Armstrong SBD Arts is a family of artists.
SHIRLEY ARMSTRONG-WHITE began taking pictures around 1999 and received an AA in Photography around 2001. She prefers to work with manual cameras, but has recently branched out into digital photography and digital imaging as well. She seeks the unusual point of view in her work, focusing on figure studies and environmental images. Shirley's photography includes black and white art photography, infra-red, and digitally altered collages of her originals and some digital photography. Her newest photo technology is her cell phone!
BARBARA ARMSTRONG has a BFA in Painting and an MA in HUMA/Aesthetic Studies. She works in watercolors, acrylics pigment pen, ink, pastels and recently in wire. Her styles range from abstract to representational. Series include LINES - nonrepresentational mixed media, abstract cityscapes, representational still life and florals,and a series of dragons in the garden and in astrology. The most recent active series is LINES, begun in August 2010 and evolving. Barbara is a working artist, college art instructor at El Centro College, and occasional theater designer and digital photographer.
DEAN ARMSTRONG has an MA in Theater Directing. Dean's interests range widely, including sculpture, puppet making and performance, jewelry making, to live theater and video.
He began working in 3D art in a jewelry and small metals class. His sculpture is figurative and most often created in wire. He also makes art jewelry. Dean's sculptures and jewelry come from his unique vision of the world. Dean worked with a marionette company a few years ago and found puppetry to be and new and interesting passion. He both builds and performs with puppets. Dean is the Program Administrator of Drama and Humanities at El Centro College.
