hand painted signage: oxenbury & sons

[A Misselbrook]

I filled in the gaps afterwards! 🙄

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[Jill Marie Welsh]

Absolutely stunning work, kiddo.
This will hopefully bring you in some good traditional work!
Excellent!
love….Jill

[Neil Davey]

Great work aj, not enough traditional stuff on here. I’m currently working on shopfronts at a World Heritage town, bit cold this time of year tho!

Keep swinging your brush :thumbsup:

Neil

[A Misselbrook]

Hi Jill

Hopefully some people will get back to me! one guy was impressed with my work and he wants me to have a look at doing his canalboat. That would be brilliant because some of the work on the boats is amazing and I would love to give it a go!
Im definately getting through to people that traditional signs are cool! I know not everyone wants handlettered but im determined to keep it going around here if I can! Its getting your foot in the door that I find takes a bit of time but once enough people know what you do then word will spread!……….
I think your work is great! do you find it easier to find traditional jobs over there? 😎

[A Misselbrook]

Hi Neil

I hate writing in the cold! I wrote a board in the snow once on a hoarding around a new development. I was nearly biting my fingers off when I was defrosting in the car! 😉

[Jill Marie Welsh]

AJ….
Thanks! I think lots of people around here assume that traditional is more costly than vinyl, therefore they are afraid to ask for it.
But I find that if I put myself out in public, painting something, more folks are inclined to come up and ask me about it than if I was doing the same job in vinyl.
Of course you get those "I can’t draw a straight line" type comments and such, but some folks are sincerely interested in a traditional job.
Oftentimes I find myself giving someone a better price if they get a painted sign. Heck, it costs ME far less to paint something!
But that’s the catch-22…not just anyone CAN paint, so try not to sell yourself short.
These days, many people’s eyes have been trained to see "computer perfect", even if that sometimes means "computer ugly" signs.
This year I had a great deal of painted signs, still more vinyl than painted tho.
And far more work than last year!
Good luck…I would love to see what you could do to a canal boat.
love…Jill

[A Misselbrook]

Jill

I hope I do get to do the canalboat cos that would be fantastic! Ive also just started painting rocking horses for someone that makes them. Ive been trying to track down completely child friendly paints to use. I painted a base coat on the horse and it doesnt cover very well. Its a pity I cant use one shot for it!

Seeya Aj 😎

[Phill Fenton]

Brilliant work AJ 😀

I did a canal boat in vinyl last year. The owner really wanted it hand painted but couldn’t find anyone to do it so I ended up getting the job. I did my best to give it that hand painted look but obviously you can’t beat the real thing.

[Peter Normington]

Very impressive AJ,

Narrowboat work is hard to get into, Have you any boatyards nearby?
The reason I ask is we had a share in a narrowboat, but the brush people that do the work quite often live on a narrowboat themselves, and so are always cheaper than land based painters, and are on the cut already, the better ones are often booked up for quite a few months in advance. From my experience, most charge by the letter, for names, and like jill says its not as expensive as some percieve,

Good luck, in keeping traditional going. It will never die as long as people like you and Jill are pasionate.

Peter

[Duncan Wilkie]

Inspiring AJ, I would love to see more of your writing. No wonder people are stopping for a look…great job!

[Shane Drew]

Well done AJ. Love your work!

[A Misselbrook]

Thanks!

Peter, im not close to any canals that I know of. Im based in Yeovil. Somerset. 😎

[Dave Bruce]

Beautiful work, love it

Cheers

Dave

[Lynn Normington]

Lovely work again AJ

Lynn

[Peter Normington]

quote aj:

Thanks!

Peter, im not close to any canals that I know of. Im based in Yeovil. Somerset. 😎

Nearest are Kennet and avon and bridgewater taunton.

Peter

[John Singh]

quote aj:

Thanks!

Peter, im not close to any canals that I know of. Im based in Yeovil. Somerset. 😎

I live close to a fast flowing river so anytime your passing please drop in

Hey that’s great stuff Aj – Thanks for sharing

Done plenty of stuff in the cold, wet, and snow as well
I was willing to work on regardless, but the ‘one shot’ refused… it went all funny even with special additives

About safe paints: Handovers used to supply Deka paints the equivalent of one shot but in acrylic form – They may still stock it
Give Michael or Derek a call

[Stevo Chartrand]

WOW!! 😮
Beautiful work AJ!!!

Stevo

[Joe Cieslowski]

Great Stuff!!!

I love the colors and the hand work is supurb! WTG

Joe,

Makin Chips and Havin Fun!

[Tim Hobbs]

Very Nice

I’m a traditional signwriter myself and do mainly narrowboats.
I’m based on the K&A at Bradford on Avon.

I do now offer vinyl as well but in really traditional styles.

Check it out: see my website

Tim

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[Jill Marie Welsh]

Great site Tim.
I wish we had stuff like that around here.
The best I can do is to paint some narrowboat roses on my new mailbox!
I’m getting a little bit better at them.
I would have never known they existed without going to Scotland last May and seeing some guys painting them at the meet.
Love….Jill

[Carrie Brown]

Aj, lovely work as always 😀

Great work on your site aswell Tim, really nice …. http://www.t.hobbs1.btinternet.co.uk. By the way the www link in your profile goes to an old address not the one I just listed, you need to update it maybe? 😉

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Edited … lots ….. as Im a moomin and kept getting the url thingy wrong :lol1:

[Tim Hobbs]

Thanks Carrie

Wasn’t aware of that.

Tim

[Brian Little]

stunning stuff aj …..thanks for posting you just cant beet traditional when its done right . The channels are a pain used to signwrite trucks for coach bulders years ago all the bodys were slatted wood ….a nightmare when you were a bit to generous with the paint as it would creap along 😀 😀

[A Misselbrook]

Tim

Very impressive stuff on your site, I hope I get to do a boat because I think they look brilliant! Is there a certain style that people tend to use for boats? 😎

[Adam McGuire]

Wow, love the work! Wish I could do hand painted signs! How do I begin? Anyone have any advice lol? I’d not want to do it full time, but It’d be nice for a church notice board in Wales I’ve been asked to do by a friend of my dads! I won’t get paid a lot, but after all it’s a Church, a friend, and I love the village it’s in!

Adam

[Bernardo Maldonado]

aj, you always stun me with your class! beautiful. i really like the fact that its on wood and the doors themselves really compliment your work or vice versa. your colours are cool too!

all the best!

bernardo