I love calligraphy. I have been practicing at least since 2002. I don't really have any intentions of doing anything with it, it is just something I do to satisfy myself. (Are you hearing that a lot here?) I have improved since the beginning, of course, but Calligraphy is just another one of those things about which I say "I'm okay at it, but nothing compared to Person X."
I envy those people who can find a single art or craft to settle on and be so good at it that they can make a living at it. The Person X I am referring to today is Josh Scruggs. I stumbled across him a few months ago and was immediately impressed. When I saw Josh's Quality over Quantity post, I had to give his scribbled calligraphy a try. I made a crude imitation of his work, minus the flourishes. My results looked so cool, I had to try it again.
(I have no idea why Blogger put this picture in as portrait orientation. The picture is landscape orientation on my computer. Hmm...)
I love the spontaneity and casual feel of this kind of calligraphy. Because it has such a casual feel, I did mine on the back of a large envelope that I pulled out of my recycle bin. I used a fountain pen, but it can be done with any kind of writing implement, no need for a special calligraphy nib.
Here's a close-up of some of the text:
Really fun! I have tried it again since then. I'll show that one another time.
In the meantime, here is some of the fun that Nature had last night -- a crisp, hard frost.
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