Laraine Armenti

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Kitchen Drawings

January 18, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Kitchen Interior, ink, 5 x 8.25 in (12.7 x 20.95 cm), 1/17/2009 Kitchen Still Life, ink, 5 x 8.25 in (12.7 x 20.95 cm), 1/17/2009 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: cheese, kitchen, knife

Small Steps Review

December 7, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

This year I concentrated on a program of self-directed study. I’ve gone back to basics to focus on drawing, color, and composition. I want my paintings to feel contemporary while relating to the history of painting. I often miss and they end up looking old-timey. I’m asking myself painting questions, of how to imbue my work with meaning and emotion without crossing into illustration. The era of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Gouache & Watercolor, Ink, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: apple, coconut, knife, red onion, review, wine

Bananas and Blue Napkin

November 10, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Bananas and Blue Napkin, gouache, 7 x 9.5 in (17.78 x 24.13 cm), 10/27/08 Bananas and Blue Napkin, pencil, 5 x 8.5 in (12.7 x 21.59 cm), 10/27/08 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Gouache & Watercolor, Graphite, Painting, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: banana, blue napkin, knife, thumbnail

Postcard

October 23, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Today marks the completion of several intersecting projects that I have worked on in the last three months. My website is updated with work from this year: it has a new structure, changed from being grouped by medium to being grouped by year or by genre. Two paintings for two shows are framed and donated, both to fund raisers: one for a non-profit gallery, the other for Aids Action. And the blog … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: knife, lemon, teapot

Teapot with Knife and Lemon

September 2, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Teapot with Knife and Lemon, oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm), 8/19/2008 Teapot with Knife and Lemon, oil on linen gatorboard, 8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm), 8/15/08 … [Read more...]

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

Knife

April 12, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Knife, oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm), 4/1/2008 … [Read more...]

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

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