Laraine Armenti

student of painting

1st Semester Crits

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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...]

Re-paint

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I prefer to paint "alla prima"—all at once—but recently I have been repainting earlier paintings without altering the basic structure. The painting above was repainted in the top third to change color relationships between background, objects, and cloth. I liked the glass and first egg, but I felt the placement was too close to the edge. I wanted to see if the the color and atmosphere could be … [Read more...]