Signage: Art Supplies

A friend ran an art supply store for many years. He had a man called Percy, paint a sign for him. Already a senior by this point, he had been an itinerant sign painter most of his life. He was living in an old hotel above a tavern. Despite the fact that he had been an alcoholic for most of that life, he could still paint some nice lettering.

My friend sold his art supply store many years ago, and the sign that had stood proudly on the sidewalk attracting customers, had languished in his basement for far too long. In the intervening years, his old store had closed, and a small independent store, Mixed Media had sprung up. Rather than have that testament to the sign painters craft sit neglected in the dark, he donated it to them. Ever since they placed it on the sidewalk in front of their store, it’s brought many people inside who were entirely unaware that in addition to quite a few other items, they also peddle a selection of art supplies.

The back also has a very similar design on it, but condensed and moved over to the side so that it’s not obscured by the pole it would lean up against.