The Masters' Originals - Collectible Book Art

[wizardsrainbow]

Do you own original, official, or formal artwork from the Dark Tower or other books?

This for the originals, or quality prints, of the pictures that are printed in our books.

Post them here!




Original artwork....called Hot Chocolate. This painting is by Michael Whelan and appears in DT VII as a full page illustration in black and white near the end of the book.

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1086/hotchocolate1lq0.jpg

[Matt]

Those are absolutely beautiful. I feel like I could look at them all day

[wizardsrainbow]

Walk in.....sorry for the bad Hitchcock angle! This ink drawing was done by Michael Whelan and appears as an illustration on an early page in DT VII (I forget which page, but somewhere between 50 and 100).


http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/295/walkinsb7.jpg

[wizardsrainbow]

Sign Post (Odds Lane and Tower Road). This is a painting that I just purchased from Michael Whelan, and like Hot Chocolate, it appears at the start of a chapter in DT VII.


http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/8210/signpostdd0.jpg

[wizardsrainbow]

Those are absolutely beautiful. I feel like I could look at them all day


The great thing is....I CAN :rock:

Thanks Matt. I LOVE my Whelan artwork and the fact that it is DT related is SO SWEEEEET

[Patrick]

I've broken these out into a new thread for formal (official?) artwork from the Dark Tower and/or other books.

This for the originals, or quality prints, of the pictures that are printed in our books.

[Randall Flagg]

Perfect. This also clarifies the art thread in The Art Wall.

[Patrick]

Thanks, Jerome.


Wiz, can you go back and edit your posts to name the artist and the book in which each piece appears? For posterity sake. Thanks!

[Erin]

Those are amazing Wizard! I would probably kill someone for the Sign Post picture.

Here are my Whelan prints...Roland on the Beach and The Crimson King. I saved up for each of them and for my birthday last year, my mom had them matted and put in the beautiful wood frames. Both are signed by Whelan and numbered. The Roland on the Beach one is number 47/500 and the other is 24/500. I'm really proud of them and when I can save up enough money again, I'd love to have his other paintings to add to my wall. They hang proudly in my living room and everyone who comes over loves them, especially the Crimson King one. It always gives me an excuse to tell non-King fans all about the Dark Tower. :D

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/MidWorldGirl/DarkTowerPaintings.jpg

[wizardsrainbow]

Those are amazing Wizard! I would probably kill someone for the Sign Post picture.

Here are my Whelan prints...Roland on the Beach and The Crimson King. I saved up for each of them and for my birthday last year, my mom had them matted and put in the beautiful wood frames. Both are signed by Whelan and numbered. The Roland on the Beach one is number 47/500 and the other is 24/500. I'm really proud of them and when I can save up enough money again, I'd love to have his other paintings to add to my wall. They hang proudly in my living room and everyone who comes over loves them, especially the Crimson King one. It always gives me an excuse to tell non-King fans all about the Dark Tower. :D

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/MidWorldGirl/DarkTowerPaintings.jpg

Erin-

Thanks. I love your matting and frames. Roland on the beach is one of my favorites!

Are those dolphin figurines I see in the bottom of your picture. I like dolphins!

[Matt]

Those are amazing Wizard! I would probably kill someone for the Sign Post picture.

Here are my Whelan prints...Roland on the Beach and The Crimson King. I saved up for each of them and for my birthday last year, my mom had them matted and put in the beautiful wood frames. Both are signed by Whelan and numbered. The Roland on the Beach one is number 47/500 and the other is 24/500. I'm really proud of them and when I can save up enough money again, I'd love to have his other paintings to add to my wall. They hang proudly in my living room and everyone who comes over loves them, especially the Crimson King one. It always gives me an excuse to tell non-King fans all about the Dark Tower. :D

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/MidWorldGirl/DarkTowerPaintings.jpg

*remembers to come back here and grab these for the page.

[Patrick]

Those look great, Erin. I love the matching frames and same style of matting, but different color mattes.

[Nerak]

Here's my original art work.

This comes from Palavercon...I know for a fact that both Rick Berry and Michael Whelan painted on it, but I don't remember if Phil Hale did.

I call him Wolfie

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6213/wolf1ya4.jpg

[Dolan]

I like to think of this as artwork...ha!

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e351/bookcollectors/itsigne-1.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e351/bookcollectors/itbaloon-1.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e351/bookcollectors/itballoon-1.jpg

[wizardsrainbow]

A couple of new art acquisitions by me, both come from Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla.

These are preliminary pencil drawings done by Bernie Wrightson before he painted the actual artwork that you see in the book.

This first one is Susannah throwing orizas:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/medium/Susannah_Orizas.JPG

[wizardsrainbow]

This one is Jake and Oy visit the Dogan


http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/medium/Jake_Dogan1.JPG

[Ari_Racing]

Very nice everyone! :)

[Spencer]

Here's my original art work.

This comes from Palavercon...I know for a fact that both Rick Berry and Michael Whelan painted on it, but I don't remember if Phil Hale did.

I call him Wolfie

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6213/wolf1ya4.jpg

Phil did paint on it. All 3 of the artists did. :D

[Spencer]

The Illustration I'd love to have the original artwork of is the Unfound picture of Roland with his hands over his eyes. I was fortunate enough to see it at Palavercon, and get good photos of it, which I'll probably frame the best one eventually, but I really wish I could afford the original if Whelan ever sells it, (if he hasn't already). That's my favorite piece of art from the series.

[Storyslinger]

This is some great stuff everyone

[Patrick]

The Illustration I'd love to have the original artwork of is the Unfound picture of Roland with his hands over his eyes. I was fortunate enough to see it at Palavercon, and get good photos of it, which I'll probably frame the best one eventually, but I really wish I could afford the original if Whelan ever sells it, (if he hasn't already). That's my favorite piece of art from the series.

You should post one (or more) of your photos of the original. :)

[Airtraffic]

well, I'm back in a new place. It's nice and here is Wiz's Darktower: :excited:

[Randall Flagg]

I get first dibs if you ever sell that.
Just so I can hold Wiz hostage!

[wizardsrainbow]

well, I'm back in a new place. It's nice and here is Wiz's Darktower: :excited:



Sheesh! The guy is back, what maybe a few days, and already he is taunting me with his remarqued DT VII. Well, let me tell you Air, once I have them all but yours, the pressure will just be too immense for you to hold out any longer. <:borg: Resitance is futile :borg: > :rofl: :wub:

[jhanic]

Welcome back, Air!! Great to hear from you again!

John

[Patrick]

Don't sell out, Air! Never sell out!


:lol:

[wizardsrainbow]

Don't sell out, Air! Never sell out!


:lol:

Thanks a hell of a lot Patrick. I've got Air nearly groveling at my feet and you help him back up??? Thanks a lot dude. :rofl: :rofl:

[Patrick]

Happy to be of service.


:lol:

[wizardsrainbow]

Just to let you all know, Michael Whelan's new web site is so so so close to being launched. Possibly this week. Stay tuned.

[Daghain]

WHAAA? WHY WAS I NOT TOLD??? :lol:

[wizardsrainbow]

ATTENTION


Jae Lee's new artwork for issue 1 of Long Road Home is for sale at www.albertmoy.com. Take a look. Everything is still for sale. Cover is a cool $5,000.

[Storyslinger]

Thanks for that, I've been looking for a site to get these from.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

.......Dark Tower Prints - Matted and framed - Both are ready to hang!.....

Gunslinger On The Beach - #11 of 500 - SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING and MICHAEL WHELAN
Legends - #92 of 500 - SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING and MICHAEL WHELAN

We have never seen these prints signed by King before - Very rare and very nice! - Sold as a set only.
These come with a letter from King's office stating that he did indeed sign them along with the Whelan COA.

