Visit with Tony Lewery

Scarlett Rickard · Post by **Scarlett Rickard** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:55 am

I recently had the amazing privilege of meeting the signwriter, decorator and author Tony (AJ) Lewery in his studio on the Welsh border. He was charming and really supportive of my work so far, it was great to be able to talk to someone about technical details having been self taught. I am still a beginner, so it was lovely to meet someone with so much experience... and his studio was a wealth of interesting things! Here's some of the signs and panels he showed me - a nice little naive glass sign 'Farnell's', two panels by Alan Brindle which he painted to illustrate a lecture of Tony's - one illustrates fairground decor, one Romany decor, a beautiful slickly-painted panel which you may recognise from his book Signwritten Art painted by a coach painter in Preston, and a handsome back board from a Lancashire wide boat with a close up showing the unusual treatment of the shadows.

The panel painted by the coach painter (whose name has temporarily escaped me) was apparently done in front of Tony with no forward planning other than a couple of marked-out lines for x height.

Billy Pickett · Post by **Billy Pickett** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:02 pm

...Thanks for posting those shots! Tony's sign (in particular) is lovely, and has valuable lessons to teach.

Wayne Osborne · Post by **Wayne Osborne** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:07 pm

Very nice to see those Scarlett..( and to see you back in the swing too!)

Doug Bernhardt · Post by **Doug Bernhardt** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:02 pm

Scarlett, a wealth of fascinating photos and your enthusiasm is a treat to watch/read. Just keep doing what you're doing.