Chalkboard Lettering .

For 5Below Head Quarters in Philadelphia, PA.

Hand painted with lettering enamels on MDO.

Mounted to brick. A "mini-billboard" that I hand-painted using 1-shot lettering enamel / sign paint.

2FT X 2FT . Commissioned piece.

-Hand Drawn
-Hand painted with sign enamel.
-Exterior marine grade plywood.

4ft x 4 ft Hand painted sign for a flower shop in Los Angeles.

-Custom designed artwork.
-Hand drawn and painted flower pictorial.
-All hand painted with sign enamel.
-Exterior marine grade plywood.

-Hand drawn
-Hand painted with sign enamel on aluminum substrate.

Casual lettering on showcard substrate.

"Showcard" stock is a multi-ply board made of paper and very thin layers of clay.

Showcards or paper signs were typically used indoors for window displays, advertising weekly or monthly specials or just about any message you wanted to convey to the customer in casual or formal styles.

-Client's artwork/font
-Exterior marine grade plywood.
-Hand painted with sign enamel.

A large terracotta flower pot painted with acrylics.

Commissioned piece for a "carnival enthusiast" .

Drawn and painted by hand for "Dera Violet"

-Sign Enamel on Reclaimed MDF

3'x4' paper banner. This was for a child's birthday party.

-Hand drawn and painted

Another paper sign for a child's birthday party.
the subtle "33" in the background is his football jersey number.

Freehand Gothic/Egyptian style lettering with a brush.

-Acrylics on canvas paper

Smaller piece for a young starwars fan. Casual lettering

Commissioned piece for a tavern.

- Sign enamel on hardwood.

These temporary paper signs usually announce a special sale or event.

The sign is placed indoors, usually in the store window or by a deli counter. Historically these types of signs would be seen in a deli, seafood store, or the front windows of a super market, but can be used in countless applications.

Vinyl lettering and enamel on aluminum

This is an example of surface gilding.

The top example shows a finished piece.
the lower example shows an example of a piece after the 23k gold was laid but before the finishing touches were applied.

Gold can really catch the eye at the right angle, as shown in the lower example.
And when not bright it still has a beautiful luster.
This process can be done with silver and copper as well.

Freehand casual script with pin-striping.

"McGill" Freehand lettering on a Disston Saw Works saw.

Enamel sign paint on a Disston Saw Works saw.

Freehand lettering on a paper substrate for an office party, was later the centerpiece of many balloons on the their office door.