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B & S
150mm. x 80mm.
(6ins. x 3.2ins. )
Ink and gouache on parchment
Copyright James M. Summers 2000.  

B and S, a spiral / knotwork letter contraction letter contraction in the style of the Lindisfarne gospels. B and S was commissioned as a wedding present for Billy and Shona Sangster of Seattle, Washington State, USA. Originally designed to include a supporting text, this was left out after completion of the very simple colour scheme as I felt that any addition would have upset the delicate balance and simplicity of this artwork.

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P and I.
220mm. x 180mm.
8.6in. x 7.1in.
Ink and gouache on parchment.
Copyright James M. Summers 1997.

P and I is a capital contraction with the letters formed out of knotwork and the intervening space filled with a motif of spirals in a style clearly inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, from design to completion took eighty hours.

 

 

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X.
227mm. x 305mm.
8.9in. x 12in.
Ink and gouache on parchment.
Copyright James M. Summers 1998.

The illuminated X is an interpretation of the decorated capital on folio 29 of the Lindisfarne Gospels, the letter shape being illuminated with interwoven birds and spirals ( once again ,this work is considerably larger than the original ).

 

 

J and O.
190mm. x 112mm.
7.5in. x 4.4in.
Ink and gouache on parchment.
Copyright James M.Summers 1997.

J and O; Again in the style of the Lindisfarne Gospels, but this time I restricted the palatte colours to gold and unshaded green (along with black and white), I personally find that a restricted colour scheme is more pleasing to the eye but far more planning of the overall colour layout is required.

 

 

 

 

 

M and O.
163mm. x 203mm.
6.4in. x 8in.
Ink and gouache on parchment.
Copyright James M.Summers 1997.

M and O; Spiral decoration surrounding knotwork letters in the Lindisfarne style. Trying to write objectively about this work presents me with a problem as my eye is always drawn to a mistake I made while applying ink to the completed pencil drawing. The subsequent attempted cover-up during painting detracts not from the beacon-like quality of my error when I look at it !

 

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