D is is for Denis … Brown

D is for Denis Brown.

In 2004, a group of Florida calligraphers met at Lakewood Retreat near Brooksville for a week-long workshop with Denis Brown, a well-known Irish calligrapher. The subjects were “Rhythmic Writing” and “A Modern Celtic Hand”.

A couple of years ago I revisited the hand we studied, and did this piece:

2015-01-04 after Denis workshop modified half uncila Rumi

 

 

I had planned to do some of this lettering today, but was still taken with the pointed brush. Here’s what I did in the 15 minutes I had available today:

2015-01-04 daily lettering brush