https://www.oldsignpainter.com/home daily 1.0 2022-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/1631238165025-XWCS6Q0O9EZAG16LKMMQ/Old+Sign+Painter+montage.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/1631279115845-Q80NBFJ9K60WHHB3N273/1939+Air+Races+jpg.jpg Home - Some of my works are reproductions of actual vintage signs, usually with changes that I consider “improvements”. Some of my signs are original designs done in a style that mimics a vintage style. 36” x 48” oil paint on wood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/1632237682161-SV8UWZVLE4XJPC266J6M/Goebel+Circle.jpg Home - This Goebel’s sign is painted in oil based enamels. The border is gilded with Dutch gold. I applied a tinted glaze over the surface to yellow it like it has hung in a smoky small town pub since Prohibition ended in 1933. 48” diameter wood panel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/ab6e25b1-5f94-4d59-b9e6-21a0938be154/UM+football+distrerssed+sign.jpg Home - How old is that sign? Sometimes my signs are more effective when I distress them, suggesting that they were painted by a sign painter decades ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/1631324671705-62HQZGLTEXDGYQQACWUS/Auto+City+Wheel+Beer+jpg.jpg Home - For me, old beer labels are a favorite source of vintage graphic design. The lettering was usually designed by hand, and that made it unique. Reproducing one of these by hand on a large scale is a treat for me. 48”x72” hand painted on wood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/1631325003586-GBQHFWLCF7EMBW0JTQ0E/Cadillac+Beer+jpg.jpg Home - Cadillac Brewing Company, which bore the family crest of Detroit founder Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, brewed beer on the city's east side. This is a replica of the great beer label design dating to around 1934. Oil paint and gold leaf on wood 48”x72” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/10034872-c91f-43ce-8b6c-15bb9ec587f2/Sign+pix+023.jpg Home - Wall ornament. Wood signs are as old school as it gets. Painted fresh, then distressed, these signs give serious atmosphere to any room, garage or gathering place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/1632238035902-F4OUXGPW9I5WSQATUOV2/Glass+Sign+in+motion.gif Home - This sign’s letters are glue chipped, a 150 year old process involving rabbit skin glue that bites into the glass and shrinks. It rips out small shards of glass like popcorn, leaving behind a pattern that when gilded, looks very classy. The edges are “nipped”. 14”x26” reverse on glass. 23kt gold leaf and 12kt white gold with a gilded nipped edge border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/1631327751822-ZV7JB2MXJ8OJMEBQTWQX/Zildjian+gilds+jpg.jpg Home - I painted the Zildjian logo in 5 different gilded metals to show the different effects. The last panel shows the beauty of a “directional burnish”. It is flat. The Zildjian company was founded in 1603. They still make their cymbals today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/1632068557461-0I9Y5JRENOJBFH1QMGSS/Detroit+Bicycle+Co.+jpg.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/1632238089058-HLS5ZUN5Q3Q52I9ZKHIH/Heritage+Seeds.jpg https://www.oldsignpainter.com/about daily 0.75 2021-09-12 https://www.oldsignpainter.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-09-25 https://www.oldsignpainter.com/faq daily 0.75 2021-09-19 https://www.oldsignpainter.com/gallery daily 0.75 2021-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/7f75d847-fa19-4579-8479-8af39ef734cd/Cadillac+Beer+jpg.jpg Gallery 60"x48" oil paint on wood with gold leaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/b19e6e7b-4577-41b8-a461-ceeb88a7328c/Auto+City+Wheel+Beer+jpg.jpg Gallery 48"x70" oil paint on wood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/1e39a19f-843b-436c-9eda-4c3f263e2072/Iver+Boy+Scout.jpg Gallery 18" diameter oil paint on wood with gold leaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/e47fefb6-501c-4ef0-b296-6037a64f1698/Goebel+Circle+jpg.jpg Gallery 48" diameter oil paint on wood, gilded border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/452c9581-2027-4170-b289-03df94c2dc93/Columbia+Bicycles+pic+1.jpg Gallery 13"x81" water paint on wood, varnished https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/77b646f1-b588-4e95-a70d-156ba42acc09/Detroit+Bicycle+Co.+jpg.jpg Gallery 10"x50" water paint on wood, varnished https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/b43b4757-3c46-4e9d-84a3-9838d334b13e/Zildjian+gilds+jpg.jpg Gallery Samples of different metal gilds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/dd85418a-8f5a-433a-9e53-f86f7183726b/Sterling+Cycle+Works.jpg Gallery 24"x48" water paint on printed masonite, varnished https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/9fe3d437-4774-43a2-b57d-65219abec57b/Glass+Sign+in+motion.gif Gallery 14"x26" Reverse glue chipped, gilded 23kt gold, oil paint, nipped edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/52cb7d14-00f1-4fa4-b137-414871b8fe00/Heritage+Seeds.jpg Gallery 16.5"x76" water paint on wood, varnished https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/74e2ba2d-1236-41b7-99b4-e7ffa0e88bee/Marine+City+Mercantile.jpg Gallery 16"x70" oil paint on wood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613ab16076de85566ec34c9f/7f32d319-f71a-49fa-9d43-06f2f89ee9fb/Wolverine+Beer.jpg Gallery 48"x37" oil paint on wood https://www.oldsignpainter.com/event daily 0.75 2022-03-03