The following gallery of art is all for sale, available from Oct. 21 to Oct. 28, for only one quarter of their listed price, at Comic Art Collective, the popular online gallery that exhibits the work of such notable cartoonists as Daniel Clowes, Jim Woodring, Jaime Hernandez, and Kim Deitch – to name but a few.
I have many pieces available on the site, varying greatly in price, some literally going for a song. Have a look and see. And please note that you can use PayPal to expedite any purchase.
Among the some three-dozen pieces of my art presented here are pages from some of my Fantagraphics Books releases, the most recent being my contribution to Mome #10 – as well as art created for bands like Visqueen and Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. You’ll also find unique collaborations with bestselling writer Chelsea Cain and cartoon visionary Al Columbia, as well as some two-dozen pieces made available for the very first time – some never before made public.
If you have ever been interested in any of my art, now is the time to grab a piece at these incredibly low prices – but hurry, the sale only lasts seven days!
Also, if there is a page, or pages, from any of my more than two-dozen comics and book collections (A Sleepyhead Tale, The Island of Dr. Moral, Sleepy, Whotnot! #1-4, Hump Crazy! #1-2, Busy Girls, A World of Trouble #1-3) that strikes your fancy and isn’t currently available on Comic Art Collective, please contact me and inquire. If available, I’ll be happy to offer any at prices equitable with this special sale.
I hope you enjoy what follows!
Best-
J.W.E.
Meathook Play Poster
This is the art to a poster I was commissioned to create for Seattle’s Open Circle Theater. The original line art is presented here, alongside the final, one-color printed piece.
The art is 11” x 16”, on a 14” x 17” sheet of plate finish Bristol board.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $75.00. Purchase here
Beware the Phantom Caller
This is an original gouache watercolor painting on an inch-thick section of remnant furniture wood.
The art is sized 9” x 8”.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $60.00. Purchase here
Robert Crumb & Dagwood!
Here’s one of the latest in my Cartoon Jumbles series. More of these watercolors can be found at CAC, all available at super-low sale prices.
The art is 9” x 12” on heavy, manila drawing paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $60.00. Purchase here
The Attention-Getter
This is a never-before-seen gouache painting.
The art is 14” x 10” on heavyweight watercolor paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $75.00. Purchase here
Visqueen Vs. The Kiss Kraken!
This was commissioned by the popular Seattle-based band, Visqueen, for a show held at The Sunset Tavern.
The art is approx. 8” x 11”, on heavyweight copy paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $30.00. Purchase here
Earth Day Hippies
This was a cover illustration for the weekly newspaper Alibi.
The art is 9” x 12”, on heavyweight manila drawing paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $60.00. Purchase here
Infant Finds a Skull #2
This is the sequel to an earlier piece, still also available at CAC.
The art, pencil and India ink, is 12” x 8”, on copy paper. Matted for framing.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $20.00. Purchase here
A Sleepyhead Tale, Cover
This is the cover art to my 1992 Fantagraphics book, the first of three paperback collections of my weekly newspaper strip, A Sleepyhead Tale.
The art, gouache, ink and colored pencil, is 11” x 13”, on plate finish Bristol board. Matted for framing. Please note this is a just photograph, the art being too large for my scanner.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $175.00. Purchase here
A Bee Sting
This never-before-seen watercolor and ink drawing was originally intended as the back cover to the first issue of my comic trilogy, A World of Trouble.
The art is 7” x 10”, on heavyweight copy paper. Matted for framing.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $35.00. Purchase here
Oscar Templeton, Art Criminal
This gouache painting is one of a series of “art criminals” originally featured in a group showing with David Lasky and Peter Bagge, among others. Other paintings in the series are also available.
The art is 5” x 5”, on heavyweight watercolor paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $40.00. Purchase here
Triangle Man Kicked My Ass!
The only remaining sketch from an aborted lunchroom project between Al Columbia and myself.
The art is pencil (me) and permanent marker (Al) on copy paper. Size is 8” x 11”.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $75.00. Purchase here
Krypto to the Rescue?!
This pop-art gouache painting is an unpublished piece from 1998.
The art is 15” x 12”, on the reverse side of a paper grocery bag. Matted for framing.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $50.00. Purchase here
Whotnot! Promotional Piece
This was my contribution to “A Different Beat”, an early promotional campaign by Fantagraphics.
The art is 12” x 10”, India ink on Bristol board. Comes with a colored-pencil overlay, as shown.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $50.00. Purchase here
A Boy and His Dogs
Also referred to as “Two Dogs Fucking”, this is from my God Awful Song series of gouache paintings.
