Laraine Armenti

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Idle Sweet Briar

May 23, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Idle Sweet Briar ______________ I am Krishna, blue skin divides into one hundred selves, to make love to cow girls in knee-high grass pressed down. My legs wrap around each one, a universe of silks — above quadrangle crops and bells delightful cloud-scapes drift. No hearts break from fear or rage, no sinks to clean or bills to pay — I am one hundred cow girls tapping cows with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: apple, cows, poem, VCCA, Virginia

VCCA Still-life

May 17, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Postcard no. 1, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/13/09 Postcard no. 2, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/14/09 Bonnard, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/15/09 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artist Residency, Figure, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, VCCA Tagged With: Bonnard, green apples, VCCA, Virginia

Horse and Pine

May 4, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Horse and Pine, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/01/09 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artist Residency, Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, VCCA Tagged With: barn, horse, pine, VCCA

Pine Tree

May 3, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Pine Tree, gouache on paper, 6 x 8.25 in (15.24 x 21 cm), 04/28/09 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artist Residency, Gouache & Watercolor, Landscape Outdoor, Painting, VCCA Tagged With: pine, VCCA

Train Bridge

April 29, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Train Bridge, oil on linen, 11 x 14 in (27.54 x 35.54 cm), 04/28/09 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting Tagged With: barn, train, VCCA

VCCA Barn

April 29, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

VCCA Barn, oil on linen, 11 x 14 in (27.54 x 35.54 cm), 04/25/09 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artist Residency, Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, VCCA Tagged With: barn, VCCA

VCCA Barn & Office

April 28, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Horse and Barn, gouache on paper, 6 x 8.25 in (15.24 x 21 cm), 04/26/09 Studios, ink, 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm), 04/26/09 Office, gouache on paper, 6 x 8.25 in (15.24 x 21 cm), 04/26/09 Office, ink, 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm), 04/26/09 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artist Residency, Drawing, Gouache & Watercolor, Ink, Landscape Outdoor, Painting, VCCA Tagged With: barn, horse, office, VCCA

VCCA Train Bridge

April 26, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Settling in at VCCA, I began by looking around on the first day by taking a walk and a bike ride, to let the place emerge before setting up to paint. After fishing for views with a sketchbook and pen, a pattern is developing. I pack a gouache kit in the morning and an oil kit in the afternoon. The gouache palette is limited to red, yellow, blue and white. I have twice as many colors for oils with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gouache & Watercolor, Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: barn, bridge, train, VCCA

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