$4,500.00
Free Shipping

Betts Bookstore

[Daghain]

:drool:

I'm going to go buy a lotto ticket now. ;)

[Chooch]

Don't know if this qualifyies as " SK " art but I dig it....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=380012763893&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=025

[jhanic]

And at a VERY good price!

John

[Daghain]

I like that!

[oy-the-brave]

Here are pics of some of my Dark Tower art:
The Gunslinger 88 is number 150/395 the Legends and Gunslinger on the Beach are 419/500 to match my #419 of the Art of Michael Whelan.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000029.JPG


http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000030.JPG

[oy-the-brave]

My 2 originals, first the cover for the S/L DT Concordance by Alan M Clark (still waiting for the actual book to be released). Second the original Phil Hale painting from DoTT.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000031.JPG

[Daghain]

I love that print from DTI with the crow - it's hard to find, now. :(

Really nice collection!

[oy-the-brave]

My End of the Road Giclee 19/99:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000032.JPG


http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000038.JPG

[oy-the-brave]

Some of my Jae Lee Gunslinger Born art, unfortunately they are hard to photograph well.

First the last page of issue 7 of the first series and from issue 1 Roland get his guns.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000033.JPG

CK and eyebolt canyon from the first series.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000034.JPG

Last the boys with their hawks.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000035.JPG

[oy-the-brave]

My DT7 remarqued by Michael Whelan:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/dt7REMARQUE.jpg

[wizardsrainbow]

Dave-

Very very very nice. I love and covet them all!

[herbertwest]

pretty impressive!

[turtlex]

Wow. Very impressive, one and all. I particularily like when you post them in their place on the wall. That just shows such perspective.

I have two Michael Whalen prints which I hope to get framed sometime this weekend.

Besides Michael Whalen's website for his stuff - where all did you get these.
I saw Albert Moy, but where else?!?

Again, very cool - and thank you all for sharing!

[jhanic]

Very, very nice, Oy! And a very fine presentation!

John

[carlosdetweiller]

Fantastic artwork and fantastic display. Congratulations and thanks a lot for sharing the pictures.

[Fsmdr]

They all look wonderful, Oy!. I especially like the framework for your giclee.

[oy-the-brave]

:evil:
Dave-

Very very very nice. I love and covet them all!

Thanks very much, of course there are a few you have (and Bob as well) that I would not mind having :drool:

[oy-the-brave]

Wow. Very impressive, one and all. I particularily like when you post them in their place on the wall. That just shows such perspective.

I have two Michael Whalen prints which I hope to get framed sometime this weekend.

Besides Michael Whalen's website for his stuff - where all did you get these.
I saw Albert Moy, but where else?!?

Again, very cool - and thank you all for sharing!

All the Whelan art came from their website, the Phil Hale painting came from Albert Moy as well as all the Jae Lee art (He also had a Wrightson painting Bob purchased) and the Concordance cover by Alan Clark came from his website he ran a sale up to 50% off so he could buy an electric car (his wife would not let him buy it unless he paid for it with money from selling art :lol: )

[turtlex]

oy - you rock!

Thanks for the info. Again, wonderful collection.

Regards,
turtlex

[oy-the-brave]

They all look wonderful, Oy!. I especially like the framework for your giclee.

I picked that frame for the first Dark Tower art I got (the legends and Gunslinger on the Beach prints) and it has worked for all the other Whelan art I have got, I think of the little hole detail along the inner edge as bullet holes.

The Hale painting was real tough, tried to match the feel of the gaudy 50s/60s pharmacy.

[Patrick]

Dave,
I knew you had a lot of artwork, but I didn't realize just how much until you posted it all together. Very impressive, I love it!

[wizardsrainbow]

*************BREAKING NEWS FLASH******************


At long last, I just got an e-mail from Jae Lee (I haven't heard back from him in at least 2 months).......

HE IS MOVING TO LAS VEGAS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!

First, he told me to drop by his apartment so I could get some things signed (yes Ari, finally I am going to deliver!)

And as we speak, he just sent another mail answering several questions I had.

HE IS NOT LEAVING MARVEL!! He said it doesn't matter where he lives since all the art is sent electronically.

The reason he is moving is simple...as he puts it.....POKER ANYTIME and with the condo market such a mess there, there are some great deals.

I am going to see him tomorrow after lunch.

[Daghain]

Maybe we should invite him to our 2008 DT.com gathering. :)

[turtlex]

Hey - imagine what we could win off him in poker? I mean, how about a couple of sketches into the pot, man!

[oy-the-brave]

Dave,
I knew you had a lot of artwork, but I didn't realize just how much until you posted it all together. Very impressive, I love it!

Thanks I have always loved King and had most of the S/L's released over the years, unfortunately I had to sell almost all of them during different hard times, except the DT S/L's. When I had the medical issues last time and had to sell the house in CA it gave me opportunity to buy more than I ever could have before (thank you CA property values) and since The Dark Tower is my favorite I concentrated my collection on DT stuff (I was inspired by David/Wiz's art) and being a comic fan already I started with the Jae Lee art then got the 2 original paintings. Unfortunately the new medical problems may force some new selling but the DT stuff is safe for now (bankruptcy before DT collection:P ).

Here is the last piece to my art wall finished minutes ago, my Lookout (a real rook skull from England won off Ebay).

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000044.JPG

[Randall Flagg]

Dave, thanks for sharing. Pretty damn impressive.

[Erin]

Very impressive! I love the rook skull. That's so unique!

[oy-the-brave]

They all look wonderful, Oy!. I especially like the framework for your giclee.

I almost forgot to say thanks again, I own the Gunslinger 88 print thanks to you :)

[Patrick]

Good health to you, Dave! May you never need to sell. :couple:

[turtlex]

oy - Here's hoping the health issues will work out for the best and you'll be able to keep such a wonderful collection intact.

Sending positive thoughts.
Long Days,
turtlex

[Fsmdr]

They all look wonderful, Oy!. I especially like the framework for your giclee.

I almost forgot to say thanks again, I own the Gunslinger 88 print thanks to you :)

It's my pleasure. :) Glad to be of assistance.

[idlewarnings]

Oy, that is a great art collection. Thanks for sharing!

[turtlex]

FYI : I was over at Alan Clarks website yesterday and wasn't able to access any of his work for purchase. I got an email today indicating they were having web issues yesterday but they are back up today.

[oy-the-brave]

FYI : I was over at Alan Clarks website yesterday and wasn't able to access any of his work for purchase. I got an email today indicating they were having web issues yesterday but they are back up today.

He is a great artist, and a cool guy, some of the originals are pricey but some are very reasonable. He sure does a lot of book covers for small press publishers.

P.S. He will do a remarque on most prints for just 15.00 quite a bargain.

[oy-the-brave]

Here is an example of the very reasonable, a pencil study for the new SK non fiction collection coming from Cemetery Dance, 45.00.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/o_sketch_collection.jpg

Website www.alanmclark.com

[turtlex]

Yeah, I got a very nice email from him about the website. I found two prints that I like and definitely plan on getting them both remarqued. He seems like a great guy.

[BigCoffinHunter]

So yeah, I'm not reallly sure why it is I never posted this one before. Other than the expense of the book, I absolutely love my Lettered of Green Mile. Basically, I was so disgusted with the numbered edition (I know some of you out there like it, but I think it's absolutely the worst King limited I've ever seen) that I sold it back for the original purchase price and got one of the Lettereds instead. I know it was a lot of money to pony up, but I think it was well worth it for one of the better King tales. I mostly thought the artwork in the book was crap, and I'm sure a lot of people were disappointed with the original they got with their Lettered, but I don't really think I could have asked for a better one. I checked in the book to make sure and it is indeed Coffey in the electric chair. Tell me what you guys think.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1953/greenmilesketchbg3.jpg

[Randall Flagg]

I think it's great. I wish I could have afforded a lettered edition.

