Category Archives: spray paint

Exit Perspective

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: January 4, 2010
oh my dear blog, how i’ve neglected you. i know you forgive me. let’s see, what’s happened since august? well, one thing is that i sold this piece! “Exit Perspective” – 96″ x 18″, spray paint on steel notice the back color. that violet gave the piece a good color-bounce-shadow that was a [...]
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3 layer drawing

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: April 5, 2009
36″ X 12″, spray paint and rapidograph on 3mil double matte mylar
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composition and color

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: March 15, 2009
while outside of my art studio waiting for spray paint to dry, i decided to have some fun with my trusty canon750. 20 or so composition type shots like this: and this: check them out over at my flickr site. i’m sure that i was under the subconscious influence of this guys work (a long time good friend of [...]
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black glass

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: March 14, 2009
white spray paint on glass.  18″ X 30″ reflection view:
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first painting of 09

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: February 23, 2009
during one art-night awhile back, my friend jan (john) was looking through my sketch book picking out the pages he liked best.  among a couple others he chose this as one of the drawings he liked: he said it reminded him of joan miro. i suppose i can see the connection.  although that wasn’t the [...]
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new studio

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: February 23, 2009
on february 1st i, along with my gal trista, moved into a new art sudio. circumstances had become such that i could no longer work at my old studio of 3 years because of the new medium i’m using (spray paint). it was a little sad to leave my old space. a [...]
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art show, iron man, and comic-con

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: August 3, 2008
last weekend was really fun. it was comic-con, i was part of a cool group art show, i had friends in from out of town, i had 4 days off from work, i got to meet and be semi-insulted (all in fun) by ashley wood while he signed my poster and gave me a [...]
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ink pencil paint. – comic-con art show

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: July 18, 2008
Group art show including yours truly @ L Street Fine Art Friday July 25th, 6 – 9pm. What’s that you say? you’re sad to miss it but you’ll be at comic-con that day? Well, unless you plan on staying at the con until late you don’t have to worry. The L [...]
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11 art night sketches + 1 spankin new painting

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: May 11, 2008
here’s some sketches from my art night book. the last time i posted stuff from this book was back in january . so these have all been done since. i usually try to do one every sunday. they’re all done with a 7b graphite pencil and a white charcoal pencil. [...]
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good news, bad news, good news

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: April 11, 2008
so, some new developments since the last post. first, i finished my first spray paint on metal piece. it’s called “who’s afraid of red, yellow, blue, purple, orange, green, black, and white (jacks painting)”. the title is referencing robert irwins huge aluminum panel piece called “Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow & Blue³” [...]
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