I’ve been a member of the Fairbank Calligraphy Society since the 1980s. I dipped my first pen in a bottle of ink in Fred Salmon’s home studio where he taught me the art and discipline of lettering the italic alphabet. Many teachers and years of practice later, I’ve come to realize and appreciate how making letters and calligraphic gestural writing is held in my muscle memory and influences my painting practice to this day.
Recently, the FCS invited me to make a presentation to their members about the influence of calligraphic mark making in my painting.
Here’s a LINK to the video. Passcode: =%zv8e4Q Skip ahead to the 6:00 minute mark.