[jhanic]

I didn't even DREAM of getting a lettered edition, so any of these original art postings are "icing on the cake" for me. I really like that original, BigCoffinHunter! How big is it?

John

[BigCoffinHunter]

The picture's pretty small. It's maybe 5"X6", probably even smaller than that...

[Patrick]

I like it!

[oy-the-brave]

I know there were quite a few at the DT.net site who hated the art from the Green Mile s/l, I really liked it and wish I could have afforded the lettered edition, very nice.

[herbertwest]

A comic drawed by Berni Wrightson, entitled DEAD, SHE SAID ... will be published from From
(advertising at the back of Locke n Key #3)

[turtlex]

Hey All - I got a print from Alan Clark today. I love it. It's the "Frontispiece for THE STEPHEN KING UNIVERSE, edited by Christopher Golden, Hank Wagner and Stanley Wiater, published by Cemetery Dance". I had him do a remarque, and he continued the cool tree on the right side, lower corner, out onto the mat. I ordered a frame and will take a photo once I get it up. This makes my collection two Michael Whelan prints and one Alan Clark. Just a start, but needed to tell someone who would appreciate it!

[Patrick]

Congrats, Turtlex! Can't wait to see the print and the remarque. :rock:

[carlosdetweiller]

Just a start, but needed to tell someone who would appreciate it!

It sounds like a great start to me. Congratulations.

[carlosdetweiller]

I got this painting delivered yesterday from Heritage Auction Gallery. I like it quite a bit. 17" x 24" acrylic on masonite. Painted by Alan Clarke and used as the color frontispiece for THE STEPHEN KING UNIVERSE by Stanley Wiater.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/clarkedarktowerpainting.jpg

The frame is terrible but I plan to reframe it with something that looks nicer.

I thought I might have paid too much but the asking prices for his newer original paintings are much higher than I paid so maybe I did OK.

I'm still not sure if I like Heritage or not. This auction was over on June 3 and I paid with a credit card on June 4. I finally got it on July 7.

I called Heritage a couple of weeks ago to inquire and was told "Sir, this is our busiest time of the year."

Well.....OK. The Post Office hires temporary help during Christmas....knowing it will be their busiest time of the year. IMO, Heritage should do the same.

On the positive side, the painting was extremely well packed and I got e-mail notification with tracking number when the painting was sent.

This was my first winning bid with Heritage so I didn't know what to expect. I'm sure I will bid with them again if it is something I really want.

[oy-the-brave]

I got this painting delivered yesterday from Heritage Auction Gallery. I like it quite a bit. 17" x 24" acrylic on masonite. Painted by Alan Clarke and used as the color frontispiece for THE STEPHEN KING UNIVERSE by Stanley Wiater.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/clarkedarktowerpainting.jpg

The frame is terrible but I plan to reframe it with something that looks nicer.

I thought I might have paid too much but the asking prices for his newer original paintings are much higher than I paid so maybe I did OK.

I'm still not sure if I like Heritage or not. This auction was over on June 3 and I paid with a credit card on June 4. I finally got it on July 7.

I called Heritage a couple of weeks ago to inquire and was told "Sir, this is our busiest time of the year."

Well.....OK. The Post Office hires temporary help during Christmas....knowing it will be their busiest time of the year. IMO, Heritage should do the same.

On the positive side, the painting was extremely well packed and I got e-mail notification with tracking number when the painting was sent.

This was my first winning bid with Heritage so I didn't know what to expect. I'm sure I will bid with them again if it is something I really want.

VERY nice painting, congratulations. I can't wait to see it re-framed:thumbsup:

[wizardsrainbow]

Bob-

Some months ago, I won two art auctions from Heritage (the two pencil preliminary drawings by Bernie Wrightson from Wolves of the Calla). It did take Heritage somewhat longer to ship them, but the packaging was incredibly well done to ensure the safety of the art work. I would buy from them again.

Juliana-
You've bought a few things recently from them. What was your experience?

[Fsmdr]

They've always been slow in shipping but never this slow. I did call them a few times 2 weeks after I've paid when no shipping notification was sent yet. The guy from customer service sent it all Fedex overnight after my 3rd call. The books were all double boxed and arrived promptly the next day.

Btw..that's a lovely painting, Bob.

[carlosdetweiller]

They've always been slow in shipping but never this slow. I did call them a few times 2 weeks after I've paid when no shipping notification was sent yet. The guy from customer service sent it all Fedex overnight after my 3rd call. The books were all double boxed and arrived promptly the next day.

Btw..that's a lovely painting, Bob.

Thank you!

The Heritage website has a list of FAQ's. It says you should usually have your merchandise 10 to 14 days after they receive payment. If not just give them a call.

Well....when I did give them a call 16 days after they received payment they made me feel pretty small. That's when I got the "Sir, this is our busiest......" statement. Oh well. Patience is a virture, I'm told.

[Daghain]

That is a really nice painting, Bob. I've always admired that one. Can't wait to see how you reframe it.

[Patrick]

That's a great painting, Bob. Congratulations!

I'm looking forward to seeing it reframed as well.

[tippy4]

I'm still not sure if I like Heritage or not. This auction was over on June 3 and I paid with a credit card on June 4. I finally got it on July 7.

On the positive side, the painting was extremely well packed and I got e-mail notification with tracking number when the painting was sent.

This was my first winning bid with Heritage so I didn't know what to expect. I'm sure I will bid with them again if it is something I really want.

I too recently got some goodies from Heritage (probably from the same collection) and had similar thoughts. Took forever to get my stuff to me, but did an outstanding job of packing. Double boxed, with a ridiculous amount of packing peanuts.

If I had to choose between slow & well-packed, and fast & poorly packed, I would pick slow and well-packed every time.

Nice painting Bob!

[carlosdetweiller]

I too recently got some goodies from Heritage (probably from the same collection) and had similar thoughts.

What did you get? Inquiring minds want to know.

[tippy4]

I too recently got some goodies from Heritage (probably from the same collection) and had similar thoughts.

What did you get? Inquiring minds want to know.

Three auctions total.

The Dreamcatcher Promo Ledger, a Stephen King Calendar, W&G Promo, and Lisey's Story Notebook.

Night Visions 5 S/L (Not sure why I bought this one as I already have one).

The Colorado Kid S/L (Miller Version). Got this for $215 shipped, which was below issue price. Already had the Potter version...so I guess I have to buy the Chadbourne version now (yuck).

[carlosdetweiller]

Jerad Walters of Centipede Press is making the drive today from Denver to Amarillo bringing his art scanner. He is preparing for an upcoming book which will be titled something like "Artists Inspired by Stephen King." I think it will be very similar to his recent Lovecraft artbook but I don't know if it will be that big or not. I told Jerad many months ago that he could have access to my collection if he wished.

So, for the next three days we will be hauling paintings to the frame shop for disassembly, scanning and reassembly. It should be fun. I'm looking forward to it. I get so few chances here in Amarillo to meet personally with members of the collecting/publishing community.

[wizardsrainbow]

Jerad Walters of Centipede Press is making the drive today from Denver to Amarillo bringing his art scanner. He is preparing for an upcoming book which will be titled something like "Artists Inspired by Stephen King." I think it will be very similar to his recent Lovecraft artbook but I don't know if it will be that big or not. I told Jerad many months ago that he could have access to my collection if he wished.

So, for the next three days we will be hauling paintings to the frame shop for disassembly, scanning and reassembly. It should be fun. I'm looking forward to it. I get so few chances here in Amarillo to meet personally with members of the collecting/publishing community.

Bob-
That's really cool. Tell Jerad that we all think he is outstanding. Good luck with everything over the next three days. What an opportunity!

