Laraine Armenti

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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

Re-paint

June 23, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

tomato

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...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: egg, knife, paper bag, tea, tomato

Tomato, Knife, and Paper Bag

July 12, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Tomato, Knife, and Paper Bag, oil on linen panel, 7.75 x 9.75 inch (20 x 25 cm), 06/30/2010 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: knife, paper bag, tomato

Lemon

July 11, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Lemon, oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 inch (13 x 18 cm), 06/29/2010 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: knife, lemon, plate

Lemon

July 10, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Lemon, oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 inch (13 x 18 cm), 06/28/2010 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: knife, lemon, plate

Apricot

July 9, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

apricot with knife and dish, oil painting

Apricot — oil on linen panel, 5 x 5 inch (13 x 13 cm), 06/27/2010 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: apricot, knife, plate

Apricot and knife

July 8, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

apricot and knife, oil painting

Apricot and Knife, oil on linen panel, 5 x 5 inch (13 x 13 cm), 06/26/2010 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: apricot, knife

Apple and Apricots

June 4, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Quilt, gouache, 7 x 9.5 in (18 x 24 cm), 06/03/2010 Quilt, ink, 7 x 9.5 in (18 x 24 cm), 06/03/2010 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Gouache & Watercolor, Ink, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: apple, apricots, couch, knife

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