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Vermont Gouache

August 11, 2016 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Benn, VT, 072316

In July I took a road trip to paint outside in southern Vermont. Choosing to use watercolor and gouache on paper solved numerous itinerant-painting related issues. Watercolor and gouache dry fast, have quick set-up and clean-up, and need very little storage space. The paint doesn't melt in the heat or threaten to ignite within a baking car. There are no combustible rags to dispose. These … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Gouache & Watercolor, Landscape Outdoor, Painting Tagged With: bennington, sketchbook, Vermont

VSC Walkabout

December 21, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

VSC; ink

VSC Walkabout was made while in residence last month at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. As daily drawings accumulated, a narrative emerged from the sequence of places seen: the studio, dining hall, bedroom, campus, and town. VSC Walkabout presents the architectural and emotional places that form the backdrop of still-life work done in the studio. This project was made without … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artist Residency, Drawing, Ink, VSC Tagged With: animation, moleskine, sketchbook, Vermont, VSC

ANE / Bennington — Week 2

August 3, 2010 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

072710 hydrangea no. 5; graphite on mylar

My time on the road included a side trip to visit Tad Spurgeon. After years of appreciating his work online, Tad generously let me interrupt his painting time to meet him and see his work in person. His studio is a wondrous cavern filled to the brim with paintings stacked and hung on every surface; it is a marvelous workshop of intense explorations. His extensive experiments with materials are a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Graphite, Still-life Indoor, Workshop Tagged With: bennington, flowers, hydrangea, Vermont

Vermont Painting Workshop

August 7, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Garage, oil on paper, 9 x 10.25 in (22.86 x 26 cm), 07/31/09 Vermont Rain, oil on paper, 9 x 10 in (22.86 x 25.4 cm), 07/29/09 Two Cones, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 07/27/09 Guard House, oil on paper, 9.25 x 10.25 in (23.5 x 26 cm), 07/30/09 Kilns, oil on paper, 9.25 x 10 in (23.5 x 25.4 cm), 07/30/09 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, Workshop Tagged With: bennington, Vermont

ANE / Benn Workshops

August 3, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

In July I completed two weeks of workshops at Art New England in Bennington, Vermont, offered by Mass College of Art: "Book Arts" taught by Valerie Carrigan and "Rethinking Landscape" taught by Emily Eveleth. I strongly recommend the ANE program to anyone interested in packing a semester's worth of study into one week, instructed by world-class artists. Here is the Facebook ANE link. ABOVE:  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, Photo, Workshop, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: ANE, bookbinding, Vermont

Retreat

September 27, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

In September I went off grid for a four day meditation and retreat. Five hundred of us ate breakfast in near silence. Some people couldn't stop the urge to talk. Others used cell phones where they were prohibited. But the majority of participants reveled in the opportunity to unplug for a few days and experience quiet. It was deeply calming. The program combines nutrition, movement, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, Workshop Tagged With: Vermont

Vermont Ridge

September 13, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

I am relatively new to landscape painting so the results from one canvas to the next can seem radically different even within one day. On one hand it's exciting to make new discoveries with paint. On the other it's disconcerting to see disparate eras of art history flow through the end of a brush in rapid succession. I hope my vision will settle down with more time spent in the field. ABOVE: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: Vermont

Vermont Garden

September 10, 2008 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

I am in the process of updating my website, which happens each year in the fall. It usually takes longer working on the computer than I want or expect, only to end up with reproductions that are thin gruel compared to the real paintings. However, there is a pleasure in sifting through the images; the process yields new feelings about what I've seen and been working on. Another benefit is being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Landscape Outdoor, Oil, Painting, Tools Tagged With: flowers, garden, Vermont, website

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