[Nerak]

I wanna come play..... :(

[jhanic]

Sounds great!

John

[herbertwest]

sounds like fun.. but also scary, cause need to take care!

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Nice one Bob. Extreme caution is required though.

[carlosdetweiller]

Nice one Bob. Extreme caution is required though.

I am a bit apprehensive. But the frame shop (actually more of an art gallery) that we will be at is the one that I have used exclusively for over 10 years. They are the ones who have framed most all of these pieces. They know me and my collection very well and will use appropriate caution.

I'm also taking the opportunity to upgrade the presentation of some of the pieces. The Whelan paintings from THE GUNSLINGER, for instance, came framed by Audrey Whelan with plexiglass over the artwork. I'm going to put a product called "Museum Glass" in place of the plexiglass. It virtually eliminates glare and reflections and I think you will be able to "see" the art much better. I have used it on all my frame jobs for the last two years and am really sold on it.

[Randall Flagg]

Probably a silly question, but what type/size scanner will be used for large format original art?

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Probably a silly question, but what type/size scanner will be used for large format original art?

I googled large scanner and it came up with this...

http://www.zoomage.com/ArtScanner.html

[carlosdetweiller]

Probably a silly question, but what type/size scanner will be used for large format original art?

Jerad's is not that big, but it is transportable which is what is needed in this case.

This looks about like it with an image area of about 12" x 18".

http://www.antarespro.com/Item.aspx?sku=27961&sgd=330d317d314d309d315

We have found that we can't do some of the really large pieces like the Rick Berry pieces. The medium size ones take about three scans. Jerad then pieces them together digitally later. I'm not really sure how that is done. Maybe I will find out later today when we really get going.

[Tiffany]

I'm going to put a product called "Museum Glass" in place of the plexiglass. It virtually eliminates glare and reflections and I think you will be able to "see" the art much better. I have used it on all my frame jobs for the last two years and am really sold on it.

Some museum glass also cuts back the harmful rays that can cause your artwork to fade.

<---------- worked in a frame shop for five years.


I covet everyone's art. I think I'll get some when we move into a house.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

I constantly check the Amarillo newspapers for the headline:

Scanner Fries Valuable Artwork: Physician Arrested for Applying Lethal Injection. :scared:

Any news Bob?

[carlosdetweiller]

I constantly check the Amarillo newspapers for the headline:

Scanner Fries Valuable Artwork: Physician Arrested for Applying Lethal Injection. :scared:

Any news Bob?

Only good news to report, I am happy to say. Jerad and I scanned about 24 pieces of artwork today. We did almost twice as many as I thought possible in one day. We are getting lots of help from my friends at the frame shop. They take them apart, Jerad scans them and then they are reassembled. It is a pretty smooth operation and it is going very well.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

I constantly check the Amarillo newspapers for the headline:

Scanner Fries Valuable Artwork: Physician Arrested for Applying Lethal Injection. :scared:

Any news Bob?

Only good news to report, I am happy to say. Jerad and I scanned about 24 pieces of artwork today. We did almost twice as many as I thought possible in one day. We are getting lots of help from my friends at the frame shop. They take them apart, Jerad scans them and then they are reassembled. It is a pretty smooth operation and it is going very well.

Glad to hear it. Sounds like its quite pleasureable as well.

[carlosdetweiller]

All went very well with Jerad's trip to Amarillo, I think. The staff at The Colony, Gallery and Frameshop were fantastic and were able to unframe and reframe about 35 art pieces in a day and a half while allowing Jerad to scan them in between.

Here's Beverly, master framer and reframer, and the MVP of the whole operation.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/beverly.jpg

Here's Dolly, glass cutter and framer extraordinaire.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/dolly.jpg

Jerad in the frameshop backroom scanning away.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/jerad1.jpg

Jerad in my kitchen early one morning after a long night of scanning portfolios.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/jerad2.jpg

In all we scanned about 18 gigabytes of artwork and my stuff is only a small part of what will eventually be in the finished book. Jerad has already contacted many other artists. The book may have up to 400 pages of illustrations when published (maybe more).

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Glad everything went so well. Looks like it was a lot of hard work. Jerard looks bushed in the photo.

This book should be fantastic judging by what you have already. I expect it will be expensive if it is mostly high quality photo reproductions.

I look forward to getting it.

[Patrick]

That was very gracious of you to help him out. I look forward to seeing the book as well.

(Museum glass is totally the way to go. :thumbsup: )

[herbertwest]

well done!

it may be a stupid question, but... with this sort of book, how is it going with the copyrights of the illustrations???
dont it require an authorisation, or paying the authorisation by the artists?
(on the other hand, it promotes their work but still)

[carlosdetweiller]

well done!

it may be a stupid question, but... with this sort of book, how is it going with the copyrights of the illustrations???
dont it require an authorisation, or paying the authorisation by the artists?
(on the other hand, it promotes their work but still)

I don't understand all of the legal aspects of it but Jerad (or any publisher) must get authorization from the artists to reproduce their work in the book. This can range from a fee paid to the artist up front or possibly even royalties from the sale of the book. With so many artists involved royalties would seem out of the question. I think some artists have sold him transparencies of the work to be included in the book. There seems to be many ways to go about it but all the published work will have the artist's approval to publish.

[Ari_Racing]

This book is gonna rock! I'm definitively getting a copy when it goes out for sale. :)

[carlosdetweiller]

This book is gonna rock! I'm definitively getting a copy when it goes out for sale. :)

Tentatively set for publication in October 2009.

[alinda]

cool :cool:

[Brice]

Bob, just from what I've seen of your collection this book should be fantastic.

[Ari_Racing]

Thanks for the date! :)

[carlosdetweiller]

Bob, just from what I've seen of your collection this book should be fantastic.

Thanks. The book will be really good. Jerad really prides himself in getting colors and hues perfect before printing and uses high quality paper. There will be some illustrations that you have seen before but they will be presented differently. For instance, The Temple of the Oracle illustration in DT1 has always been printed on two pages with a seam or break in the middle between the two pages. Jerad will probably do that one as a fold out so there will be no break in the image. And it will finally be printed with all the shades of green done correctly and with more details evident.

Similarly, the dust jacket artwork for the Grant edition of CHRISTINE will probably be a fold out with no lettering to distract from the image. There will be a lot of detail evident that was lost in the printing of the dust jacket.

And those are just two examples from my collection that I am aware of. There will be hundreds more displayed for maximal effect.

[Ari_Racing]

I'm SO GETTING THAT BOOK! :)

[carlosdetweiller]

Finally some artwork that my wife will let me hang somewhere in the house besides the basement. The frontispiece for the book ROSE MADDER by Mark Geyer. Currently at the frameshop and destined for the dining room.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/rosemadderfrontispiece.jpg

[gsvec]

I just read through this thread for the first time and am VERY impressed with the phenominal art collections many of you have. And most definitely interested in getting one of the CD books when they come out next year. All I can say is "WOW". I have a "Rainy Season" that I covet, but this stuff is grand!!

[oy-the-brave]

Finally some artwork that my wife will let me hang somewhere in the house besides the basement. The frontispiece for the book ROSE MADDER by Mark Geyer. Currently at the frameshop and destined for the dining room.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/rosemadderfrontispiece.jpg

It's a beautiful piece, what size is it?

Please post a pic after it's framed.

[Patrick]

That's lovely, Bob.

[carlosdetweiller]

It's a beautiful piece, what size is it?




Probably about 14" x 8". It's at the framers right now.

[carlosdetweiller]

Here is an interesting little watercolor painting by Bernie Wrightson. It illustrates a segment from "Before The Play" and was used in TV Guide in 1997 when the made-for-TV version of THE SHINING was showing.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/beforetheplaywrightson.jpg

I'm on a roll right now. Lot's of good stuff coming in.

