Widow #50

Got this beauty in the mail today (well technically yesterday but i picked it up today)
This is my fiftieth piece of art featuring the Black Widow (click on title to go to a page about her)

She's been a favorite character of mine ever since i first saw her in those old issues of Daredevil i always dreamt of having some art featuring her (this was before the internet yes i am that old)

Comic book conventions were rare in Montreal in those days and frankly i really didn't know how to go around to contacting artists to get commissions.
That changed about when ebay and internet shopping started up but i still wasn't getting a lot of stuff i was watching and enjoying art a lot but rarely buying.
To make a long story short i decided two years ago to start collecting art more seriously and to give in to my passion and to the stuff that makes me happy and this latest version of my favorite character makes me very happy indeed.

Now who shall i get to draw #100?

Another sketch just came in.....

A nice Black Widow from artist Matt Wagner better known for his work on Grendel and Mage (waiting anxiously for series 3).
I was really surprised to see this on e-bay having rarely seen art from Matt for sale so i was really happy to win this one.

Currently listening to..

Rancid's latest 6 years after "indestructible"the band does not disappoint throw that Green day cd in the garbage and listen to a real modern punk cd.

PLEASE DO NOT FOLD!

This is something every artist who is sending a piece of art should write on the envelope containing the art that the customer (me dammit!!!) and as an extra precaution they should also put a stiff cardboard backing so said envelope won't bend when a mailman tries to put it in the mail slot.

Why am i describing the obvious you ask my little minions well this came in the mail folded neatly in two thankfully the drawing wasn't much damaged but it is still very annoying.

Hey i finally got my art !!!

So a month ago i won a Black Widow painting by one of my favorite artist Mark Beachum it usually takes about two weeks to get to my home.
Well three weeks later still nothing and me standing at the door threatening the mailman each time he came with no packages (them mailmen they wants my stuff i know they do )

Past experience with e-bay sellers has taught me to send them a friendly e-mail to ask if they shipped my winnings , by the way always e-mail through e-bay so you have a record of every communication attempt with the seller.

Mr Beachum answered very promptly that due to work obligations he didn't get to send my art but was doing so immediately and would include a little extra for my patience.
So i thought "yeah a little extra probably a print or a piece of promo lying around in his studio"
so imagine my surprise when i got this today.....


This is the painting i won.



And this is the "little' extra Mr Beachum sent me thanks a lot Mark you are a great artist and a gentleman.