There’s arguably nothing more British than the islands' local pubs, which are often accompanied by colorful, hand-painted signs ... history of the British pub sign from its 12th-century ...

Last fall, I went on a reporting road trip through the American South. Eating was not the main purpose of the trip, but the need to find food along the road between North Carolina, Georgia ...

Dozens of hand-painted and hand-lettered signs Chip Spirson created are displayed ... and the surrounding areas – McGuire’s Irish Pub, The Fish House, The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival ...

Traditionalists look down on those who buy bespoke sign-making software. ''You have more control over the image with a true hand-painted traditional pub sign,'' says Gloucester-based freelance ...

To help, he sometimes uses a tool called a maul, which is a bar with a ball on the end. It allows him to make straight lines and do fine detail work while keeping his hand off the sign.

For he was a sign painter ... “So I have painted her, chained to the wall by the iron band.” Tom added: “I have just heard that Thwaites has bought a new, out-of-town pub called The ...

A new “art experience and bar” in New York promises to send ... that “Wonderland Dreams” is “an actual art exhibit, hand-painted with over 1,365 gallons of paint,” and not — as ...