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New in today . . . THOSE LIPS, THOSE EYES (1980) by Robert McGinnis. Last time I posted a movie poster painting art day I got myself two successive warnings (and a few months period of being unable to log into my account) for posting a painting that was widely seen around 1963 movie theatres by people of all ages. As there's a fair bit of female flesh on display in my new McGinnis painting, I'm taking no chances by posting an image here - as god knows what kind outrage or upset it might cause? Here's a link: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1632110

On one occasion I was buying artwork directly from Richard I happened to mention in passing that I'd recently acquired his cover painting for the Sue Townsend novel, 'Rebuilding Coventry' (which I'd received in trade from George Hageneaur). In his subsequent package to me, Richard very kindly included the full printed dustjacket (which may well have been from his own personal copy of the book). Really nice gesture, I thought.

Copied and pasted from Wikipedia: Richard Sala was born in Oakland, California in 1959. He spent his childhood in West Chicago, Illinois and his teenage years in Scottsdale, Arizona. In interviews, Sala has mentioned the influence of his childhood years on his work, particularly his visits to museums and antique shops. He has stated that his love of reading and his interest in comic books and horror films helped him deal with real life fears. He attended college as an art major, finally earning a Master of Fine Arts Degree in painting from Mills College. He then worked as a freelance illustrator, something he had begun doing while in college, and a cartoonist, publishing his first comic book, Night Drive, in 1984. More of a reflection of his art school education than a typical comic book, Night Drive nevertheless ended up opening doors for Sala that would eventually lead to his rediscovering and embracing his childhood love of comics and monsters. The book came to the attention of several individuals who contacted Sala to request work. These included Art Spiegelman, Monte Beauchamp and Colossal Pictures and resulted in his appearances in two highly regarded comic anthologies – Spiegelman's RAW and Beauchamp's BLAB!. Colossal Pictures hired Sala to animate one of the stories from Night Drive called Invisible Hands. This was eventually expanded by Sala and director Denis Morella into a 12-minute story about a psychic detective, a hooded criminal, taxidermy, a costume party and a secret society of one-handed killers, all done in Sala's usual tongue-in-cheek style. Divided into 2-minute chapters so it could be shown as a serial, Invisible Hands, debuted on the first season of Liquid Television Show, which also featured the television debuts of Beavis and Butthead and Æon Flux. Sala has continued to be a prolific illustrator and comic book artist. Two of his books, The Chuckling Whatsit and Mad Night began as serials. They are epic thrillers with labyrinthine plots and black humor. The Chuckling Whatsit first appeared in the anthology Zero Zero. Mad Night, which features the girl detective, Judy Drood, was initially serialized in Sala's 12-issue comic book series Evil Eye, published by Fantagraphics Books. Evil Eye also introduced Peculia, a mysterious black-haired waif whose fairy tale-inspired adventures include encounters with murderous children, necrophiles, cat-women and zombies. Evil Eye ran for twelve issues, between 1998 and 2001. Sala has also worked on projects with Lemony Snicket, Steve Niles and The Residents and illustrated Doctor Sax and The Great World Snake, a -script written in the 1960s by Jack Kerouac, which, like Sala's own work, makes use of pulp genre conventions such as vampires and shadowy avengers. In 2014, Sala began writing and drawing a webcomic entitled Super-Enigmatix. Super-Enigmatix follows the investigation into a sinister super-criminal. In 2016, Sala began a second webcomic, The Bloody Cardinal, also about a mystery-shrouded super-criminal. On May 9, 2020, the Fantagraphics Books Twitter account announced his death at age 61. On a personal level, I'd bought originals directly from Richard in recent years and he seemed like a really nice guy. Certainly, his quirky drawing style was very appealing to me and I'm deeply saddened to hear of his passing.

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=144580 Charlton, 1966, but Ditko pencils only. I'll be consigning this one with Mitch, if it's of possible interest to you, but won't be cheap. Another 1966 Ditko cover to go on consignment with Mitch. Again, Ditko pencils only. https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=103036

Actually, my question was aimed at Gene

Was a full value declared on the package's paperwork (I would imagine so)? Just wandering how that might play out in the event of a claim being made where the insurance amount doesn't tally with the package's declared value (e.g. $20K piece of art goes AWOL which has a $200 valuation on the customs paperwork)?

Ah, right. He must have the cash to spend on shipping, insurance and import taxes.

A lot of collectors this side of the pond want lower values declared. Is the buyer asking for the art to be shipped and insured at full value, or is it you?

Ingenious choice of outfit. Clearly, those fighter ships don't want to land a direct hit! Maybe another type of hit?

If I'm sending higher-end art from the UK to overseas destinations I opt for Parcelforce's Global Express, which has something like a three-day delivery window, providing no delays with customs clearance. If they don't deliver on time (with no customs issues), I can claim a 100% refund of mailing costs. Never had a package go astray and have had a number of full refunds for late arrival. Packaging-wise, I'm a big fan of Gorilla tape. Flexible, strong and holds everything together. Albert Moy once remarked to me (after receiving one of my packages), "You sure do like duct tape."

I run the 'Original MOVIE Art & Marketplace' FB group, if that's of possible interest to the OP? https://www.facebook.com/groups/131047770909401/ There have been some nice Robert McGinnis paintings uploaded over the past few years (an artist the OP mentions). Co-incidentally, I'm expecting another McGinnis Movie painting in the near future (my second):

Sale and 10% discount end at close of day.

I guess you could say that their work is 'hot' (groan). There was an English band, the KLF I think, who once burned a million £s in a suitcase as some kind of artistic statement.

If you're looking for ball-park figures, you might want to consider inviting opinions from members of several of the FB groups specializing in OA.

Got any OA featuring Jodie Whittaker?

"Russ Cochran passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020. Russ Cochran was a resident of Missouri at the time of passing." On a personal level, I first got in contact with Russ circa 1979 to subscribe to his EC Library project. Subsequently, as a result of receiving his newsletters, I subscribed to his Art Auctions during 1982 and spent the best part of ten years mostly buying EC original artwork from him. He started me off on this hobby and for that I will always be grateful. Rest in peace, Russ, you made your mark in life.

Sale ending Saturday February 29.. 10% discount on listed prices. https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=201959

With comic-book art, I usually own reprint editions of core interests (having sold-off most of the original books years ago) . . . but have sometimes bought art on the strength of the illustration and may not necessarily be familiar with the printed comic-book or have any great desire to own a copy. Nowadays, I mostly collect Movie Poster paintings. Here, I don't see the need to buy a copy of the printed poster as I own the OA. I do, however, make the effort to track down a DVD or Blu-ray of the movie the artwork was used to promote.

Copy his brother in on the e-mail. Problem solved! I think . . .

Don't forget to send a copy of the FAQ to Steve Donnelly for proof-reading and omissions.

Great idea, Alex. Every time someone created a new Donnelly thread, you could simply post your FAQ. Cool Lines deceit . . . yeah, attributing art to big-name artists who never actually contributed anything to the art they're offering.

Sale ending soon. Two more artworks sold today. 10% discount on listed prices of remaining artworks. https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=201959

Undecided on this one. As has already been noted, the fact that it's drawn in pen and not pencilled worries me. Personally, I wouldn't buy - even if it had a BIN of $25 - as there would always be a level of doubt in my mind.

Cool story and one well worth going the extra mile for!