art nouveau

A prayer

In these difficult times, regardless of our faith (I include atheists and agnostics), we all pray for things to get better.
Here is the result of a small commission that a friend made to me some time ago.

Gold leaf on gesso, watercolor, pigments and arabic gum on paper.

The flower on the vermeille mouth…

I’ve finished the fragment of Théophile Gautier I was telling you about a little while ago.

Of course, it is about a flower, so I made a flower in filigree. And, as I wanted a little colour to echo the “vermeille” of the text, I added other filigrees, in red this time.

Work in progress

An excerpt from a poem by Théophile Gautier, using Art Nouveau letter forms.

This is where a light table is useful…

The kiss

Poem by Paul Althof, found in Ver Sacrum magazine.
It was therefore obvious to calligraphy it with the Art Nouveau lettering that I recovered from the same magazine.
The calligraphy was done with a palette nib, except for the separations between verses which were done with a drawing pen, all in acrylic ink.

And for those who would like to learn how to make this alphabet, I remind you that I am organizing a course in my workshop on April 4 & 5, 2020.
To register or for more information, contact me 🙂

Workshops

I have finished composing my Art Nouveau lettering model from Ver Sacrum, I still have to work on a few decorative elements but, in the meantime, I am practicing a bit by preparing the workshop certificates for Montreuil Bellay.

I will propose a workshop on this Art Nouveau lettering in my workshop in April, the weekend of the 4th & 5th. If you are interested, you can already contact me to register.

I am currently working on a new template for an Art Nouveau alphabet from the magazine Ver Sacrum, published between 1898 and 1903. It is an extraordinary publication, both in terms of lettering, illustrations and texts. The Heidelberg Library offers a complete digital version of all the magazine’s occurrences. I’m enjoying it!
As an example, here are a few monograms and ligatures picked out here and there.

Today’s engraving

You didn’t see my first attemps to engrave flower pots, so here it is.

And, as I found it quite easy to engrave, I started a more amibtious project.

Not finished yet but here is today’s achievment.

both texts are poems by Guillevic, a french poet from the XXth century.