[gsvec]

Nice original, Bob! Here's how it ended up in TV Guide.
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/TVGuide_Wrightson.JPG

I love seeing all this original art - what else is coming?? :excited:

[Ari_Racing]

I love that illustration!!

[e_taylor]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Illustration-Stephen-King-Cujo-Paperback-Art_W0QQitemZ250272033294QQihZ015QQcategoryZ3987QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Not sure if anyones posted this one yet...

[Patrick]

Great stuff, Bob, looking forward to see what arrives in your mail next!

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

The original is much better Bob. The magazine version has too much contrast.

[oy-the-brave]

Here is an interesting little watercolor painting by Bernie Wrightson. It illustrates a segment from "Before The Play" and was used in TV Guide in 1997 when the made-for-TV version of THE SHINING was showing.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/beforetheplaywrightson.jpg

I'm on a roll right now. Lot's of good stuff coming in.

Really neat painting, do you mind saying where you got it?

[carlosdetweiller]

Really neat painting, do you mind saying where you got it?

Directly from Bernie.

[oy-the-brave]

Really neat painting, do you mind saying where you got it?

Directly from Bernie.

Cool, I had a really good experience buying direct, Liz was wonderfull to deal with.

Again congrats on another great addition to your collection.

[Room 217 Caretaker]

From my "The Art of Michael Whelan" signed limited with original drawing by Michael



Mulleins
Cumberland VA

[shnnrc01]

ya, i like that one a lot mulleins,real nice.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Neat drawing Mulleins. :thumbsup:

[herbertwest]

really nice!
i am always amazed to see remarques or this sort of thing :-)

[jhanic]

Very nice, Ralph.

John

[oy-the-brave]

Yes a VERY nice one, lots of detail, congrats :thumbsup:

[carlosdetweiller]

That is a very nice one, Ralph. But, then, I've never seen a bad one. They are all great.

[wizardsrainbow]

Boy, you can say that again. Very sweet Ralph!

[Patrick]

I love it, Ralph.

[wizardsrainbow]

Ok, these pictures are total crap, but at least you will get the idea. I finally got my two Wrightson pencil drawings and the Jae Lee Gilead pencil drawing framed. They arrived late yesterday. I am going to hang them above and beside one of my major book cases. First it was night, and we only have mega cheap lighting in the room. I tried flash and non-flash photos, but all of them were crap. Anyway, wanted to share so you get the idea.

The Wrightson pair are framed exactly the same, simple black frame and grayish mat, The Jae Lee Gilead pencil has a nicer black frame and mat. Audrey was going to frame these herself but could not get the materials she wanted so she (with my permission) farmed them out to her go-to framer in Arkansas who does a lot of Michael's work. All I told her was that the walls of the room in which they will hang is a deep red color and I did not want the pencils (which are light) to get lost. I am pleased with the result, not thrilled, but pleased.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/medium/Orizas.JPG

no flash obviously

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/medium/Dogan.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/Gilead1.JPG

[carlosdetweiller]

I think those look really nice, David. I, too, have a lot of trouble photographing art behind glass.

That "Gilead" drawing is fantastic and, IMO, the best of the entire series.

[wizardsrainbow]

I think those look really nice, David. I, too, have a lot of trouble photographing art behind glass.

That "Gilead" drawing is fantastic and, IMO, the best of the entire series.


Thanks Bob. I think it is the best also, and I was thrilled when it was chosen to be the cover of the Guidebook. That whole test of manhood scene of Roland with his hawk David facing Cort with Roland's mates watching ranks as one of my favorite scenes in the entire DT series and I have it there in the Jae Lee sketch.

[Randall Flagg]

I, too, have a lot of trouble photographing art behind glass.


Some tips I found that work.



Photographing art behind glass can be a challenge. Glass reflects light like a mirror. Sunlight outdoors or gallery lights indoors or your own cockamamie lighting setup anywhere in between may well reflect in the glass you put over your art. I have often accidentally included me in photographs of art behind glass or art that is glass.
The best way to photograph art behind glass is to take off the glass. If you can't get rid of the glass, light the art through the glass obliquely from the sides and shoot straight into the image while hiding the camera (everything but the lens) behind something soft, non-reflective and black. I sometimes use a large piece of black mat board with a circle cut out for my lens — or a dark towel or whatever else is available to hide reflections of me, my camera or my bright metal tripod.
Dual lighting tends to flatten out texture, shape and shadows, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
Glass steals focus and distorts your images. It is not clear. Sometimes — especially when it is lighted at angles — glass adds its own blue-green color and ripplish texture. Worse, many camera autofucus systems focus on the first thing they're aimed at, not necessarily what you want in focus behind the glass.
If your glass is any distance from the surface of your art (and it often is) and your camera focuses on the glass, your art may may be rendered out of focus — soft and blurry looking.

http://www.dallasartsrevue.com/resources/photographingArt/SKing-Pathfinder_JRB1712.jpg
Sonia King (http://www.dallasartsrevue.com/members/K/Sonia-King-1.shtml) - Pathfinder - 24 karat gold pieces



Because this piece is so reflective, I had to shoot with a flash at an
angle, then re-square it later in Photoshop, per instructions below.

A quicker, easier shooting technique is to photograph the piece from an angle using direct flash. No tripod required.
Make sure no flash glare gets in the glass and that the entire piece is illuminated and in sharp focus, then square the work up in Photoshop or other software. It is helpful to make another photo directly into the piece (probably with the flash reflecting in it), so its correct proportions are known, because the relative dimensions are not necessarily obvious from the angled photo.


Site (http://www.dallasartsrevue.com/resources/How-to-Photo-Art.shtml)

[e_taylor]

Very nice David, I'd be pretty pleased with the way those came out too!

[turtlex]

Whisizz - oh sorry, that was cause I was drooling with envy.

Wiz - Awesome !

[Patrick]

Those look great, Wiz!


Thanks for the photography tips, RF.

[carlosdetweiller]

I finally got this back from the framers. It is Mark Geyer's frontispiece for ROSE MADDER. Finally a piece of King related artwork I can hang upstairs. My wife says I can hang it in the dining room, hence the somewhat formal frame.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/rosemadderfrontispieceframed.jpg

[wizardsrainbow]

Beautiful Bob. Congrats on that!

[jhanic]

Very nice, Bob.

John

[turtlex]

Beautiful and a wonderful frame choice!

[Randall Flagg]

Excellent selection on the frame. The art is wonderful.:thumbsup:

[oy-the-brave]

Wow, very impressive, great job:thumbsup:

[Patrick]

I finally got this back from the framers. It is Mark Geyer's frontispiece for ROSE MADDER. Finally a piece of King related artwork I can hang upstairs. My wife says I can hang it in the dining room, hence the somewhat formal frame.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/rosemadderfrontispieceframed.jpg

That looks great, Bob.

I've had to take that same thing into consideration when contemplating purchasing King-related art for hanging. I have no basement nor home office, so it's gotta be something my wife would approve.

[carlosdetweiller]

Wrightson's watercolor painting for "Before The Play" in TV GUIDE, back from the framers.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/wrightsontvguideshining.jpg

[turtlex]

Wow !!!

'nuff said. Impressive.

[jhanic]

I agree--WOW!!

John

[Tiffany]

That's one of my favorite lines of moulding, if it's what I think it is.

It's beautiful. I'm so envious of all the artwork in here.

[wizardsrainbow]

It's just beautiful! The frame and matting complement the painting so well.

[Fsmdr]

Both look awesome!. Very nicely framing.

[Patrick]

That looks great!


That's one of my favorite lines of moulding, if it's what I think it is.

It's beautiful. I'm so envious of all the artwork in here.

Tiffany! Wonderful to see you here. Didn't you used to work in a frame shop, or is my memory playing tricks on me?

