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Magnolias — The End

May 18, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

As the magnolia tree finished blooming, a month of painting its flowers came to an end. My mind’s ear keeps replaying The Doors singing “This is the end, my beautiful friend, the end.” The guitar and Jim Morrison’s deadly serious voice conjures up 1968: the American war in Viet Nam broadcast on a black and white tv in the background of a brightly lit wall-to-wall carpeted American suburban … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: flowers, magnolia, The Doors, Viet Nam

Magnolia

May 17, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

I have recently come across the painter Tad Spurgeon’s inspiring and extensive website. It is chock full of his oil paintings, elegant writing about the creative process, experiments with materials, and historic research. He connects making art to contemporary life with philosophical patience and humor. It’s been a genuine pleasure encountering his musings, knowledge, and artwork throughout the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: flowers, magnolia, panel, Tad Spurgeon

Magnolia, 050608

May 15, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Magnolia, 050608, oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm), 5/6/2008 … [Read more...]

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

Magnolia, 050508

May 14, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Magnolia, 050508, oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm), 5/5/2008 … [Read more...]

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

Magnolia, 043008

May 13, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Magnolia, 043008, oil on linen panel, 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm), 4/30/2008 … [Read more...]

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

Magnolia, 042908

May 12, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Magnolia, 042908, oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm), 4/29/2008 … [Read more...]

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

Magnolia, 042908

May 11, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Magnolia,042908, oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm), 4/28/2008 … [Read more...]

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

Magnolia Sketches

May 6, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

I felt dazed for a long time after seeing the movie ‘Crumb’ in 1996. First because the portrait of Robert Crumb’s family was so disturbing. Another documentary, ‘The Confessions of Robert Crumb’ by the BBC, presented a more normal set of family portraits. Second because I envied his obsessive approach to drawing. He drew whatever he saw around him, thought about from memory, or interpreted from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: Crumb, de Kooning, flowers, magnolia, Rauschenberg, Ruskin, Seurat

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