Welcome to the 2022 Portland Society of Calligraphy

Fall Member Exhibition

The prompt for this exhibit is a quote by Henry James: “Summer afternoon-summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ~ Henry James

James’ sentiment served as inspiration for artists to explore words that when juxtaposed are beautiful; words with a strong message; words that inspired a larger piece; words that are just beautiful on the page. The artworks that resulted are delightful, with each artist developing a personal interpretation.

It is our hope that this exhibition encourages you to contemplate your own ideas of Beautiful Words!

Please contact PSC at portlandsocietyofcalligraphy.org for inquiries regarding purchase of any of the pieces. 

Logo design by Carol DuBosch.

Bigelow, Anita; “Now Voyager”
Bigelow, Anita; “Now Voyager”
Canson MiTiente, Strathmore; Moon Palace Sumi with Automatic Pen 4, and Mitchell 6 nib; Stylist red pen; Various color pencils; PVA glue; Olfa knife 10.6 x 8.3 inches NFS
 Byrd_Stephanie; “Fruit of the Tongue”
Byrd_Stephanie; “Fruit of the Tongue”
Gouache with flat brush on Chinese paper; mounted in lampshade frame on mica panels 11 x 8 inches NFS
 Byrd_Stephanie; “Fruit of the Tongue”
Byrd_Stephanie; “Fruit of the Tongue”
Gouache with flat brush on Chinese paper; mounted in lampshade frame on mica panels 11 x 8 inches NFS
 Byrd_Stephanie; “Fruit of the Tongue”
Byrd_Stephanie; “Fruit of the Tongue”
Gouache with flat brush on Chinese paper; mounted in lampshade frame on mica panels 11 x 8 inches NFS
 Dubosch, Carol; “Family Words”
Dubosch, Carol; “Family Words”
Cut paper, metal nib, gouache 10 x15 inches NFS
 Dubosch,Carol; “Children”
Dubosch,Carol; “Children”
Sumi ink, metal nib, Strathmore paper 8 x10 inches NFS
 Gebert, Tatiana; “Let The Sun Fall Down”
Gebert, Tatiana; “Let The Sun Fall Down”
Calligraphic Crystals and Finetec on black Strathmore watercolor paper: pointed brush 9 x 12 inches NFS
 Gebert, Tatiana; “Sunshine on my Shoulders”
Gebert, Tatiana; “Sunshine on my Shoulders”
Messy Cyanotype on Canson watercolor paper; Dr. Martin’s Pen White, dots added with Finetec Nikko G nib. 9 x 12 inches NFS
 Gebert, Tatiana; “One Laugh”
Gebert, Tatiana; “One Laugh”
Gouache on Strathmore drawing paper 4 x 6 inches NFS
 Greenseth, Sue; “Just Breathe”
Greenseth, Sue; “Just Breathe”
Ink on Arches hot press, broad edge pen 5.75 x 5.75 inches NFS
 Mader, Sara; “Narcissus”
Mader, Sara; “Narcissus”
Pen and Ink 4 x 8.5 inches NFS
 Madill, Jan; “Impermanence Rules”
Madill, Jan; “Impermanence Rules”
Watercolors, inks and Pigma pens on paper; various nibs and brushes 5 x 8 inches NFS
 Madill, Jan; “Dancers Improvise”
Madill, Jan; “Dancers Improvise”
Watercolors and inks on paper; various nibs and brushes, Pigma pens 3.5 x 6 inches NFS
 Malachowski, Katrina; “Gin & Tonic”
Malachowski, Katrina; “Gin & Tonic”
Ink on paper 8 x10 inches $100
 Malachowski, Katrina; “Manic Italic”
Malachowski, Katrina; “Manic Italic”
Ink on paper 8 x10 inches
 McNamee, Paula; “Serendipity”
McNamee, Paula; “Serendipity”
Sumi ink, watercolor, balsa wood and pen 8 x 20 inches NFS
 Moholt, Lorinda; “Norwegian Love”
Moholt, Lorinda; “Norwegian Love”
Higgins ink, pan pastel, Prismacolor, parallel pen 6.5 x 11 inches NFS
 Moholt, Lorinda; “Say Yes”
Moholt, Lorinda; “Say Yes”
Pigma pen, gouache 7 x 7 inches NFS
 Nelson, Marianne; “Oak Tree”
Nelson, Marianne; “Oak Tree”
Walnut ink with automatic pen, hand made stamps and stamp pad 10 x 16 inches NFS
 Pari-Mueller, JoAnn; “Juxtaposition”
Pari-Mueller, JoAnn; “Juxtaposition”
Watercolor, brush, Micron 0.5 & Sharpie ultra-fine pens; Brause nibs, watercolor, walnut ink 15.5 x 22 inches $300 (unframed)
 Payne, Christi; “Listen”
Payne, Christi; “Listen”
Ink, Rapidograph, Embossed 8 x 10 inches NFS
 Penley, Sally; “Create Fearlessly”
Penley, Sally; “Create Fearlessly”
Black brush pen on watercolor background 12 x 9 inches $25 digital print
 Schmidt, Peter; “Darkness cannot extinguish a single candle”
Schmidt, Peter; “Darkness cannot extinguish a single candle”
Canson paper, gouache, nibs 13 X 13 inches NFS Quotation: St. Francis of Assisi
Sloop, Lisa; “Be Still”
Sloop, Lisa; “Be Still”
Arches hot press paper, embossing, graphite. 5 x5 inches $75
 Sloop, Lisa; “Fear Not”
Sloop, Lisa; “Fear Not”
Craft paper, hand made stamp , vermillion gouache 7 x 5 inches $45
 Whitson,Larry; “Delicious Ambiguity”
Whitson,Larry; “Delicious Ambiguity”
Sumi ink, colored pencils, gouache, Stonehenge paper 10 x 14 inches $135
 Whitson, Larry; “Magic People”
Whitson, Larry; “Magic People”
Gouache, pen white ink, colored pencils, Canson paper, broad edge pens 11 x 13 inches NFS