Illuminated Letters can be found in handwritten books traditionally copied by monks during the medieval time period. Often, the first letter of the first word in a chapter was decorated with gold, brilliant colors, elaborate designs and miniature art work.I have always admired the artistry of these letters; I love the different shapes that each letter can create, both positive and negative space. So this week I literally tried something new... The letter A seemed an appropriate letter to start with, although in researching some other old medieval images, there are some letters that are really quite exquisite, and oddly abstract. I wanted to experiment with my style of painting, just black, white and gray. Broaden my artistic horizons and all!
Anyway, I am pretty satisfied with this and when I get a chance I will definitely be working on some other letters of the alphabet.
Hope everyone has a great Easter holiday!!
