Tag Archives: calligraphy

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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