gallery of artwork by cora pearl
Click on a picture to see the full gallery of related work. Specific descriptions follow underneath each picture for more details.
Click on a picture to see the full gallery of related work. Specific descriptions follow underneath each picture for more details.
The artwork in this collection shows pieces featuring poetry. Clients often commission works like these as gifts or for their homes.
This piece is a calligram—an image created with calligraphy. The background is a poem by John Donne and the fish is made up entirely of fish names. It is 8 1/2” x 11”. It is written in Italic.
This piece is 11” x 14” and is written in watercolors. The style is Modern Versals.
This piece was written with a folded pen in Ben Shahn lettering. It is 16” x 20”.
Poem by Charles Bukowski, 12” x 13”
This is a detail of a piece written in tiny Roman Capital lettering—the letters are about 1/4” high.
This Shakespeare sonnet was written in Gothicized Italic and is 12” x 16”
Much of my commission work is for calligraphic renderings of favorite quotations. These examples show a variety of styles, design, and size.
Acrylic on canvas, 24” x 18”
Watercolors, Modern Versals calligraphy, 9” x 10”
Brush lettering on wood, 17” x 24”
This piece was created for the Multnomah County Department of Human Services. The commission is for twelve pieces each with its own color variation. The size is 22" x 30" and the style is Humanist Bookhand.
Modern Versals calligraphy, 8 1/2” x 11”
Acrylic on canvas, 5” x 7”
Watercolor painting, lettering done with folded pen, 8” x 8”
Neuland lettering with broad edge pen, 10” x 12”
Brush lettering with sumi ink and colored pencil, 12” x 12”
Folded pen lettering, 5” x 7”
Italic Calligraphy, 2” x 4” each
This gallery shows wedding vows and wedding ketubot. Some of this work was used as part of the wedding ceremony, other pieces to display wedding vows afterward, often for an anniversary gift.
A common and traditional use of calligraphy is certificate work. Certificates can be created for any occasion. My work also includes filling out the information on existing certificates, such as state issued wedding certificates.
This gallery shows chalkboard style lettering work. Chalkboard lettering can be done on traditional chalkboards, walls, wood panels, or paper.
Charcoal pencil on black paper, 12” x 16”
Charcoal pencil on black paper, 8 1/2” x 11”
White charcoal pencil on black paper, 8” x 10”
Chalk on chalkboard, 3’ x 4’
Chalk marker on glass, 5’ x 4’
In 2013 His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to speak to a large audience in Portland, OR through the Buddhist college, Maitripa College. The Dalai Lama received an honorary degree that I was commissioned to create for him.
8” x 10”
Private ceremony at Maitripa College where the honorary diploma was presented
This gallery shows wedding signage, seating charts, place cards, and other wedding and special event related calligraphy. Click the Wedding tab above for details.
These place cards were written in gold ink on blue place cards
This seating chart was for a wedding of mathematicians!
This gallery contains samples of other projects that do not neatly fit into any other category. Anything that has words can have words written more beautifully, and creatively, in my opinion.
This gallery contains samples of calligraphic artwork with a focus on calligraphic mark making.
Mixed media collage, 12” x 12”
Calligraphic mark making with an automatic pen, 12” x 12”
Sumi ink and walnut ink on Arches Text Wove, 12” x 12”
Calligraphic mark making with an automatic pen, 12” x 12”
Watercolors and masking fluid, 8” x 10”
Higgins Eternal ink, 8” x 10”
A collection of several monoline lettering pieces
Gold watercolors, letters made with folded pen, 5” x 7”
Folded Pen lettering, 12” x 18”
