Expressive Calligraphy • Painting • Research

Hope, written by hand. Resilience, painted in layers.

I’m Robert Grantham—an Austin-based modern calligrapher and painter blending Copperplate & Blackletter with contemporary abstraction. I also build data-driven tools and write about art, history, and community.

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Edge of Night artwork
Recent work • 12×16 acrylic on canvas

Edge of Night

Featured Works

Furcht frisst Gerechtigkeit on Ampersand gessobord

Furcht frisst Gerechtigkeit

12×16×7/8 Ampersand Gessobord • Acrylic

 Resilience, acrylic on canvas

Resilience

8×10×5/8 Canvas • Acrylic

 Lux ex Tenebris, calligraphy with gilded accents

Lux ex Tenebris

12×16×5/8 Canvas • Acrylic
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Why I write on walls, panels, and cardboard

My practice blends classical scripts with contemporary gestures to hold tension between fragility and strength. Materials matter: from reclaimed cardboard to Ampersand panels, every surface carries memory—and gets a second life.

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