I am now a live Wedding Painter!
I am now offering live event painting for weddings. Please have a look at my new Weddings website via the Links on this menu.
Letterpressed Ex Libris Bookplate
This plate celebrates the owners’ house in France. Letterpressed on Zerkall 150 gsm. Edition of 250, approximately 8 x 10 cms. Client feedback: Dear Gordon: The bookplates are simply gorgeous. I like the crispness of the drawing, the texture as you rub a finger over them, the contrast between black and white. The text …
Bookplate for a Mediaeval Scholar
A rather fun one here, a vision of Heaven above and Hell below mortal strivings!
Painted Bookplate Design
A painted bookplate design for a skateboarder. Painting is 20 x 20 cms, plates are 10 x 10 cms.
Thai Armorial
My first plate with a Thai Armorial. Digital print, 8 x 12 cms on 100% cotton paper, edition of 250.
Book illustrations, March 2020
I have just finished a commission for 40 odd humorous pen and inks for a book on British Contact Law. All within A5.
New Bookplate from within the lockdown!
An autobiographical plate for a private library in Turkey. Pen and ink original, digitally printed approximately 9 x 12 cms.
I am Exhibiting at the 2020 FISAE Convention
I will have a stand at the 2020 FISAE Bookplate Convention in August, in London. It is being hosted by the Bookplate Society of Great Britain, all details are on their page. FISAE is the acronym in French for the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Amateurs d’Ex-Libris or International Federation of Societies of Ex-Libris Collectors.
New Painting
“Airing the Hip”, oil on canvas, 50 x 70 cms. November 2019
Letter pressed Bookplate
Letter pressed bookplate, edition of 200, approx. 10 x 10 cms.