[gsvec]

Great job on both of the framings! I love how that Wrightson turned out (seeing the before and after). Love 'em!!

[carlosdetweiller]

Thanks for the compliments, everyone.

Here is the latest. It is the Alan Clarke piece I bought through Heritage Auctions, now back from the framers. It is a good sized painting, about 18" x 23".

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/clarkedtpaintingframed.jpg

[gsvec]

Wow. I absolutely LOVE how the framing compliments the painting! Job well done!! :drool:

[oy-the-brave]

Yes another fantastic framing job, beautiful :thumbsup:

[turtlex]

Thanks for the compliments, everyone.

Here is the latest. It is the Alan Clarke piece I bought through Heritage Auctions, now back from the framers. It is a good sized painting, about 18" x 23".

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/clarkedtpaintingframed.jpg

I have a print of this with a cool little remarque on it. The original must be impressive in person, because the print really kicks. Nice work, great frame choices.

[wizardsrainbow]

Again, wow!

[Cutter]

Wow. I absolutely LOVE how the framing compliments the painting! Job well done!! :drool:

I agree, it does. Very nice! :)

[Ari_Racing]

Very nice! congratulations!

[Patrick]

Fantastic!

[swintek]

Bob, just from what I've seen of your collection this book should be fantastic.

Thanks. The book will be really good. Jerad really prides himself in getting colors and hues perfect before printing and uses high quality paper. There will be some illustrations that you have seen before but they will be presented differently. For instance, The Temple of the Oracle illustration in DT1 has always been printed on two pages with a seam or break in the middle between the two pages. Jerad will probably do that one as a fold out so there will be no break in the image. And it will finally be printed with all the shades of green done correctly and with more details evident.

Similarly, the dust jacket artwork for the Grant edition of CHRISTINE will probably be a fold out with no lettering to distract from the image. There will be a lot of detail evident that was lost in the printing of the dust jacket.

And those are just two examples from my collection that I am aware of. There will be hundreds more displayed for maximal effect.

Just found this great thread- nice stuff, everyone! And cool that Bob granted Jerad complete access to his art collection. I'll say thanks personally, Bob, as I'll surely be purchasing the SK art book, and it's wonderful knowing that the repros came straight from the originals.

Did anyone here get Jerad's Lovecraft art book? It is certainly pricey, but I'll tell ya'- it's worth every penny. Talk about a truly stunning book. I think it's one of (if not THE!) greatest genre art books ever produced. I was a little nervous spending that much on it, but once I got it I was blown away by the production quality and depth- he put EVERYTHING into it. I'm sure the King book will be equally amazing.

Ron

[carlosdetweiller]

Did anyone here get Jerad's Lovecraft art book? It is certainly pricey, but I'll tell ya'- it's worth every penny. Talk about a truly stunning book. I think it's one of (if not THE!) greatest genre art books ever produced. I was a little nervous spending that much on it, but once I got it I was blown away by the production quality and depth- he put EVERYTHING into it. I'm sure the King book will be equally amazing.

Ron

I talked with Jerad the other day and the book is really coming together. He has MANY more artists on board with this book than I thought possible. I have to let Jerad put forth the details when he sees fit, of course, but I have to say he has come up with some truly excellent ideas and some of the artists are very enthusiastic about contributing to the book.

[swintek]

Remember in the film version of The Mist when the main character is painting a movie poster that is surely for The Dark Tower? Want that original painting by the legendary Drew Struzan? This was posted on Lilja's Library:

http://www.drewstruzan.com/illustrated/portfolio/?fa=medium&gid=794&mp&gallerystart=1&pagestart=1&type=mp

Just a bit out of my reach...

Ron

[Daghain]

Damn, I need to win the lotto. :lol:

[Ricky]

I already posted this in Your New Pride and Joy thread, but hey, who's counting?

Really excited about this one. I just got it back from the framer's today and it turned out better than I had hoped! It's my Jake & Oy print that I got in Ned Dameron's Wastelands portfolio. I took it to the framer's on the 24th of August and picked it up today. The photos don't show it well, but it is actually quite large in person. This is my first piece of SK artwork, so I am really glad that it turned out well. :excited:

You can't see the frame detail well in the photos, so I may do some close-up shots later on.

Here are some photos:

http://i36.tinypic.com/29mtz4j.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2nqwd4i.jpg

[turtlex]

Heck, its very sweet - I'd post it in every thread !!

Awesome, Ricky, just so very cool.

[turtlex]

Question for all collectors :

Have you ever seen any of the art from John Avon up for sale? I recently grabbed a copy of the UK Waste Lands and LOVE the cover. It was done by John Avon of the UK. I checked out his website and nothing DT related is for sale there. He seems very focus on MTG cards right now. I've searched the web some and can't find anything DT related.

I was just wondering.

Thanks.

[Daghain]

Oh Ricky, nice job with the framing! It looks really nice!

[Ricky]

Thanks Daghain! I was worried it wouldn't turn out well but I am really pleased with how well it turned out! Now...where to hang it? :)

[Daghain]

That is the big question. :lol:

[turtlex]

Sometimes I wish I had just a room full of walls, so I could hang everything in a perfect spot and just enjoy it.

[Daghain]

Amen!

[Ricky]

A room full of walls? The mental picture of that makes me dizzy! :lol:

[Randall Flagg]

Sometimes I wish I had just a room full of walls, so I could hang everything in a perfect spot and just enjoy it.
I am not living in a round house, a pentagon, nor a geodesic dome, so all of my rooms have four walls.:P

[turtlex]

Sometimes I wish I had just a room full of walls, so I could hang everything in a perfect spot and just enjoy it.
I am not living in a round house, a pentagon, nor a geodesic dome, so all of my rooms have four walls.:P


HA !!

I meant more like some big room with like tons of walls - like almost a maze sort of deal, so I could hang everything up. I have tons of movie posters, etc, plus now a couple of DT prints and such.

Though... I am liking the idea of a geodesic dome !!!

[wizardsrainbow]

Wrightson art from The Stand relisted one last time. Price starts at $3000

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-Kings-Stand-original-illo-by-Bernie-Wrightson_W0QQitemZ140271362202QQcmdZViewItem?hash =item140271362202&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Wrightson art from The Stand relisted one last time. Price starts at $3000

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-Kings-Stand-original-illo-by-Bernie-Wrightson_W0QQitemZ140271362202QQcmdZViewItem?hash =item140271362202&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

If you can't afford $3000 for the original, here's the print for $24.99

http://cgi.ebay.com/BERNIE-WRIGHTSON-signed-Print-Stephen-King-The-Stand-B_W0QQitemZ170247871004QQihZ007QQcategoryZ360QQrdZ 1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2e m118Q2el1247

[Patrick]

Wrightson art from The Stand relisted one last time. Price starts at $3000

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-Kings-Stand-original-illo-by-Bernie-Wrightson_W0QQitemZ140271362202QQcmdZViewItem?hash =item140271362202&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

If you can't afford $3000 for the original, here's the print for $24.99

http://cgi.ebay.com/BERNIE-WRIGHTSON-signed-Print-Stephen-King-The-Stand-B_W0QQitemZ170247871004QQihZ007QQcategoryZ360QQrdZ 1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2e m118Q2el1247
Much more affordable, Wiz, but I was hoping you would buy the $3K original and then just throw it on the fax machine so I'd have a copy too.

[carlosdetweiller]

Here is a pen-and-ink drawing by Mark Geyer that was used as the frontispiece for most of the European editions of BAG OF BONES (not in the US edition). It is 12" x 8".

I'll probably frame it with close to the same materials we used for the ROSE MADDER frontispiece (pics earlier in this thread) and hang it close by.

