A gallery of calligraphic works

Last revised on Dec. 16, 1997

Commission for Rev. Soave
Detail of lettering and miniature
Detail of initials

Commission presented to Rev. Soave, Past Pastor of Madonna del Carmine, RC Church, Montreal, 1995.
Use of 23Kt. gold leaf, waterproof inks, gouache, goatskin vellum; approx. 18 x 24 in.

Note: This commission and the two that follow were all conceived and executed within a two week period in October, 1995; there was no time for roughs...

Cardinal Turcotte commission
Knotted band in the Turcotte commission
Madonna and child, 1995
Madonna and child,II

Miniatures within a commission presented to Jean Claude Cardinal Turcotte, Cardinal of Montreal, 1995.
Use of real gold leaf (23 Kt), gouache, waterproof inks, on genuine goatskin vellum (the actual skin of a goat), 18 x 24 in.

Commission for Rev. Dal Balcon
Initial "P"
Miniature of Madonna del Carmine RC Church in Montreal, Canada

Initial from a commission for Rev. A. Dal Balcon, Pastor of Madonna del Carmine R.C. Church in Montreal, 1995.
Use of real 23 Kt gold leaf over gesso sottile and waterproof inks on goatskin vellum, 18 x 24 in

Our Father in Latin by my father and myself. My dad's contribution lies in the painting of the miniature Jesus figure in the medallion (approx. 1 in. in diameter) ...He was 81 years of age at the time. Use of waterproof inks on Italian heavy-weight parchment paper., 12 x 18 approx.

Copy of something that I saw somewhere... Graphite and waterproof inks on Fabriano paper, 1992; approx. 2.5 x 4 in.
Collection of Ms. Karen Mackay

Wedding gift
Detail of the wedding gift

Waterproof inks on Italian heavy-weight parchment paper, 1992 (?)

Tribute to the Dusky Sparrow, detail

Waterproof inks, 23 Kt gold leaf, genuine ultramarine (extracted from Lapis Lazuli), Cantley brown (pigment extracted from local stones) on Fabriano Roma paper, 1987; approx. 8.5 x 11 in. This work was inspired by the Seaside Dusky Sparrow, a species which became extinct with the passing of Orange Band, the last known remaining male, at Disney World in June, 1987.

Some decorated letters

Waterproof inks on Fabriano FA/4 paper.

Untitled

Waterproof inks and real gold leaf on parchment paper, 1992; 8.5 x 11 in.

Commission for a 25th. Wedding Anniversary

My father and I worked on this one; Waterproof inks on Italian heavy-weight parchment paper, 1989; 18 x 24 in.

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