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Mug and Pitcher

September 21, 2014 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

ALL PAINTINGS: Sumi ink & gouache, 8" x 8" handmade India paper in bound book, 2014 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: apple, geranium, kleenex, mug, paper bag, pitcher, sumi ink

Woodcut Print

May 18, 2013 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Final MFA project: large woodcut. ABOVE:"4-16-13", Chinese rice paper, water-based ink, 19" x 20", 2013 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Print Tagged With: bird, geranium, woodcut

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

2nd Semester Paintings

May 16, 2012 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

windows

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...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: bag, bird, geranium, guitar, light bulb, studio, sweater, tulips

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

BU First Month

October 10, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

traffic_rain

Events are moving too quickly to post everything from the graduate school program on the blog. Here are highlights. The photographs are snapshots, hand held, daylight. The city paintings are influenced in part by recently reading Don DeLillo's White Noise. The story concerned an "airborne toxic event" hovering over Somerville, Mass, circa 1985. The next series of paintings use only black and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Acrylic, Collage / Color, Copies, Drawing, Figure, Graphite, Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: boston, city, geranium, nude, palette, traffic, visual critique

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