Mark is really a nice guy. He sent me a nicely inscribed first German edition of BAG OF BONES (SARA) along with the drawing.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/bagofbonesfrontispiece.jpg

[gsvec]

Beautiful, Bob. It's exactly how I picture Cara Laughs. Congrats!

[jhanic]

Very nice, Bob.

John

[carlosdetweiller]

Beautiful, Bob. It's exactly how I picture Cara Laughs. Congrats!

Thanks! It is how I pictured it too. I wish it had been in the US version and perhaps been more widely seen.

[Ari_Racing]

Congratulations, Bob!

My girlfriend gave me a german edition of Bag of Bones last august which has that illustration. It´s one of the best illustrations of Mark Geyer I´ve seen.

[Daghain]

Carlos, that is *really* nice!

[Fsmdr]

That is beautiful Bob!.

His work looks very detailed and realistic. The only other illustrators that I like as much are Whelan and Wrightson. Congrats!.

[oy-the-brave]

Another fantastic piece of art for your collection, can't wait to see it framed, congrats :thumbsup:

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Some new Glen Chadbourne Halloween artwork for sale at CD....

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/_glennart01

[Ari_Racing]

Yeap..I received the email. They also said that soon we'll have news about SOD2...

[Randall Flagg]

They also said that soon we'll have news about SOD2...
Promises promises.

[Ari_Racing]

Yeap...

I'm also getting tired and I need the money, so I´ll probably cancel my order today.

[agrabin]

Some new Glen Chadbourne Halloween artwork for sale at CD....

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/_glennart01

What's a slot? Is this worth having at that price? Will we have to wait 7 years to get it? Is the credit crunch over? Why does the pound have to be so low (now of all times) against the $ with the release of LSOE on the horizon? Will the Belfast Giants win the Championship this season? Am I waffling again?

So many questions and so few answers.....

[carlosdetweiller]

Some new Glen Chadbourne Halloween artwork for sale at CD....

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/_glennart01

What's a slot? Is this worth having at that price? Will we have to wait 7 years to get it? Is the credit crunch over? Why does the pound have to be so low (now of all times) against the $ with the release of LSOE on the horizon? Will the Belfast Giants win the Championship this season? Am I waffling again?

So many questions and so few answers.....

I think they are worth having. A few years ago CD did a similar promotion where (for $99) you could have Glenn do a drawing from a King book of your choice. I think they limited it to 10 or perhaps 20 drawings. I got something from THE SHINING and still like it today. I'm not Chadbourne's biggest fan but I got a very intricate original drawing and thought it was worth the money. Everyone would have to decide for themselves if it was worth the money to them but it is definitely, IMO, not a ripoff offer.

[oy-the-brave]

Some new Glen Chadbourne Halloween artwork for sale at CD....

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/_glennart01

What's a slot? Is this worth having at that price? Will we have to wait 7 years to get it? Is the credit crunch over? Why does the pound have to be so low (now of all times) against the $ with the release of LSOE on the horizon? Will the Belfast Giants win the Championship this season? Am I waffling again?

So many questions and so few answers.....

I think they are worth having. A few years ago CD did a similar promotion where (for $99) you could have Glenn do a drawing from a King book of your choice. I think they limited it to 10 or perhaps 20 drawings. I got something from THE SHINING and still like it today. I'm not Chadbourne's biggest fan but I got a very intricate original drawing and thought it was worth the money. Everyone would have to decide for themselves if it was worth the money to them but it is definitely, IMO, not a ripoff offer.

I agree I have purchased one of these on two different occaisons in the past, the first I requested something from DT7 and the second something from DT1. Like Bob I am not a huge fan but they are incredibly intricate, they were priced very reasonably (99.00) and they arrived timely (within 3 - 6 weeks which is pretty good for a busy artist) a neat way to own a truly one of a kind piece of art.

[agrabin]

Thanks guys -- your advice is very much appreciated. I don't have anything 'different' or unique like many of you have, so I'm going to go for one of these.

[Brice]

When you have the time could we please see the pictures y'all got?

[wizardsrainbow]

ONLY 6 HOURS LEFT IN THIS AUCTION:

Original pencil sketch by Bernie Wrightson for From a Buick 8 (reserve $250)

http://cgi.ebay.com/From-the-Studio-Collection-of-Bernie-Wrightson_W0QQitemZ290276410508QQihZ019QQcategoryZ 3986QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[turtlex]

Wiz - Any word from Mr. Whelan if there will be prints of any of the new artwork available on his site?

[wizardsrainbow]

Wiz - Any word from Mr. Whelan if there will be prints of any of the new artwork available on his site?

I posted this in the LSOE thread yesterday I think:

Hey all-

I just had a 1/2 conversation with Audrey, unfortunately she had to take another call before I could get all my questions in. But here are some things I can tell you.

(1) Michael Whelan will be selling some AE copies of LSOE from his website, but there are no current plans as to if he is going to make them "special" in some way. Audrey needs to talk to MW about it.

(2) I asked her if they will be selling any prints of the new artwork from LSOE like they did for The Gunslinger and The Dark Tower. Audrey said that she has a couple ideas up her sleeve that she hatched with an associate that helps her with that stuff. She has not approached Michael yet with her ideas, but Audrey says to tell you all here that it may involve a blowtorch or fire in creating said items. Don't ask me to clarify as I haven't a clue.

Audrey did remind me (and I have told this story here before, but we have some new viewers, so it's worth telling again) that when the Gunslinger S/L was done. Michael wanted to shoot real bullets through the signature pages for effect, but couldn't get Grant to go along with the idea. So there is some history with Michael and unusual art mediums.

(3) I did not get to ask her again about what building Roland is emerging from on the DJ cover. Also, I did not get to ask her to ask MW to explain the Roland outside Eluria painting. Michael is under deadline to finish 2 commissioned works by early December. We were lucky to get the response from him on the remarques.

That's all I have to share for now. They both are wicked busy, but if I hear anything else, you'll be the first to see it here.

[turtlex]

Woowhoo. Thanks, David. Guess I missed the first posting over there. I appreciate the update.

[bast_imret]

There is the full 3 book set of the Colorado kid signed/remarqued books up on ebay, but for some reason the auction is listed as a Just After Sunset Signed Remaqued Fullset . . . :orely:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Just-after-Sunset-signed-remarqued-fullset_W0QQitemZ290274053147QQihZ019QQcategoryZ29 223QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Pics show the "A" set, but the description indicates the following:

(NOTE - these books are not signed by Stephen King. Also note, these images are illustrative, and other lettered images are available - if you want a particular letter, please let me know (some may no longer be available), or e-mail for other options, or I will select for you.).

[jhanic]

I had emailed the seller about this when he first listed it and he told me that the main reason he listed it as Just After Sunset was that he figured that it would draw more attention than if he had listed it as Colorado Kid. Strange reasoning.

John

[Brice]

That is not just strange that is bizarre as hell. :beat:

Does he have so many lettered copies that he's likely to have the letter you pick?

[Tatts4Life]

Here are pics of some of my Dark Tower art:
The Gunslinger 88 is number 150/395 the Legends and Gunslinger on the Beach are 419/500 to match my #419 of the Art of Michael Whelan.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000029.JPG


http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000030.JPG

I'm hoping with my tax return to be getting some of those Dark Tower paintings from Michael Whelan's site.

[herbertwest]

impressive room!

[Cutter]

That is an awesome collection of paintings Oy!

[turtlex]

tatts - Wow. That is very impressive. And I love the framing and placements. Kudos on your collection.

[Tatts4Life]

tatts - Wow. That is very impressive. And I love the framing and placements. Kudos on your collection.

LOL HA I wish those were mine. Those belong to Oy-The-Brave. I was just stating that I hope to be able to get some of those paintings you see in his photos with my tax return.

