Category Archives: Calligraphy

Everything calligraphic

Just Rewards

Posted on May 5, 2016 by raoulpat

Friends of Calligraphy asked me to write the names on the honorary certificates for their Annual General Meeting at the San Francisco Public Library on May 1st, 2016.

Posted in Calligraphy, Fraktur variation, Illumination | Tagged Awards, Calligraphy by Raoul, certificates, Fraktur, Friends of Calligraphy, Gold Leaf, Gouache, Illumination | 4 Comments

Mon petit neveu, Alexis, fête ses quatre ans demain. Joyeux Anniversaire, Alexis! Pour voir le vidéo, veuillez cliquer sur l’image ci-dessous. My grandnephew, Alexis, is celebrating his fourth birthday tomorrow. Happy Birthday, Alexis! To view a short calligraphy video, please click … Continue reading →

Posted in Calligraphy, Copperplate, Pointed Pen, Video | Tagged Alexis, Anglaise, Birthday, Copperplate, Happy Birthday, Joyeux Anniversaire | 5 Comments

Blue Illuminated Letters

Posted on March 1, 2016 by raoulpat

Several weeks ago, I took Harvest Crittendon‘s Illuminated Initials class, and was so inspired that I created illuminated initials for several of my friends’ birthdays. Media: gouache, Finetec Inca gold and gold leaf on Arches hot press watercolor paper. I’m on … Continue reading →

Posted in Calligraphy, Illumination, Lombardic | Tagged calligraphy, Gold Leaf, Harvest Crittendon, Illuminated Initials, Illumination, Lombardic | 4 Comments

SF Opera Ball 2015

Posted on September 15, 2015 by raoulpat

Last Friday, I did the calligraphy on the place cards at the San Francisco Opera’s annual gala. A big thank you to Drew Altizer Photography (@drewaltizerphotography) for taking this video.

Posted in Calligraphy, Copperplate | Tagged calligraphy, Copperplate, Opera, Place Cards, SF Opera Ball 2015 | 4 Comments

They Were Gay

Posted on September 1, 2015 by raoulpat

This text is from Miss Furr and Miss Skeene, a short story by Gertrude Stein containing over 100 occurrences of the word gay. Many of Stein’s writings used repetition, or as she referred to it, “insistence”. Is it a portrait of … Continue reading →

Posted in Calligraphy, Pointed Pen | Tagged calligraphy, Gertrude Stein, Miss Furr and Miss Skeene, Pointed Pen, They were gay | 11 Comments

Kalligraphia XIV Copperplate Exemplars

Posted on August 25, 2015 by raoulpat

The Copperplate exemplars and guidesheet from my Kalligraphia demo are online at Kalligraphia XIV Copperplate Exemplars. This page contains links to downloadable PDF files. The Copperplate guidesheet is the same one that I used in my demo. Place it underneath your writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Copperplate | Tagged Copperplate demonstration, Copperplate exemplars, Copperplate guidesheet, Kalligraphia XIV | 2 Comments

On the Nature of Things

Posted on June 16, 2015 by raoulpat

While reading Stephen Greenblatt’s The Swerve, I became interested in Lucretius, the Roman philosopher and poet who authored De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things). This quote from his book expresses one of his principle beliefs: that it is useless … Continue reading →

Posted in Calligraphy, Uncial | Tagged calligraphy, De Rerum Natura, Judy Detrick, Latin, Lucretius, Nam vel uti pueri trepidant atque, On the Nature of Things, Uncial | 9 Comments

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.

Posted in Calligraphy, Italic | Tagged Amado Nervo, calligraphy, En Paz, Italic, Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo, Poesía, Poetry | 2 Comments

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.