I love attending Comic Book Conventions. It’s great meeting artists that I admire, and seeing friends that I seldom get to see. Getting sketches for my Stallone collection is an added bonus.<\/p>\n
This year doesn’t look to be as promising for me getting to shows. Fewer days at shows will definitely limit my ability to get new art for the collection.<\/p>\n
What to do then?<\/p>\n
My plan is to purchase more sketches through the mail. Several artists offer free head sketches with the purchase of their sketchbooks. What a great deal!<\/p>\n
My buddy, John Beatty, got me thinking about the idea when he ordered Derek Fridofs’ sketchbook. Since it came with a free head sketch, and John doesn’t collect art, he thought of me and asked for a Stallone sketch. [John has done similar things for me many times – and this is another chance to publicly thank him!] Derek came through with a very cool Rambo piece.<\/p>\n
I saw that Francesco Francavilla offered the same deal as Derek so I ordered his Chiaroscuro sketchbook with a Cop Land piece. In the mean time I had been checking out Derek Fridofs’ site and really dug his work. I ordered his sketchbook and got his extremely cool take on Jack Carter.<\/p>\n
Because these transactions went so smoothly it got me thinking about doing more. The prices were reasonable, the artists were people whose work I admired. The books\/art were sent in secure packaging and the time between the orders and getting the pieces was very reasonable.<\/p>\n
So I’m on the look out for artists who offer similar deals. I’d like to see if I can work out one a month. Any suggestions?<\/p>\n
Mood: Optimism
\nListening to: 70’s Music
\nReading: Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
\nWatching: “The Wrestler”
\nPlaying: Internet Spades
\nEating: Peanut Butter on a Bagel
\nDrinking: Skim Milk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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