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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

Tomato, Garlic, and Onion

March 22, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Tomato, Garlic, and Onion, oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm), 3/16/2009 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: garlic, onion, tomato

Bread, Gin, and Tomato

March 21, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Bread, Gin, and Tomato, oil on paper, image 9.5 x 9.5 in, (24.13 x 24.13 cm), 03/13/2009 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: bread, gin, paper, tomato

Teapot, Garlic, and Tomato

August 17, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Teapot, garlic and tomato, oil on linen panel, 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm), 8/9/2008 … [Read more...]

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

Butter Pot and Tomato

June 15, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Two objects of about the same size, shape, and color with different surfaces. ABOVE: Butter Pot and Tomato, oil on masonite, 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm), 6/3/2008 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Collage / Color, Oil, Painting Tagged With: butter pot, tomato

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