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Wild Swans at Coole
2021
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Five Manuscripts Merged
I decided to do this one in order to learn how to make layer masks in Photoshop. It was time consuming but a great deal of fun! It contains mss found in the portfolio except Yeats' Wild Swans at Coole.
2021
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Poem by Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo, 1449-1492 was a fair poet. A book of his poems was lent to me by the Italian Cultural Society here in Vancouver. They will receive the first Archival Print as a way of thanking them for trusting me with the beautiful book from their library.
2019
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Book: The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849
One of Poe's most famous poems, done as a book, pages being 8 x 10 inches. Arches 90lb Acid Free with Sumi Ink, Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils and Champagne Gold Leaf ( 22.5ct)
2018
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Words of Love: Private Commission
Client requested decoration of Fairies (Faeries) in slightly suggestive or erotic poses. Sennelier water colours with small amount of 24ct gold leaf on Arches 140lb Hot Press.
2018
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Beowulf Excerpt
2018
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Book: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
Hand bound book of a single poem by American Modernist Poet Wallace Stevens, 1879 - 1955
2016
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Book: Keats' La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Hand Lettered. Decorated and Bound Little Book.
2016
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Book: Coleridge's Ancient Mariner
One of my daughter's favourite poets. I did this book as a gift for her.
2016
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Chaucer (c1343-1400), Canterbury Tales
Illuminated manuscript: section of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
2016
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Poem in the style of Li Po 701-762AD
An assignment given to a dear friend was to create a poem in the style of the famous Chinese poet, Li Bai, also known as Li Po. The ms was done in the style of a plate for hanging.
2015
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Homage to Music
Quotations regarding music by various poets and writers, done in the round reminiscent of lp's. As a plus, my surname and the word "music" begin with the same letter, as I was wondering what would be a suitable centre for the manuscript.
2015
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Brideshead Revisited-Evelyn Waugh 1903-1966
A quote from Evelyn Waugh's novel, Brideshead Revisited. An Art Nouveau
Style seemed fitting.
2015
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Poem in Elvish-Two Versions
A poem in Elvish written by J R R Tolkien. The "language" suggested things Celtic to me, hence the choice of design elements.
2015
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When I Have Fears- John Keats 1795-1821
Sonnet by John Keats, romantic poet.
2015
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Aeneid Fragment by Virgil circa 70-19BC
To achieve the look of mosaic, I found it worked quite well by drawing tile shapes onto the completed paintings.
2015
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Viking/Norse Design-Private Commission
Very personal love poem commissioned by an individual for her partner.
2015
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Poem of Omar Khayyam 1048-1131
Probably one of the most well known of Omar's poems. They became very popular in the West when they started appearing in Victorian England.
2015
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Homage to Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519
I read Leonardo's notebooks, the roughly only 60 percent that has come down to us. He was interested in Everything...the true Renaissance Man.
2015
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Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats 1795-1821
Probably my personal favourite poet and poem. Original was done as a gift.
2015
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Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834
The original calligraphy manuscript was destroyed, but fortunately, not until sections had been scanned. They were re-arranged and manipulated to produce what you see here.
2015
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To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell 1621-1678
Original Illuminated Calligraphy. "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell.
Original done on 140lb Arches Hot Press, Acrylic Ink, 24ct Gold Leaf.
2015