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Wasn't there a topic here called something like show me your framed art in the past? Hopefully it's OK to post individual pieces here instead of a gallery wall!

Anyway, here are the two newest framed pieces. My brother and I are getting into woodworking a bit, and making our own frames. First is a simply cherry frame with a large inner chamfer/taper (hard to see in the photo) for one of Tony Millionaire's portraits (this one of Yukio Mishima) from his book 500 Portraits. 

Then a purple heart with curly maple inlay frame that I completely messed up the measuring on for a Harry Potter scene commission from Mike Dubisch, this one called The Cave. We bottom-weighted the matte because I screwed up so bad, and maybe will add an engraved nameplate there or possibly a copy of the chapter title page from this chapter of the book. Very happy with how the frame looks, very unhappy with my dumb measurements.

Hard to get a shot without glare but framed up my Ken Kelly album cover prelim for the Coheed and Cambria album "No World for Tomorrow". The two pieces on either side of it are also Ken Kelly paintings from the album interior! This one was tricky to frame. It is 20x29, and not quite square. It was painted in oil on tracing paper mounted (with only one piece of tape) to foam board. We added the gold fillet to the distressed wood frame to accent the keywork (big triangle symbol) and also to cover a bit of the edges so it wouldn't be obvious the piece wasn't perfectly square. Didn't want to leave it exposed since it was just on tracing paper, so it's framed behind glass. We also added a full spacer around the glass so none of the art touches even though it's a bit "wavy".

Haven't added anything new in a while. I love this cover! It is the cover to Godzilla: Rulers of Earth issue 2 by Matt Frank.

Purchased my first page from eBay a few months after getting back into comic books my summer break before college. I was browsing the auctions looking for Valiant Turok comics to buy, and this page showed up from my search. I bought it for only $20. Doubt it's worth any more than that now--it's a page from the unpublished Turok/Shaman's Tears crossover, issue 2! I love the composition.

New piece from Tony Millionaire! This was in his 500 Portraits book. I first read Yukio Mishima's work right out of high school. I'm fascinated by post-war Japanese cinema and literature. Mishima's "Confessions of a Mask" was the first book of his I read, followed by "The Sound of Waves." Both of them are so strikingly different and contrast so shockingly with the image of Yukio MIshima people know nowadays so much that I just couldn't get enough. When I first learned of him, he was this crazy man who formed his own militia and tried to stage a coup of the Japanese government before botching seppuku and dying. His writing, though, is so gentle and inspiring.

Anyway, I love Yukio Mishima and I love Tony Millionaire. I also love it when two of my hobbies blend themselves together!

I know it's not on par with some of the stuff the serious posters here put up, but I'm so happy to have this splash! From Sonic the Hedgehog issue 183, page 17.

Thanks!

If I want the rigid sleeves for my art, like a baseball card hard top loader but bigger, what is that called? Had a piece of art shipped to me in one and I'd love to have some! I was always under the impression that the mylar sleeves were flimsy and basically just a protective film?

Received five more pages of a five issue story arc that I am trying to complete and bring back together. I think most people try to collect one issue and put it back together, doing it to a story arc is difficult! Had to hunt these five down and got lucky!

There are three others out there in the wild that I've located, but can't convince the owner to part with. Fun stuff!

Just got my two Ken Kelly paintings back from the framer. I didn't want anything too crazy, I'm happy with them.

^ my thoughts exactly.

Just got my Mike Dubisch Harry Potter commission. I love this piece!

A collection theme and budget help.

 

I find I can - generally - pass up pieces that don't fit my theme especially since I try to keep to a budget.

 

One thing important to remember is that though each piece is unique, similar pieces do exist and will come around eventually.

 

Click the link under my signature to see what I've acquired.

When I first got started in the hobby I saw everyone's advice of sticking to a theme. I thought that sounded monumentally boring.

Now I buy pretty much one theme and all the pieces I thought demonstrated how "eclectic" my collection was before only make me think it's scatterbrained.

Some lessons we learn the hard way

Albeit a bit late but guess I better throw my hat into this ring...for any that dunno me I've been collecting original artwork for 20 years and also slinging it as a dealer for more than 10 years so please do check out my website:

 

www.ComicArtPage.com

 

I can vouch for Will. One of the good guys in this hobby. (thumbs u

+1! Sold me my first Bloom County daily at an awesome price.

hi,

anybody have feedback for http://www.comicartsgallery.com/ ?

thanks

Great guy in my books. Can't praise him enough.

The Pogo Sunday is interesting, because while that particular Sunday would maybe go for slightly higher now, in general I think a nice Pogo Sunday can be had for that much or less in today's market. All the other art in the auctions seems as if it's appreciated astronomically.

The "we have met the enemy and he is us" however I would expect to get much, much more than that at auction today. Very awesome to see these, thank you do much for posting! It's very interesting for a young collector like me. I'm 23 and have only been collecting since 2008. Examples from the masters still elude me but I'm happy to see these older auction results. It allows me to fantasize at owning something like those pieces on my budget

Received four pages of Ex Machina art today that I am very happy to have. Link to my CAF included if you'd like to see all four, didn't want to clutter up the page. I'll just include my favorite of the bunch (although this keeps changing every 10 minutes):

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryNew.asp?GCat=29641

I went to my first ever comic convention today here in Louisville. Had a great time and was able to acquire two commissions and set up a third, which I am most excited about! Here is a neat Ned Stark commission from Nate Lovett, my first ever copic marker piece:

I had Katie Cook do 7 commissions for me, 1 scene from each Harry Potter book. I told her to pick the scenes as I wanted to be surprised. Here is a CAF link to all 7, I'll post my favorite below as a teaser. Sorry about the terrible phone pic, one of these days I'll get a scanner.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Title&GSub=125907

 

 

That's such a cool idea. Great commissions. The best commissions come from those with the best ideas and this was definitely a pretty great idea.

I couldn't decide between Harry Potter, Star Wars, or random ASoIaF scenes. Since no ASoIaF characters have set, recognizable models really, and I grew up with Harry Potter, it was an easy choice. I only wish I could afford one scene from each chapter!

I had Katie Cook do 7 commissions for me, 1 scene from each Harry Potter book. I told her to pick the scenes as I wanted to be surprised. Here is a CAF link to all 7, I'll post my favorite below as a teaser. Sorry about the terrible phone pic, one of these days I'll get a scanner.

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Title&GSub=125907

You could add a title plate to it below the art to balance it out I think, but personally it looks fine to me.

Very good Pogo daily! I watched the auction, congrats.

Added 9 (!) new pages to my Sonic the Hedgehog art collection today.

My most loved project is trying to complete my collection of issues 180-184 and bring the books back together. They are my favorite issues and the first issues I ever read of the comic.

I won't flood the thread with images of all nine, as they are basically just random interiors. But if anyone would like to check them out, there are some good pages.

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryNew.asp?GCat=29641

Issue 1, page 1 from my favorite new book!

 

If you haven't been reading this yet, you should check it out. The first two issues have been very enjoyable.

Picked up the first two issues based on your recommendation, WOW is it good. Thanks for pointing me that way. How did you get in touch with Eric to purchase his art? I don't see a website or anything.

Great piece.

 

I wish Stan sold these on the web or would visit Louisiana.

 

Thanks! I also wish he'd sell them online. I'd have way more than just this piece in my collection, that's for sure.