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Wide Apertures and Fluffy Pups

Phil Armstrong February 2, 2016

Messing around with a 50mm prime lens.

Wilkymacky Alley Experiment

Phil Armstrong January 24, 2016

It's not my first foray into mixed media, but it's the first time I've done anything in-depth with audio and I'm happy with the result.

Bob Schwartz, the ethos of downtown

Phil Armstrong January 13, 2016

A rough sketch of Bob Schwartz.

A neon sign illuminates the gateway to the best Italian cuisine one can find in the urban core.

Salvatore Scoleri's Cincy Staple

Phil Armstrong January 7, 2016

This is the story of Salvatore Scoleri, the founder of Scotti’s Italian Restaurant.

The Cobblestone Year

Phil Armstrong December 31, 2015

2015 was like trying to ride a bicycle up Elm Street between 12th and 14th.

Painting Jokes, a Gift for Folks

Phil Armstrong December 29, 2015

I painted an elephant as a joke.

The Year Mr. Goliath Climbed the Carew Tower

Phil Armstrong December 14, 2015

“At one point in time, King Kong was hanging on the Carew Tower.”

Brew Strong and Prosper

Phil Armstrong October 29, 2015

I designed a shirt.

The Time I Went to Eat Chili and Almost Ruined My Life

Phil Armstrong October 28, 2015

The bright, stark white screen that met my eyes seemed blacker and more sinister than the faceless, dark abyss inside the Grim Reaper’s hood

Peters Cartridge Company

Phil Armstrong September 27, 2015

Yesterday I went to the Peters Cartridge Company with some friends.

The Lytle Legacy

Phil Armstrong September 20, 2015

As Cincinnatians, I can't help but feel we’re all partially responsible for carrying on the legacy of William Haines Lytle.

The Chimney Corner

Phil Armstrong September 8, 2015

Often I'll think about how a fair number of talented visual artists have called Cincinnati home over the last 225 years, and I'm so grateful to be within the same space the luminaries who made a name for our city within the art world shared throughout our history.

Emily, found.

Phil Armstrong September 4, 2015

Every once in a while you meet someone doing something uniquely creative that blows your mind a little bit and challenges you to reexamine the world around you.

Remember the Wesley Chapel

Phil Armstrong September 2, 2015

Specificity is the soul of narrative, and we are erasing it with every swing of the wrecking ball.

"Let’s be sensible about this. I put a lot of things into my work which are very personal to me. So how can the public feel these things? I think most people get to my work through the back door. They’re attracted by the realism and they sense the e… — "Let’s be sensible about this. I put a lot of things into my work which are very personal to me. So how can the public feel these things? I think most people get to my work through the back door. They’re attracted by the realism and they sense the emotion and the abstraction — and eventually, I hope, they get their own powerful emotion.”
*-Andrew Wyeth*

Portrait of Henry Teel

Phil Armstrong August 30, 2015

It's unclear if Henry is happy.

How to Treat an Introvert

Phil Armstrong August 27, 2015

If you fall into this personality type, I hope you find this as relatable as I do.

Crows

Phil Armstrong August 21, 2015

I love crows. They are remarkable birds.

Someone Has to Love the Broadway Hotel

Phil Armstrong August 20, 2015

I care about it because this place is home and someone needs to love the old Broadway Hotel.

Rhinegeist

Phil Armstrong August 18, 2015

Last Friday, I had the chance to do a behind the scenes walk through of everyone's relatively new favorite brewery, Rhinegeist, located toward the northern tip of Elm street.

2 Kinds of People

Phil Armstrong August 17, 2015

I want to plug a Tumblr that I think is pretty swell. It's called 2 Kinds of People and it's a simple concept that I think is worth sharing.