Tag Archives: Fraktur

De Rerum Natura

Posted on June 17, 2018 by raoulpat

In his only surviving work De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things), the philosopher and poet Lucretius expounds on his theory that all matter is composed of tiny particles, making him the world’s second atomic physicist (Democritus, in fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackletter, Calligraphy, Quotes | Tagged Atomic Theory, Blackletter, Calligraphie, calligraphy, Calligraphy by Raoul, De Rerum Natura, Fraktur, Gold Leaf, Gothic, Gothique, Gouache, Ink stick, Kalligraphia XV, Lucretius, San Francisco Public Library, Sumi ink | 4 Comments

Happy New Year

Posted on January 27, 2017 by raoulpat

What better way to celebrate the Chinese New Year than with Coq au Vin?

Posted in Blackletter, Calligraphy, Fraktur variation | Tagged Blackletter, Calligraphie, calligraphy, Calligraphy by Raoul, Coq au Vin, Fraktur, Gothic, Gothique, Ink stick, Pergamenata, Recipe | 8 Comments

Gabriel

Posted on December 9, 2016 by raoulpat

Pour Gabriel, le messager des bonnes nouvelles ! John Milton, le Paradis Perdu, livre 4, 1667 Traduction de l’anglais par François-René de Chateaubriand

Posted in Blackletter, Calligraphy, Fraktur variation, Quotes | Tagged Blackletter, Calligraphie, calligraphy, Calligraphy by Raoul, Fraktur, Gabriel, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Sumi ink | 7 Comments

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

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.

Posted in Calligraphy, Fraktur variation | Tagged Blackletter, Calligraphie, calligraphy, Charlie Hebdo, Fraktur, free speech, Gothic, Gothique, Je suis Charlie, liberté d'expression | 3 Comments

Happy New Year

Posted on January 15, 2015 by raoulpat

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

Posted in Calligraphy, Copperplate, Fraktur variation | Tagged calligraphy, Copperplate, Fraktur, New Year, Quotes, Shakespeare, Sonnets, Winter | 5 Comments

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

Posted in Calligraphy, Fraktur variation | Tagged calligraphy, Fraktur, Gold Leaf, Walt Whitman | 5 Comments

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.