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About raoulpat

I got started as a calligrapher in 2009, and haven't put my pen down since. Some of the services that I provide are wedding calligraphy, quinceañera calligraphy, envelope addressing, place cards and transforming inspirational citations into framable artwork.

En Paz

Posted on March 2, 2015 by raoulpat

Until a friend asked me to copy this poem, I had never heard of the Mexican modernist poet Amado Nervo. His poem expresses Nervo’s feelings about his life and how fairly it has treated him.

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Je suis Charlie

Posted on January 22, 2015 by raoulpat

En hommage aux victimes de l’attentat à la rédaction de Charlie Hebdo. In memory of the victims of the massacre at the editorial offices of Charlie Hebdo.

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 15, 2015 by raoulpat

It’s never too late to say Happy New Year.  

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Quelle bonne chose!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by raoulpat

Media: Moon Palace Sumi ink on Canson Pro-Layout Marker paper. Dimensions: 11″ x 14″ Artist: Raoul Martinez Title: Quelle bonne chose! Author: Pierre Loti (Julien Viaud)

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These I Singing in Spring

Posted on September 7, 2014 by raoulpat

Media: Gold leaf, watercolor, gouache and sumi ink on white pergamenata. Dimensions: h: 20″, w: 16″. Artist: Raoul Martinez. Commission for the Horizons Foundation. Title: These I Singing in Spring. Author: Walt Whitman

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Brush-Drawn Signs at Siegel’s

Posted on August 21, 2014 by raoulpat

Brush-drawn zoot suit sale sign by Bonnie. Siegel’s Clothing Superstore, 2366 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA.

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Karlgeorg Hoefer at the SF Public Library

Posted on July 22, 2014 by raoulpat

Blue and turquoise brush alphabet. Calligraphy by Karlgeorg Hoefer. The Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering, San Francisco Public Library.

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Awake, north wind!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by raoulpat

This was my final piece for Judy Detrick’s Fraktur class at Fort Mason. Sumi ink, gouache and gold leaf on white pergamenata. If I had to do it all over again, I would have done the title in red.

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My new web site

Posted on July 8, 2014 by raoulpat

Hello! I’ve finally started creating a real website for my calligraphy. Stay tuned for more updates. Until then, you can view my work at my web album Calligraphy by Raoul.

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