Charles Pearce (calligrapher)

Pearce has made contributions to the fields of calligraphy and fine arts, blending traditional techniques with modern aesthetics, earning him recognition both in the UK and internationally.

At the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts (London, England), he studied under Donald Jackson and Sidney Bendall, graduating with a National Diploma in Design at Special Level in Writing and Illuminating and Lettering.

While living in New York he primarily worked for two major clients: Pentalic Corporation and RKO Century Warner Theaters.

Pearce relocated again to Cleveland in 1991 and worked in the American Greetings design studios for almost ten years, during which he was trained in the use of computer technology.

Pearce began to use brushes on canvas rather than pens and paper which gave him the opportunity to work considerably larger than previously.

In 1966, he married Linda Margaret (née Cook), and lived for three years in Palmers Green, London, before moving to Hertford in 1969 and then to Ware, Hertfordshire.