Art is 9” x 12”, on heavyweight manila drawing paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $60.00. Purchase here
Tarzan & Hobbes!
This is the pencil sketch for an aborted Cartoon Jumble. See CAC for other sketches.
Art is 8” x 11”, graphite pencil on copy paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $10.00. Purchase here
Obama Spells Victory
This was the cover to the Election Day issue of The Portland Mercury.
Art is 8” x 11”, gouache on heavyweight watercolor paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $100.00. Purchase here
P.C. Misogynist, Pg. 1
This is the first page to my unique collaboration with bestselling author Chelsea Cain (Heartsick, Sweetheart, Evil at Heart), which originally appeared in Fantagraphic’s Dirty Stories anthology. Pages 2-6 are also still available.
Art is 8” x 13”, India ink on Bristol board.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $30.00. Purchase here
Jesse Sykes, The Gentleness of Nothing
This is the art to Seattle-based musician Jesse Sykes’s latest EP, The Gentleness of Nothing.
Art is 8” x 8”, gouache on heavyweight manila drawing paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $75.00. Purchase here
Fairy Tale Factory Emblem
This is an emblem, based on an old design, created for Amy Morgan’s writing workshop site, Fairy Tale Factory.
Art is 8” x 7”, gouache on heavyweight watercolor paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $40.00. Purchase here
Comic Cut-Up #1, Hot Stuff!
This is the first of a series of cut-paper and ink impressions of old comic book panels. Three others in the series are also available.
Art is 9” x 5”, on plate finish Bristol board.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $30.00. Purchase here
Bubble & Squeak
An unpublished children’s comic from 1998.
Each page is 8” x 11”, watercolor dyes on copy paper. Line art is a reproduction.
Both pages can now be had, for the low sale price of $75.00. Purchase here
Art Criminals – The Understudies
This is a group of early trial paintings in my Art Criminals series.
Each is 5” x 5”, on heavyweight watercolor paper.
Each can now be had, separately, for the low sale price of $30.00. Purchase here
Hump Crazy! #2, Pg. 16
A page from the second issue of my humorous erotic comic series. Other pages are available also.
Art is 10” x14”, India ink on plate finish Bristol board.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $65.00. Purchase here
Yankee Comics #1
An unpublished cover dummy to an aborted comic series from 1996.
Art is 8” x 11”, colored pencil on reproduced line, on copy paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $30.00. Purchase here
The Red Dollar
An experiment in defacing federal reserves.
Art is the size you might expect, gouache on “minted” linen.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $15.00. Purchase here
Captain Molecule, in the Abstract
An unpublished piece from 1997.
Art is 8” x 12”, watercolor and India ink on copy paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $20.00. Purchase here
Cowboy Death Ranch
An unpublished gouache painting.
Art is 17” x 12”, gouache on copy paper. Matted for framing.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $75.00. Purchase here
Slipless in Seattle
An illustration commissioned by Seattle Weekly in 1989.
Art is 9” x 6”, India ink on plate finish Bristol board.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $10.00. Purchase here
Animal Carpentry
This is the art to a rare promotional mini-comic published by Fantagraphics in 1992, to promote my Whotnot! Comic series.
Art consists of two pages, each 13” x 7”, India ink on Bristol board. Note that each comes with hand-colored overlay (as pictured) plus two layers of Rubylith film, cut for the printer – an artifact of pre-computer production.
Both can now be had, as a set, along with a copy of the actual comic, for the low sale price of $100.00. Purchase here
The Heart of Roses
This is one of my illustrations created for Fairy Tale Factory. Others are also available.
Art is 5” x 4”, gouache on heavyweight watercolor paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $40.00. Purchase here
Winchester Cathedral
This is a page of panels from my short comic story, Winchester Cathedral, which appeared in Mome #10. Two other similar pages are available.
Art is 9” x 12”, India ink and ink washes on bond paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $15.00. Purchase here
Mr. Magoo in Myopic
This is a cel from my Mr. Magoo film parody. Another cel is available, along with pencil and ink pre-production art.
Art is 9” x 11”, acrylic paint and printed line on acetate transparency.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $30.00. Purchase here
Santa Claus
Father Christmas himself, in a painted design for a Christmas card.
Art is 5” x 5”, gouache on heavyweight watercolor paper.
It can now be had, for the low sale price of $10.00. Purchase here
