Back from ECCC!

What a wonderful time, boy they know how to put on a great show... one of the best ever!  Here's some of the commissions throughout the show and some of their owners.  Thank you everyone! :)

Under: Commissions, Convention & Auction Sketches File

Billy Batson and Shazam!

The Witch

Lobster Johnson

Tinkerbell

The Green Hornet and Kato!

Get yours this weekend in Seattle at the Emerald City Comicon!  (see previous post for info)  I'll be there the whole 3 days, stop by and say howdy and get a commission sketch too, here are a few samples! Look forward to seeing all of you who can make it!

Emerald City Comic Con!

Hello friends... March 1-3, 2013 I'll be at the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington at the Washington State Convention Center.  Thanks to Jim Demonakos for the invite and brother George Demonakos for all the arrangements! 

I will be at Table H-16.  Please come by to say hello and get a commission drawing while you're at it! Below are my commission rates.  I'm taking pre-show commissions as well for those who want to order now and pick up their drawing at the Con.  Just email me here for details. 

Emerald City Comic Con Commission Pricing: 

• 1-figure (see samples below of Shadow, Herman Munster, Lassie, Hellboy and Lone Ranger): $100
• 2-figure (see sample below of Captain Action and Dr. Eville): $200 
• Each additional figure in same drawing $75 (see sample group below of 4 characters, would be priced at 2-figure plus 2x$75) 
• All drawings will be black and white done on 9" x12" two-ply Bristol pencil and ink with tones as shown in the samples below.
• Come by early each day and get on the list, first come first served.
•  PayPal preferred.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

• Commission purchasers receive only the physical original copy of the artwork. No other rights are conveyed to the purchaser by this transaction, including but not limited to rights of reproduction.
• The artist retains all other rights in the artwork, including all design and copyright rights, and reserves the right to license or otherwise authorize publication of the artwork with no duty of accounting or further obligation to the commission purchaser. 
• Any characters depicted in commissioned artwork are the intellectual property of their respective owners.

 Here are some samples of how the commissions will look... I look forward to seeing you there! 

1-figure The Shadow

1-figure Popeye

1-figure Herman Munster

1-figure Lassie

1-figure Hellboy

1-figure Lone Ranger

2-figure Captain Action and Dr. Eville

4-figure Lone Ranger, Zorro, Green Hornet & Kato

Classically LA

Last week was the reception and opening of the Classically LA exhibit sponsored by the California Art Club at The Fine Arts Building in downtown LA.  Lots of fun was had by all and it was a wonderful show with a variety of sculptors. Thanks to all who came.  The exhibit will be up for a month.  The building is open 24/7 and as you can see by the photos, it is worth a visit alone, what a beautiful building!  The piece I have there is called "Artists Unite" and it's 36" tall... here's a description of the piece:

"Inspired by several artists' quest for greater creative control during the early days of the burgeoning Hollywood film industry, United Artists Corporation was formed on February 5, 1919 by actors Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, actress Mary Pickford, and director D.W. Griffith, each a giant in the arts.  Nearly a hundred years and decades of Los Angeles film history later, sculptor Rubén Procopio has brilliantly captured an exuberant, spontaneous moment when Chaplin, Fairbanks and Pickford ham it up for the camera just after the contract signing ceremony, with Griffith looking on.  Procopio's vibrant, animated resin sculpture brings to modern life the very human, timeless dynamics of sheer joy, optimism and boundless enthusiasm for the future."

Attached are some pics taken while I was doing the piece, the unpainted resin, the very talented mold maker Simon Garcia and some from the exhibit (taken by professional photographer Anthony Malone).  Hope many of you in town get a chance go down and see it... tell your friends!