Tag Archives: michael james armstrong

3 layer drawing

36″ X 12″, spray paint and rapidograph on 3mil double matte mylar
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hand drawn deco font

there aren’t enough art deco fonts in the world. so, i thought i’d add one. i can’t even say i drew this the old fashioned way. type designers of the eighteenth century probably had more sophisticated tools than i used to create this drawing. i had fun with it anyway. after it was done [...]
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composition and color

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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arrow-modern credenza

one of my many vintage industrial design interests is that of the mid-century modern credenza (or side board). whether they be french, american, or the ever popular danish. there’s just something about this particular piece of furniture (from this specific era) that i’m in love with. with my recent move to a new apartment [...]
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black glass

white spray paint on glass.  18″ X 30″ reflection view:
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first painting of 09

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

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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Divide and Contour

it’s coming ad in the new art ltd. sneek-a-peek-a-loo at the 2 new pieces for this show: half finished but lookin good. see you there.
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thread show, san diego – august 17th

artists and fashion designers pair up and create. and oh yeah, me and trista’s piece is badass.
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published!

back in may i was asked to do an interview about Adapta Project for Where Traveler. if you’re unfamiliar (as i was) with Where, they are a travel info publisher who puts out books, magazines, and maps. as i say, i wasn’t really familiar with what they do, so i was expecting the [...]
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