Monthly Archives: March 2008

so i bought some krylon

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: March 16, 2008
when i first started painting arrowchitectural decograf i was using canvas. i’d buy them pre-stretched from blick. since i mask my paintings i need a smooth surface – obviously, canvas was a poor choice. in order to get a smooth surface i had to do 3 coats of gesso and sand between [...]
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31 on the job sketches

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: March 1, 2008
when i used to work at MCASD as a security guard it could get pretty boring. there would be stretches of up to 2 hours sometimes where there would be absolutely no one in the museum. thankfully, during those times we were allowed to sit and read. i did a lot of [...]
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