‘You’re a Legend’ Father’s Day A4 print

© Peter Gander 2014

Work-in-progress chalking  © Peter Gander 2014

Again, printed from a hand-drawn chalk original, a new print design for www.haveagander.biz for Father’s Day in June. Out soon. Original: chalk on board.

‘You are Ace’ greetings card  © Peter Gander

‘Happy Father’s Day’ greetings card  © Peter Gander

You’re a Legend’ greetings card  © Peter Gander

From real chalk originals, this series for www.haveagander.biz continues to grow. Printed in Kent on A6 GFSmith Callisto Pearl 300gsm.

60th milestone birthday card  © Peter Gander 2014

One of a series of real hand-chalked designs for ‘milestone birthdays’ for www.haveagander.biz

‘The old ones are the best’ hand-chalked greetings card

Working freehand

‘The old ones are the best’ greetings card  © Peter Gander

It’s good to chalk. ‘The old ones are the best’ is our first in a new line of www.haveagander.biz hand-chalked cards. There is a dearth of ‘chalk-like’ effects that you can computer-generate. They are all poor imitations. You don’t get the subtle things happening naturally that make it authentic, like dusty ‘ghosting’ on the blackboard, or the beautifully imperfect line. Unsurprisingly only the real thing looks properly convincing, so this is real chalk - Stephen’s brand, from nearby Folkestone in Kent, UK, in fact, on a real blackboard.” Chalk & blackboard.

Blackboard for Rosie’s Wedding

Our client Rosie had a 'thing' about chalk on blackboards. But not so much the usual phobia of nails being scraped down a blackboard, but rather a distaste for chalk itself. But she wanted a blackboard for wedding guests nevertheless, so we suggested the very chalky-looking 'gouache-paint-on-black' approach. It worked a treat and here are the work-in-progress pics. The blackboard was seen just at the entrance to the church on the big day.

‘Cheese Glorious Cheese’ cheeseboard

‘Cheese Glorious Cheese’ melamine cheeseboard  © Peter Gander 2013

Perfect for proffering a slab of ‘Stinking Bishop’, or a Kentish blue cheese, or whatever strikes your cheese-loving fancy. This is our new ‘Have a Gander’ cheeseboard, hand-drawn in Kent by yours truly and printed in Great Britain on melamine in classic British pub ‘chalk and blackboard’ style. Available soon on Etsy (International) and Folksy (UK) under ‘Have a Gander’ and for sale from the artist himself this week at Country Living’s Spring Fair at The Business Design Centre, Islington, London, UK Wednesday 20th March to Sunday 24th March 2013.