Signwork
Even before the ability to read we are registering sensations and impressions from the visual impact of letter forms and styles. I have had a love of lettering, fonts and typeface for as long as I can remember. The art of the Signwriter is a rarefied and exacting skill which continues to flourish even in this digital age of mechanical reproduction. The following images are all examples of ‘Signwork’ of one sort or another but serve only to indicate a particular area of interest rather than as demonstrations of being a ‘skilled practitioner’.
![‘I Hired a Contract Killer’ – Film 1990. Painted sign for ‘diner’ set in
location.](/static/23400a033553f082f319f6803366f4f6/205c2/Vics_Hamburgers.jpg)
![‘Spitting Image’ – John Major puppet with painted circus sign 1993.](/static/496de129058e407a23da0241a7247fbf/f360e/Spit-Circus-scaled.jpg)
![‘Frank Skinner’ – 1996. Painted gauze backdrop for touring comedy show.](/static/316f1c823db6e4b5a576a89e0e608bfc/15873/Frank_Skinner.jpg)
![‘Fred Bare’ – Millinery shop, Columbia Rd 1994. Painted sign for shop frontage.](/static/5b78504cf94634dcb3031dc62ebd6d5e/985f3/9-Fred-Bare.jpg)
![‘Backbeat’ – Film 1994. ‘Kaiserkeller’ – Painted sign for studio set of
Hamburg nightclub.](/static/bd11e38216ced080458646e369346b00/01acf/Backbeat.jpg)
![‘Britz’ – C4 Drama 2007. Painted sign in location.](/static/9398a7fee96eca6a509ccaab0540fe42/42055/Britz-1-scaled.jpg)
![Cairo Studios – Spitting Image Productions 1995. Painted sign for facade of
production offices and workshops.](/static/42e9f75a4e308b3e3140cd91ad42c42b/dce1e/14-Cairo-Studios_Sign-1.jpg)
![Cairo Studios – Spitting Image Productions 1995. Painted sign and mural for
facade of production offices and workshops.](/static/3b1ecbac617f6338b914d2b9f0ad5688/69ec0/13-Cairo-Studios-1.jpg)
![‘Gattopardo’ Sicilian restaurant, Kings Cross, London. Painted sandwich board
sign 1994.](/static/63458a5ea3bd52e2a15172bab99f11a8/fca64/Gattopardo_2.jpg)
![‘Gattopardo’ Sicilian restaurant, Kings Cross, London. Painted sandwich board
sign 1994.](/static/508c3c38b6ab36cb09e9f0ca4d1d2e80/3950b/Gattopardo_1.jpg)
![‘Geddes Gallery’ – Kings Cross, London 2016. Legendary Italian delicatessen-
‘Continental Stores’ converted into temporary art gallery after closure. Painted
gallery sign to match remains of old shop sign.](/static/6787270f0c2539a4b5e902e0664c5172/8acc7/Geddes_Gallery_2-scaled.jpg)
![‘Geddes Gallery’ – Kings Cross, London 2016. Legendary Italian delicatessen-
‘Continental Stores’ converted into temporary art gallery after closure. Painted
gallery sign to match remains of old shop sign.](/static/afdbdac681a7db95335e0a8d783455dd/146be/Geddes_Gallery_1-scaled.jpg)
![‘Gary’ – Theatre production 1995. Graffitti style painted backdrop.](/static/2d03320897b1cb045906d12c3d9c6054/ab3d3/8-Gary.jpg)
![Paul Young – ‘Oh Girl’ – Music Video 1990. Painted sign on location wall.](/static/bcd1de9ad522a11f4fb7cc82ba27e335/b05dc/1_Pellicano.jpg)
![Paul Young – ‘Oh Girl’ – Music Video 1990. Painted sign on location window.](/static/85b89bb399a8297b711dd936a30ecb36/5f363/02_Pellicano-.jpg)
![Paul Young – ‘Oh Girl’ – Music Video 1990. Painted sign on location window.](/static/3563ad777acfdb02be5a74ed7985f038/da110/03_Pellicano-.jpg)