Category Archives: Calligraphy

Everything calligraphic

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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