[turtlex]

Oh, gosh, my bad.

Don't we all wish we had the collection of Oy, though.

[Tatts4Life]

Yep

[gsvec]

I had emailed the seller about this when he first listed it and he told me that the main reason he listed it as Just After Sunset was that he figured that it would draw more attention than if he had listed it as Colorado Kid. Strange reasoning.

John

I emailed him the same thing and got zip for a reply. Nada.

[Brice]

Maybe he had a bunch of people ask the same question. :lol:

[oy-the-brave]

Here are pics of some of my Dark Tower art:
The Gunslinger 88 is number 150/395 the Legends and Gunslinger on the Beach are 419/500 to match my #419 of the Art of Michael Whelan.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000029.JPG


http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000030.JPG

I'm hoping with my tax return to be getting some of those Dark Tower paintings from Michael Whelan's site.



I have 2 additions since those pics were taken:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/rm2.jpg


Here is the Wrightson trade cover painting:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/rm1.jpg


I am thinking of moving the crow to the right of Michael Whelan's End of the Road print and putting the Lee Bermejo Long Road Home #5 cover in it's place.

[turtlex]

Dave - Wow. 'nuff said.

[shibus]

Here are pics of some of my Dark Tower art:
The Gunslinger 88 is number 150/395 the Legends and Gunslinger on the Beach are 419/500 to match my #419 of the Art of Michael Whelan.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000029.JPG


http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000030.JPG



Hey Oy, Can I ask what that piece is below The End of the Road on the left in the 2nd image? Thanx, Greg

[oy-the-brave]

Here are pics of some of my Dark Tower art:
The Gunslinger 88 is number 150/395 the Legends and Gunslinger on the Beach are 419/500 to match my #419 of the Art of Michael Whelan.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000029.JPG


http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000030.JPG



Hey Oy, Can I ask what that piece is below The End of the Road on the left in the 2nd image? Thanx, Greg

Yeah it's the cover painting by Alan M Clark for the complete Concordance S/L to someday be published by CD.

I got it a while ago from Alan, he had a big sale on original art so he could buy an electric car, said his wife would only let him buy one if he got the money from selling some art.

[e_taylor]

I believe its the cover to the forth coming Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance, painted by Alan M Clark. Prints are available from his website or horror mall with the option of an added remarque.

EDIT: Too slow!

[pookie]

Neato collections!

[wizardsrainbow]

I had emailed the seller about this when he first listed it and he told me that the main reason he listed it as Just After Sunset was that he figured that it would draw more attention than if he had listed it as Colorado Kid. Strange reasoning.

John

I emailed him the same thing and got zip for a reply. Nada.

The seller is Steve Sargent from the UK. He is extremely friendly and both Mulleins and I have been in close contact. The 3 artists for CK did each a set of 26 books to be labeled A-Z for him to sell. I have 2 sets, Ralph one and Bob one as far as I know.

Need help? ask me or Ralph.

[carlosdetweiller]

Albert Moy has put up several Jae Lee original pieces from the first three issues of Dark Tower Treachery if anyone is interested. The prices seem low compared to previous offerings.

http://www.albertmoy.com/newgalleryroom.asp

Be sure to check out the Wrightson original oil painting at the bottom of the page in case you have a few dollars left over after Christmas shopping.

[bast_imret]

Wow, I love that page with the dark tower looming in the background (already sold). And the Wrightson piece . . . Wow! The Watchmen set is pretty nice too. That's gonna become a super hot commodity when the movie comes out and probably blows it's popularity through the roof.

Man, I love Jae's work, and these prices are great, but I'm cashed out for now. :( Thanks for the tip though Bob.

[turtlex]

For sure those are lower prices than previous issues. Guess the economy problems are hitting everyone. Wish I had some extra dough, but I can't afford any of them. Too bad, too, because they are amazing.

[herbertwest]

CD have sent a newsletter with a "special offer" (there are a lot recently...) about Glenn Chadbourne drawing people's house.
IMO it sounds pretty amazing and cheap...

[shibus]

CD have sent a newsletter with a "special offer" (there are a lot recently...) about Glenn Chadbourne drawing people's house.
IMO it sounds pretty amazing and cheap...

I agree. So much in fact, I got one.

[Randall Flagg]

Sorry but 35K for a Wrightson oil original won't work.

[carlosdetweiller]

Sorry but 35K for a Wrightson oil original won't work.

Like a lot of offerings from high end dealers there always seems to be one too many zeros in the price for me.

[carlosdetweiller]

I received from Ned Dameron today a 12" x 9" rough watercolor preliminary sketch for one of his paintings from TDT3: THE WASTELANDS.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/rolandandtalithaprelim.jpg

Despite the roughness I really like this and plan to frame it and display it somehow. Ned sent an accompanying letter in which he talks about the preliminary piece and how the shadow casting bonnet Aunt Talitha wears in the finished piece which seems to heighten the mystery came later.

Interestingly he credited Gary Ernest Smith (an artist I'm not familiar with) who did a series of cowboy paintings with their hats shadowing into silouette their faces for the idea. He also credits the trademark for Old Dutch Cleanser! You young folk will just have to Google that. Us older folk remember well the faceless bonneted old woman using a rolling pin to chase away stains!

[Room 217 Caretaker]

I do like that. Congrats my friend.

Mulleins
Cumberland VA

[jhanic]

Very, very nice, Carlos!

John

[oy-the-brave]

I really love seeing preliminary painting/drawings of finished pieces and having the letter with insight into the creative process makes it even better. Neat piece, congrats Bob :thumbsup:

[Patrick]

Bob, I really like that, and I agree - it's definitely worth framing. Love the accompanying backstory as well. Old Dutch Cleanser, indeed!

http://www.dovercards.com/_images/0486258912_20_Uncredited_Old%2520Dutch%2520Cleanse r.jpg

[bast_imret]

Very nice acquisition, Bob!

[Ari_Racing]

Just received this email from Alan Clark. Someone may get a good deal:

Dear friends and customers,

I'm writing to tell you that I am currently willing to negotiate deals as low as 50% off of on any original artwork in my online store at ALANMCLARK.COM

I'm doing this because my wife, Melody, was just laid off from her job. There's very little freelance work out there for me at this time and things will get tight for us very fast until she can find more work. In the Oregon economy, that's going to be tough.

These deals won't be done through the store because it doesn't know how to negotiate. Please feel free to call me (541)461-3272 or e-mail me <contact@ifdpublishing.com> with any deals you might like to make.

All the best,

Alan M. Clark

[Gunkslinger]

Nice Bob, I always liked that particular piece. Quite poignant.

[PlayPhish]

Some artwork I found while going through my portfolios that I haven't opened in years. Original roughs that Michael gave me probably 15 years ago.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/621/medium/GunslingerRough2.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/621/medium/GunslingerRough3.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/621/medium/GunslingerRough1.jpg

I know I have at least one other but I can't seem to find it. My life is packed away very tightly in storage but I'm trying to dig through to find stuff to sell.

[Randall Flagg]

Very, very intriguing.

[Brice]

Ok, that is just amazing. :D

[Chooch]

Nice Playphish...I like seeing the original scetches from DT1 very cool :thumbsup:

[Ari_Racing]

David is about to PM you :D He is THE fan of Whelan.

[Brice]

David is about to PM you :D He is THE fan of Whelan.


Wanna' bet he already has PMed him? :lol:

[PlayPhish]

LOL. I wouldn't be surprised Ari!

Sunday night I had dinner at Whelan's house with Michael, Audrey, Robert Wiener and Rick Berry. Fun times. Our own mini palaver. Too bad I didn't have any Berry books there for sketchy-doodle time. :P

[Brice]

Pretty soon the artists themselves will be referring to them as sketchy-doodles.

[PlayPhish]

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Nice Brice