Jurgen Vercaemst - The Flavour of Jan Rossy - Oct 11, 18, & 25, 2025

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This class is not hosted by John Neal Books. Please contact the instructor for more information.

Live (Also recorded for later viewing)

Oct 11, 18, & 25, 2025

20:30 pm – 22:30 pm (Hong Kong Time)

Class Cost : HKD 1250.00 or USD 160.00

Registration Link :
https://www.thegentlepenman.com/the-flavour-of-jan-rossy

Jan Rossey, cistercian monk and letter artist Caldey Island Wales, UK.Jurgen will try to explain and get across the character and dynamic of the letters of Jan Rossey. He has a very playful and sponta…

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Jan Rossey, cistercian monk and letter artist Caldey Island Wales, UK.

Jurgen will try to explain and get across the character and dynamic of the letters of Jan Rossey. He has a very playful and spontaneous way of drawing letters. Jurgen himself finds a lot of inspiration in his letters, his life, and philosophy. His playful and joyful character shines through his letters, and in a way, they are impossible to copy. Yet, we can learn how to look at our own calligraphy and letters through his eyes and try to ‘improve’ and vitalize our lettering.

Jurgen will go through the drawing of his letters with a mechanical pencil (not a big surprise, I hope), and proceed to letter drawing with fineliners, fountain pen, broad-edge pen, and hemispherical pens, and end with a design where we will paint the counterspace with watercolor (pointed brush).

The little book he made years ago is out of print and hence no longer available, but there is a small and a big PDF, which is included for the occasion in this workshop, Thanks to Jan Rossey’s approval.

The Flavour of Jan Rossy
Jurgen Vercaemst, Hosted By The Gentle Penman

Live (Also recorded for later viewing)

Oct 11, 18, & 25, 2025
20:30 pm – 22:30 pm (Hong Kong Time)

Class Cost : HKD 1250.00 or USD 160.00

Registration Link : https://www.thegentlepenman.com/the-flavour-of-jan-rossy

Supply List:

- Layout paper A3, Canson Croquis white 90 gsm or similar

- Some better (such as papers Arches MBM, Hahnemühle Ingres, BFK Rives, Ecofocus or Khadi (Indian cotton paper))

- Ruler, or T-square, triangle various regular pencils (HB)

- Mechanicals pencils 0,3-0,5-0,7-0,9 mm leads also HB

- If available… mechanical colour pencils 0,5 mm (not 0,7 mm Pilot, the leads are too fragile) The UNI-color Mitsubishi Pencil are very good.

- Eraser

- Normal broad edge pens small sizes Tape Leonardt

- Speedball C5 & C6 - Pointed pens

- Oval point pens (hemispherical pens Esterbrook 788 or other)

- Fountain pen (you don’t have to go and buy one, the one(’s) you have will do)

- Other writing tools that have a fine tip. Ballpoint pens, gel pens

- Quality pointed brushes, especially the smallest possible ones. Good quality brushes are valuable