Laraine Armenti

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VCCA Still-life

May 17, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Postcard no. 1, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/13/09 Postcard no. 2, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/14/09 Bonnard, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/15/09 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artist Residency, Figure, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, VCCA Tagged With: Bonnard, green apples, VCCA, Virginia

Still-life with Blue Napkin and Coconut

November 17, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

For a long time, I've been disappointed when my oil paintings did have the dynamic energy of my drawings. In this painting, that convergence is happening. This painting also shows the use of a natural glance for the casual arrangement of objects in the composition. Making gouache copies from master's paintings is proving not only to be fun and engaging but also to have unexpected benefits that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: banana, blue napkin, coconut, garlic, green apples

Color Exercises

June 22, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Two objects of the same size, shape and color, set apart by a different object placed between them. ABOVE: Clay Pot and Green Apples, oil on masonite, 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm), 6/12/2008 Clay Pot and Green Apples, micron pigment liner on Strathmore, 4 x 6 in (10.16 x 15.24 cm), 6/9/2008 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Collage / Color, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: Arthur Stern, clay pot, green apples

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