JadeGiant

Yep, that had me confused a couple times when I first joined CAF but you can generally tell based on the date each was posted, etc. the progression of ownership. I can say in at least one case that someone keeping art on CAF after they sold it helped me to track down and buy a piece of art so in that case I was very grateful for it being there.

This doesn't bother me if it is a gallery/folder that indicates it is no longer their collection.

Heritage has done this for me twice, including the recent auction.

I tend to agree. I appreciate his older style so much more than how he is drawing currently so getting some older art is/was a priority.

I have no interest in most of those threads but they are easy to filter out and every once in a while I find one that has something of interest to read. I am pretty on the topic

Thanks for the info! I don't think I remember this one from 2012. It has only appreciated $23 - interesting.

I thought I wasn’t in for a purchase in the recent Heritage Auction … and then a piece popped up at the end that caught my attention. I threw in a bid and got a post auction summary that I had won. WOOT. A nice Churchill Hulk in splendid 90’s glory! I will admit that I am a novice at how/when/what pieces are sold at various times for these auctions but this surprised me as I didn’t see it until very late and it was not on my watch list. I have to think if I had consigned this piece I would have been disappointed that it wasn’t listed earlier. Anyone know how this works? Was this a consignor throwing it at HA too late to get it on the radar or does HA just hold back stuff and throw it up after the majority of items have sold? It is possible I missed it earlier somehow but I doubt it.

details?

Anyone know if Spencer is running a sale this year?

Hopefully you stayed in the shallow end of the spending pool and your freshman year tuition was not too expensive.

Ah, so that is where it ended up going. I took a very long look at this one when it came out. I agree that this is probably the piece to get from the arc and I nearly pulled the trigger as well. Congrats on a nice piece. I am of a similar mindset as some have mentioned here – I don’t like the idea that GL has such a reputation for photo-referencing for his artwork … but not so much that I have written him off as an artist from whom I would consider adding their art to my collection. The DPS on fanfare is also nice and I gave it some consideration. The recent Heritage Auction had a nice Planet Hulk cover that was appealing but I had more interest in other pieces so I decided not to bid.

I don't think I am going to set a specific goals list this year.

one piece caught my eye but looks to sell higher than I would like to go

I think I would have to know as well. Additionally, why not make a high grade copy (ala an artist edition) print of the original art and put the paste up on that so you have an example of both.

my immediate thoughts as well. Congrats - this is really nice

placed a few bids but was soundly defeated on an item that went above FMV. I didn't want it that badly

Ugh, that is terribly disappointing. Maybe a new thread exposing this at the time of their auction may motivate them to provide better service.

Couldn't agree more. I used to do it this way ... then the shilling fiasco brought a lot to light about the HA bidding process ... not part of my plans any longer

Agreed! Completely!

I have seen that signature but can't recall ... sorry, I know that doesn't help

He was asked about this and he doesn't feel he can draw him - sounded like he might not have seen him enough. I can't recall exactly why but he wasn't able to do it.

Good luck - keep us updated!

I am going to look into these. I have loved my North Face for many years but I have to admit the idea of being able to saddle it up as a true backpack is appealing. The North Face can put a lot of pressure on your shoulder, especially after a long day/weekend hauling port folio(s) and sketch books around. Gene, Dave - any drawbacks that you have noticed with these?

I have to agree (except for the sniping bit as I do snipe). All my experiences as a buyer have been really good and my last 2 purchases (this year) have yielded artwork at prices quite a bit lower than I was prepared to go.

Sounds good. Might not be sold any more. I think that is what happened with the North Face bag I bought.