In an increasingly digital world, where design software can turn anyone into an instant Leonardo da Vinci, it’s easy to forget that signs were once lettered by hand using sable brushes, mineral ...
Sean Starr coats his angled Fitch brush in the white, oil-based 1 Shot paint. With a steady hand, he slowly rounds the brush to perfectly line the outside of an uppercase O. The sign reads “MORRISSEY ...
Norma Jeanne Maloney, seen in her Austin studio in 2012, will do live sign painting at the HCCC this Friday through Sunday. Credit: Photo by Faythe Levine and Sam Macon Some art forms just don’t get ...