flowers, ink, 7 x 10 in (18 x 25 cm), 03/01/2010 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Gouache & Watercolor, Ink, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: chair, cyclamen, flowers

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

Coop and Garden

September 17, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Chicken Coop, oil on paper, 9 x 10.25 in, (22.86 x 26 cm), 9/9/09 Elm Bank Garden, no.2, oil on paper, 9 x 10.25 in, (22.86 x 26 cm), 9/6/09 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting Tagged With: chickens, concord, elm bank, flowers, wellesley

Limes and Bird

September 9, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Limes and bird, gouache on paper, 7 x 9.5 in (17.78 x 24 cm), 9/3/2009 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gouache & Watercolor, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: bird, flowers, limes

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