Laraine Armenti

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Tempus Fugit

September 16, 2017 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

This month marks ten years since I stopped working as a graphic designer for international meetings to devote more time to painting. My hectic pace of life, of client deadlines and to-do lists, kept interrupting painting. The change led to forks in myriad unmarked roads. I had wanted to discover what might be possible, to cultivate my potential, and I was motivated to make the change by nearing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: apple, bird, pink pitcher, plum, shell, teapot

Danforth Drawing Classes

April 5, 2015 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Danforth Drawing Cast

Drawing classes begin on Tuesday, April 7 at Danforth Museum School in Framingham, Mass. Emphasis on seeing shapes of light and dark within a compositional frame is presented. Learn to observe the direction of light on objects in space. Warm-up with gestural thumbnail sketches from observation and from memory. Translate complex forms into two-dimensional compositions using line, value, edge and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Figure, Still-life Indoor, Teaching, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: bust, teapot

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

Window Views

November 14, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

102611_bamboo

Last of the sumi ink & bamboo pen series. Sumi ink, bamboo pen, Arches Aquarelle or Fabriano Artistico, 140 lb. hotpress, 7.5 x 10 inches (19 x 25 cm).  ABOVE: 10/26/11 10/28/11 10/31/11 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: boston, teapot

Sojourn

September 18, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

teapot

On my return trip from Vermont in August, I took the route from Bennington through New York. It is less traveled than Route 7 and therefore a nicer drive. In a small town in western Mass, I noticed a weathered old woman sitting in front of an antiques store. Her shop contained a crowded collection of objects in several dingy rooms which she complemented with a robust set of political views sharply … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gouache & Watercolor, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: boston, Citgo, Salada, teapot

Provincetown

April 26, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Boat, pen on Moleskine, 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm), 04/23/11 Chach and Dune, pen on Moleskine, 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm), 04/23/11 Chach, pen on Moleskine, 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9  x 14 cm), 04/24/11 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Ink, Landscape Outdoor Tagged With: chach, dune, moleskine, teapot

Bananas and Teapot

February 23, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Bananas and Teapot, oil on paper, image 6.5 x 8.25 in, (16.5 x 21 cm), 02/16/2009 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: banana, blue napkin, teapot

Teapot and Lemon

February 20, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Teapot and Lemon, oil on paper, image 6.5 x 8.25 in, (16.5 x 21 cm), 02/14/2009 … [Read more...]

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

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