ILLUMINATED LETTERS
In late 2020, I began researching illuminated manuscripts and letters in preparation for an individual show at the Emporia Arts Center Trusler Gallery. The images displayed here are my interpretations and explorations of typography, drawing, and illumination.
I have been experimenting with various combinations of ink, gouache, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper. I also plan on trying calf skin, sheep skin, and goat skin. Images are drawn with calligraphy pens and brushes.
With some of the letters, I have reused the same basic design and then explored different solutions with color and media. Many of the images shown here have been sold, but I will continue to add more as I continue to practice and learn new techniques.
A with Saint | Ink and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
B | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4.5" x 4.5" | 2022 | SOLD
Gothic Inspired B | Ink on Paper | 3.75" x 3.75" | 2021 | SOLD
Clematis Nelly Moser | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
C with Clematis | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
Renaissance White Vine Inspired D | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021
Celtic Inspired D | Ink on Paper | 3.25" x 4" | 2021
Ottonian Inspired E | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4.25" x 4" | 2021
Ottonian Inspired E | Ink on Paper | 4.25" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
14th Century Italian Inspired F | Ink and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021
Romanesque Inspired F in Blue | Ink on Paper | 3.25" x 4.75" | 2021
Saint George's Dragon v2 | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
Saint George's Dragon | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
H with Knight Fighting a Snail | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021
H with Knight Fighting a Snail | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
I | Ink and Gold Leaf on Paper | 3.125" x 4.25" | 2022
I | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 3.125" x 4.375" | 2021 | SOLD
14th Century Italian Inspired J | Ink and Gold Leaf on Paper | 3.75" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
14th Century Italian Inspired J | Ink on Paper | 3.75" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
Gothic Inspired J | Ink on Paper | 2.125" x 4" | 2021
9th Century Inspired K | Ink, Gouache and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4.25" x 4.25" | 2021
9th Century Inspired K | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 4.25" x 4.25" | 2021 | SOLD
L | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2022
14th Century Italian Inspired L | Ink on Paper | 3.75" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
14th Century Italian Inspired L v2 | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 3.75" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
14th Century Italian Inspired L v2 | Ink and Gold Leaf on Paper | 3.75" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
M | Ink and Gold Leaf on Paper | 5.25" x 5.25" | 2022
M | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 5.25" x 5.25" | 2022
Gothic Inspired M | Ink on Paper | 4.25" x 4.5" | 2021 | SOLD
Nightingale | Ink and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2022 | SOLD
N | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 4.25" x 7" | 2021
10th Century Ottonian Inspired O | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021
10th Century Ottonian Inspired O | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021 | SOLD
P | Ink and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4.5" x 4.5" | 2022 | SOLD
P with Green Vines | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 4.5" x 4.5" | 2021 | SOLD
Devil's Tongue Q | Ink, Gouache and Gold Leaf on Paper | 3.75" x 3.75" | 2021
Devil's Tongue Q | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 3.75" x 3.75" | 2021 | SOLD
9th Century Inspired R v2 | Ink and Gold Leaf on Vellum | 5.75" x 5.5" | 2022 | SOLD
9th Century Inspired R | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 5.75" x 5.5" | 2021 | SOLD
S | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2022
Fire Dog S | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 4.5" x 4.5" | 2021 | SOLD
T v2 | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 3.75" x 5" | 2021
Renaissance White Vine Inspired U | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021
Renaissance White Vine Inspired U | Ink on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021
V | Ink Gold Leaf on Paper | 4.125" x 4.125" | 2022
V with Vine | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2021
W | Gouache and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4.125" x 4.125" | 2022 | SOLD
9th Century Inspired W | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 3.75" x 3.5" | 2021 | SOLD
9th Century Inspired W v2 | Ink and Gold Leaf on Paper | 3.75" x 3.5" | 2021
X with Knight Fighting Snails | Ink and Gouache on Paper | 4.25" x 4.25" | 2021
X | Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4.5" x 4.5" | 2022
Y | Gouache and Gold Leaf on Paper | 3" x 4" | 2022
Z | Gouache and Gold Leaf on Paper | 4" x 4" | 2022 | SOLD