Ideal Bookshelf

Ideal Bookshelf 66 & 67: AS

Ideal Bookshelf 66: AS

Ideal Bookshelf 67: AS
2010 / 9"x12" / gouache & ink on paper

JB commissioned several paintings for her boyfriend, AS. These two were challenging, in the best possible way.

One of the reasons I originally started painting book spines was as an exercise to get better at hand lettering, especially at spacing out stylized type so that it fits in its designated (limited) space. I'm notoriously bad at it. I often have to re-paint books because I end up with 3 more letters to fit into half a centimeter.

So, painting books about typography for someone who obviously loves it raises the stakes. But I think it worked out nicely.

Ideal Bookshelf 71: AG

Ideal Bookshelf 71: AG
2010 / 9"x12" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 51: KG

Ideal Bookshelf 51: KG
2010 / 8"x10" / gouache & ink on paper

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Ideal Bookshelf 47: CB

Ideal Bookshelf 47: CB
2010 / 9"x9" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 7: LD

Ideal Bookshelf 7: LD
2009 / 9"x12" / gouache & ink on paper