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Orange City News, O.C. Register

Orange City News OC Register. Last November I was contacted by Rebecca Kheel, a writer for the Orange County Register, North County Bureau, to do a profile on the art of sign painting. Rebecca had visited my website and thought hand painted signs would be a good subject for an […] Read more »

Categories: News - Tags: hand lettering, signpainting, traditional sign painter

The Shop Truck

This blog post is dedicated to my 1973 sign shop truck that I bought when I started painting signs shortly after finishing my sign painting course from International Correspondence Schools. In 1970 I decided to leave my job as a draftsman and work at sign painting full time. My wife […] Read more »

Categories: Portfolio - Tags: hand lettered sign shop truck, hand painted sign shop truck, sign shop truck, traditional sign painters truck

NPR Radio Interview on Traditional Sign Painting

Hello Friends and Fellow Sign Painters, I was contacted this August by Alana Rinicella, a reporter for NPR radio, 89.3, to do an interview about Traditional Sign Painting. Her goal as she saw it was to ‘share the art of sign painting with others’. She had seen a clip of […] Read more »

Categories: News - Tags: gold leaf sign artisans, gold leaf signs, hand lettering, hand painted signs, sign painting, traditional sign painter

Hand Painted House Name Signs

hand painted house name signs

The sign is made of mdo plywood because I figured they would put it up outside, hanging from the porch or as a monument sign. I used all exterior paints. I used One Shot lettering enamel for the copy and toll painting, and I used exterior acrylic paint for the […] Read more »

Categories: Portfolio - Tags: carved signs, gold leaf custom signs, hand lettered custom house signs, sandblasted wood, vintage wood signs

Business Window Signs

Matoska Trading Company is located in Downtown Orange just north of the Plaza. The store specializes in American Indian Art & Craft Supplies. Brent had sent me his logo and said he wanted artwork on the glass that would represent what he sold in the store. He also wanted the […] Read more »

Categories: Portfolio - Tags: Business Window Signs, gold leaf, hand lettering, hand painted, store front signs

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It’s my mission to provide you with the finest signs and hand lettered art that’s both creative and functional. I’ve applied the brush and paint to many surfaces, from walls to furniture and from glass to vehicles. By applying the combined disciplines of modern technology and old world craftsmanship I can deliver a quality product tailored to your unique need. Contact me today to talk about your project.

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