dichotomy

On 7/2/2020 at 1:27 PM, MR SigS said:

Received word my latest Hulk vs The Thing commission by Jeff Slemons is finished and ready to ship.

First the prelim.

 

Gorgeous!!!

On 6/26/2020 at 9:18 AM, Doc McCoy said:

Two more additions to my "Iron" Throne theme.

Cosmic Ghost Rider by Ron Lim:

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1643560

 

Wolvie of the X-Babies by Yale Stewart:

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1644348

I saw this a couple days ago and it reminded me of you...

On 6/9/2020 at 2:13 PM, alxjhnsn said:

Those are all fun, but Michael Dooney's is really clever, @Doc McCoy.

And very well executed!

12 hours ago, JadeGiant said:

Yikes. I can't tell - was the art itself damaged?

Art was perfectly fine, knock on wood. 

I received a package today that made me think of this thread - the piece has a (low) 5 figure price tag. Shipped by an auction house. The piece is fine, but this illustrates what can happen and why certain precautions should be taken and certain tolerances allowed for in packing (i.e. don’t pack the Art right to the edges). 
 

The sandwich was in the large box with packing peanuts both below and above it. It wasn’t until I discarded the peanuts that I realized the extent of the damage. 
 

This is not a light damage. It’s not like the box was just dropped. Something crushed into the side with quite a bit of force. 

On 6/7/2020 at 9:36 AM, ZimmermanTelegram said:

I’m getting ready to ship out OA for the first time (11x14). I’m trying to use what’s already in my house...tell me if you guys think this would work. I was planning on putting the art in a plastic bag and sealing it. I was going to cut pieces of cardboard from a bigger box and sandwich the art between two pieces, tape them together and then put them into a bigger box to ship out. 
 

I figured I’d appeal to the experts before I made a move. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Welcome - sounds like you’re on the right track (not that I’m an expert). The more OA one receives, the better they then can pack it. The rule of thumb is, imagine the package in the hands of someone who doesn’t care about it AT ALL. The sandwiched art in a box works quite well for the most part, and putting it in plastic first is smart. When the flat pack is in the box, you may want to include some packing material to help stabilize the sandwich in the box a bit. Lots of tape, and instructions and taped back flaps for the receiver are also appreciated (for quick and easy removal). Personally, I like using hardboard just as an extra precaution (instead of cardboard). Good luck! 

On 5/8/2020 at 11:13 PM, Nexus said:

There are a lot of his regular collectors who had to scramble and join eBay just to bid on this auction. The problem for them is that apparently eBay places limits on how often/much a new user can bid.

I’m not a regular Lee collector but I don’t use eBay, and this happened to me. 

2 hours ago, NC101 said:

I got this as a commission from Jeremy Bastian's Patreon, turns out he loves Swamp Thing!

Incredible! 

Metal frames are extremely versatile and easy to swap around art, and I wish I had started using museum glass from the start, but it is a significant expense, and very daunting for bigger pieces (like the Bill S Superman), but I regret it every time. Glare free anti UV plexi is MUCH cheaper and maybe I’ll swap out the glass for that on some pieces later. 

Do what makes you (and anyone you may live with) happy. I went wild framing when I started collecting. I love my art and I honestly NEVER thought I would run out of wall space. I wrote the post below previously - Now, I have a long gallery on the kids’ floor that works well with color, and mostly simple black for everything else. But there is lots of stuff in portfolios, so I made sure I have a space to properly enjoy those portfolios. In terms of enjoying and comparing art (as someone mentioned earlier) having the art in a portfolio means you can pull it out, study it, hold it. Go ahead and touch it if you like. Just wash your hands and don’t have open beverages around. I hope @Reba shares some pictures of her setup - it’s awesome and definitely something I will emulate in the next house. 

Finally, here’s an insane over-share so don’t tell my wife, but as we’re selling our house I happen to have a digital walk through with all the framed (and hung) art so, if you like house hunters, take a look, you perverts! 
 

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=i6Ch2DChr9c

On 5/26/2020 at 9:39 PM, cloud cloddie said:

Sorry. No kids. I can only recommend breweries. 

What about an LCS? Preferably with the owner involved?

11 hours ago, cloud cloddie said:

Sorry. No kids. I can only recommend breweries. 

Delicious, frosty children... 

We’ve settled on the San Diego area - I figured there’s a good chance there are a few boardies from that area (😉) - if there is anyone with young kids that can talk about the SD neighborhoods, please shoot me a message - we’d love some info. Thanks! 

14 hours ago, cstojano said:

I can give better advise if I know which bronze this is...

75 lbs!

14 hours ago, Rick2you2 said:

Don’t leave it at the airport gate and forget about it for a few hours. 

I'm having nightmares already.

14 hours ago, Brian Peck said:

You must have a small collection if you can carry most of them on a plane.

I recommend The Bandit!!!!

 

 

It's an extremely modest collection! 

14 hours ago, Will_K said:

I guess this is new ??  Didn't you just finish a man cave / comics reading room ?

 

Why shiver in my cave when I can bathe in the sun? But I'll be sad to leave it. I was VERY thankful to finish it off before all this started though, and I've been making good use of it. I hope it finds a good home. 

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this? I can take a majority of pieces with me in portfolios when I fly, but there are still lots of framed pieces, a bronze, and some oversized pieces. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers. 

On 3/29/2020 at 1:39 AM, Subby1938 said:

Casey Parsons 

18x24” mixed media 

Kraven’s Last Hunt Recreation 

Really stunning piece! congrats!

7 hours ago, glendgold said:

"Meet up?"  Is Boston not sheltering in place?

Topic was started before the 💩 hit the fan. Back when we thought it was transmitted by dirty socks. 

On 3/9/2020 at 2:33 PM, Chet_ said:

Second Commission ever. Also done at NYCC 2019.  Lucio Parrillo.

This is so striking. Every time I’m scrolling past I have to spend a moment looking at it. 

We’re all thinking it - “Will the artists use this isolation time to catch up on some  (*COUGH* LONG *COUGH*) overdue commission?” 

16 hours ago, Unstoppablejayd said:

Well thank you!! I thought I got s decent deal with the looming HA auction. 

It’s was Tier A2 so it fell away for the A1 stuff (for me), but it was close. I love that last panel particularly. 

4 hours ago, Unstoppablejayd said:

Dave Cockrum- I went back and forth on whether to stretch for a subpar first run or a decent second. And then I saw this second run page and loved it: I have always been a fan of Havoc and just loved the execution of his power use here 

issue 163 pg 9

 

Hey congrats on this. I’m glad I didn’t go after it more vigorously and that it ended up in a good home.